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Art-Extension to launch open-air art exhibitThe streets and alleyways of Parc-Extension will transform into an open-air art exhibit this weekend, as local collective Art Extension is set to launch their newest outdoor art installation on Saturday.Art-Extension has been working...

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 this month were several...

Neighbourhood hit by another spat of gun violenceParc-Extension was host to another occurrence of gun violence over the weekend when shots were fired into the window of a local business on the corner of Champagneur Ave. and Jean-Talon Street. Police...

by Joe BongiornoLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterVilleray—Saint Michel—Parc-Extension Mayor Giuliana Fumagalli officially launched her new political party, Quartiers Montréal, ahead of the November municipal elections. The borough mayor made the announcement at Nicolas-Tillemont Park on a sweltering Saturday afternoon and...

Traffic mitigation strategies soon to be releasedWhen stuck on Jean-Talon in bumper-to-bumper congestion on a busy Friday afternoon, you quickly realize that Parc-Extension has a traffic problem.Crisscrossed by major arteries with several chokepoints, the neighbourhood experiences many of the...

Followers of the Greek Orthodox faith gathered last weekend to celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin Mary at Koimisis Tis Theotokou Church.The queue to enter the Orthodox church—which caught fire in 2015 and reopened its doors two years later—snaked...

A Park Ex resident, Kaur was the 14th woman to die at the hands of her partner this year in Québec. People were protesting against what they called an “epidemic of violence,” and asked that the government do more to address the issue.

New contenders unveiled for the widely-anticipated upcoming electionThe Conservative Party of Canada just announced its candidates in the electoral ridings of Papineau and Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel, for the now widely expected federal election in the fall. Hosted by Conservative Senator Leonidas Housakos,...

Ensemble Montréal unveils its team for municipal elections in the boroughOn a rainy Sunday morning, mayoral candidate Denis Coderre and members of his party Ensemble Montreal gathered at the Centre Leonardo Da Vinci in Montreal’s east-end to announce new...

Temporary solution for Ogilvy/de Castelnau crossing to be shortlivedThe closed crossing at Ogilvy and De Castelnau which has created a groundswell of community militancy over the past months has once again attracted anger and frustration. On July 22, Exo...