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Province to allow indoor gatherings of up to 10 people from June 22

Avleen K Mokha This Monday, June 8, Quebec officials gave the green light to allow indoor gatherings. Up of ten people from three different households can meet in private residences, as long as they follow social distancing. This measure will apply...

Man hospitalized for gunshot wound after altercation escalates in Jarry Park

Avleen K Mokha MONTREAL - According to city police, a man was shot around 10:15 p.m. Sunday night after an argument escalated in Jarry Park. The victim, who is in his twenties, was shot in the lower body. The victim proceeded...

Swimming pools to reopen June 20 as borough resumes some services

Avleen K Mokha The Villeray—Saint−Michel—Parc−Extension (VSP) borough is lifting restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 emergency. Playgrounds, tennis courts, and community gardens have opened. Swimming pools will reopen on June 20. Here is what to expect as the borough resumes...

UdM campus threatens housing and community in Park Extension, report says

Avleen K Mokha A report released Wednesday, June 3, considers the negative impacts of Université de Montréal's MIL campus on Park Extension. This report, published by Park Extension Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, comes just as the university welcomes Daniel Jutras as...

COVID-19 clinic at Barclay school tests 326 residents over weekend

Avleen K Mokha Health and social services (CIUSSS West-Central) set up a mobile clinic from Friday, May 29, to Sunday, May 31, to screen Park Extension residents for the coronavirus illness known as COVID-19. CIUSSS used a city bus as...

Youth Organization tackles food insecurity, access to toys

This story was published in print for the May 29 issue of Parc-Extension News. Some information may have changed. By Avleen K Mokha The coronavirus emergency has profoundly changed the lives of families in Park Extension. Children home from school — and many parents...

Residents get COVID-19 testing in bus clinic

This story was published in print for the May 29 issue of Parc-Extension News. Some information may not be current. Avleen K Mokha Under public health directives, the city began using buses as mobile clinics for COVID-19 testing. The bus clinic...

COVID-19 testing clinic to open this weekend at Barclay school

Avleen K Mokha CIUSSS West-Central will set up a mobile clinic this weekend in Park Extension to screen residents for the coronavirus illness known as COVID-19. Testing is free of charge and available without appointment. The clinic will take place...

Borough opens public water parks as temperatures rise

Avleen K Mokha The borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is opening water parks in response to hot weather expected this week. Public health officials have allowed the opening of parks. Weather forecast indicate high temperatures this week. Temperatures will rise to 30 to...

COVID-19 testing clinic to revisit Park Extension next week

Avleen K Mokha Montreal has opened a few mobile testing clinics, with guidance from the Montreal’s Regional Public Health department, to screen residents for the coronavirus illness known as COVID-19. Social services for Montreal’s West Central region converted a bus...