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The merger of stations 31 and 33 have some worried about accessThe SPVM announced last week that it would be merging both the Park Extension and Villeray police stations into one. It comes after several months of speculation on...

Leaders call on the provincial government to actA little over one month after a controversial police intervention among two black Villeray teenagers, Québec Solidaire and Maison d’Haiti are asking for concrete action to address racial profiling. Québec Solidaire MNA for...

Residents increasingly angered by Ogilvy/DeCastelnau crossingMay turned into June, and June quickly turned into July, and although it has now been two months since the fence at Ogilvy and DeCastelnau went up, there has still been little progress in...

Ogilvy/DeCastelnau fence issue raised at borough meetingThe borough held its regularly scheduled monthly borough council meeting last Tuesday evening, where city employees and elected officials meet virtually to answer questions from citizens and vote on borough initiatives.On the docket...

How Canada’s national day was marked during a year of reflectionCanada Day is usually an occasion where Canadians from all backgrounds celebrate their country and its people’s collective achievements with barbeques, concerts and fireworks. But celebrations this year were...

VacciVan takes to streets and parks of Park ExtensionMontreal parks usually garner ideas of days out with the family or playing sports with friends, but rarely that of vaccinations. Health authorities changed that this week by approaching their vaccination...

The youth community center Centre Jeunesse Unie held its annual general assembly last Tuesday to discuss the past year and address issues for the future. Young and old discussed and voted on various initiatives at the meeting. Parents and teens who are...

July 1st celebrations will be postponed to AugustPark Extension usually fondly celebrates Canada Day. With many immigrants as well as long-time Canadians, people want to celebrate the country that has both welcomed them and been their home for many...

The woman charged with several robberies was displaying symptoms of COVID-19A 34-year old woman was recently charged with a series of break-ins and robberies that occurred in Park Extension and Saint-Michel over the course of the winter. She was...

Local collective turns satellite dishes into works of artWalking through the streets of Park Extension, you may notice several unique and out-of-the-ordinary things that make up the character of the neighbourhood. That thing could perhaps be as simple as...