Local News

Changes on Villeray causes confusion and frustration among residentsDriving down Villeray between Saint-Denis and Saint-Laurent used to be a fairly simple, read straightforward task. It was one straight stretch along the street, running West and connecting the two major...

Demonstrators take to the streets two weeks before moving dayOnly two weeks away from the provinces moving day on Jul. 1, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the growing number of renovictions and to bring...

An update on what happened The borough held its regularly scheduled monthly borough council meeting last Tuesday evening, where city officials and politicians meet virtually to answer questions from citizens and vote on borough initiatives.Being discussed were several hot-button topics...

City of Montreal unveils plan to update one of Park Extension’s favourite parksJarry Park, one of the largest green spaces in Montreal’s northeast, brings to mind many different things to city dwellers. Relaxation, family, youth and an oasis in...

Mobile vaccination clinic held at local Hindu temple over the weekendAnother mobile vaccination clinic was held over the weekend at Shree Ramji Hindu Temple, in an effort to increase immunization rates in Park Extension. The clinic was open Friday...

A small minority give the neighbourhood a bad rap over garbageOn a warm Victoria Day holiday Monday, many Park Extension residents took advantage of the day off and nice weather to do some spring cleaning or to work in...

Ogilvy and De Castelnau passageway once again blocked, causing frustration among residents.A fence was yet again erected at the passageway between Ogilvy and DeCastelnau last Thursday, blocking residents from both sides from crossing the tracks, frustrating many.The passageway, which...

Hundreds of demonstrators demand permanent residency for all immigrantsHundreds of people took to the streets of Villeray on Sunday to demand that the government grant permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of essential workers and people on precarious immigration...

In the concrete schoolyard next to Sinclair Laird Elementary’s gym, a mix of educators, students and citizens gathered last Thursday to underline the exceptional work of 8 teachers from the English Montreal School Board.Coinciding with National Teachers Appreciation Week...