No Relief Expected Anytime Soon
The traffic situation in Greater Montreal affecting the already crowded borough of Parc-Extension has reached extreme levels this year, with...
Ensemble Montréal, the official opposition party at City Hall, has issued a strong critique of the Plante administration’s handling of city-owned vacant buildings and...
In a city known for its diversity and cultural richness, some of Montreal’s most cherished neighborhoods are experiencing a dramatic shift in their real...
In recent developments, the Quebec government, led by Labor Minister Jean Boulet, is taking significant steps to address the persistent issue of poorly constructed...
As students in Parc-Extension and across Montreal return to school, the air is filled with excitement and anticipation. However, beneath this joyful atmosphere lies...
In recent developments, the Quebec government, led by Labor Minister Jean Boulet, is taking significant steps to address the persistent issue of poorly constructed...
As students in Parc-Extension and across Montreal return to school, the air is filled with excitement and anticipation. However, beneath this joyful atmosphere lies...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published August 30th, 2024.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
Montreal is set to expand its innovative social intervention program, the Équipe mobile de médiation et d’intervention sociale (EMMIS), to all 19 boroughs by...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published August 16th, 2024.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
In the heart of Montreal's Parc-Extension neighborhood, a sudden change in a planned bike path has stirred concern and frustration among local residents and...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published July 12th, 2024.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published June 28th, 2024.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
The borough of Parc-Extension is set to experience significant changes as part of Montréal's ambitious urban development plan. Mayor Valérie Plante's administration has unveiled...
In recent days, several key economic developments have unfolded that are likely to impact residents of Park-Extension. Here's a summary of what you need...
In the heart of Montreal's Parc-Extension neighborhood, a sudden change in a planned bike path has stirred concern and frustration among local residents and their representatives. Park-Ex News recently learned from City Councilor Mary Deros that the city has altered the route of a long-discussed bike path without prior...
Local photographer puts neighbourhood front and centre in his work
In one photo, a line of damp clothes runs through the leafy canopy of a green, back alley, crisscrossed by the dark shadows of electricity lines. In another, an elderly man collects cans and bottles in the bins that line...
Éducaloi and CAPE host second renters workshop
Many renters in Park Extension have either already or will soon be receiving a notice that their rent will soon go up. With most leases renewing on Jul. 1, owners often take this opportunity to increase rent prices in their units.
While many questions...
No Relief Expected Anytime Soon
The traffic situation in Greater Montreal affecting the already crowded borough of Parc-Extension has reached extreme levels this year, with...
Ensemble Montréal, the official opposition party at City Hall, has issued a strong critique of the Plante administration’s handling of city-owned vacant buildings and...
In a city known for its diversity and cultural richness, some of Montreal’s most cherished neighborhoods are experiencing a dramatic shift in their real...
In recent developments, the Quebec government, led by Labor Minister Jean Boulet, is taking significant steps to address the persistent issue of poorly constructed...
As students in Parc-Extension and across Montreal return to school, the air is filled with excitement and anticipation. However, beneath this joyful atmosphere lies...
In recent developments, the Quebec government, led by Labor Minister Jean Boulet, is taking significant steps to address the persistent issue of poorly constructed...
As students in Parc-Extension and across Montreal return to school, the air is filled with excitement and anticipation. However, beneath this joyful atmosphere lies...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published August 30th, 2024.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
Montreal is set to expand its innovative social intervention program, the Équipe mobile de médiation et d’intervention sociale (EMMIS), to all 19 boroughs by...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published August 16th, 2024.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
In the heart of Montreal's Parc-Extension neighborhood, a sudden change in a planned bike path has stirred concern and frustration among local residents and...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published July 12th, 2024.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published June 28th, 2024.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
The borough of Parc-Extension is set to experience significant changes as part of Montréal's ambitious urban development plan. Mayor Valérie Plante's administration has unveiled...
In recent days, several key economic developments have unfolded that are likely to impact residents of Park-Extension. Here's a summary of what you need...
In the heart of Montreal's Parc-Extension neighborhood, a sudden change in a planned bike path has stirred concern and frustration among local residents and their representatives. Park-Ex News recently learned from City Councilor Mary Deros that the city has altered the route of a long-discussed bike path without prior...
Local photographer puts neighbourhood front and centre in his work
In one photo, a line of damp clothes runs through the leafy canopy of a green, back alley, crisscrossed by the dark shadows of electricity lines. In another, an elderly man collects cans and bottles in the bins that line...
Éducaloi and CAPE host second renters workshop
Many renters in Park Extension have either already or will soon be receiving a notice that their rent will soon go up. With most leases renewing on Jul. 1, owners often take this opportunity to increase rent prices in their units.
While many questions...
(PXN) Members of the India India
Canada Association of Montreal celebrated India’s 73rd Independence
Day, as well as 550 years of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, and 150 years of Mahatma
Gandhi, in Montreal on Saturday Aug. 24.
The
colourful and exciting 7 pm...
Martin C. Barry
The
usually tranquil corner of d’Outremont Avenue and St. Roch Street in Park
Extension was enlivened by traditional Greek music and dancing on the evening
of Aug. 17 for the annual Park Extension Greek Cultural Festival.
Religious significance
Held
around the same date...
Martin C. Barry
Music, dance as well as some very thoughtful comments
were on the order the day during the second instalment of the Himalaya Seniors
of Quebec’s two-part conference to raise awareness and start people in the local
cultural communities talking about...
Martin C. Barry
Bill 21, the controversial legislation passed by the
province’s Coalition Avenir Québec government banning the display of religious symbols, came up as
an issue during a seminar and workshop on the impact of racism on cultural
minorities held by the...
Martin C. Barry
Borough Mayor Giuliana Fumagalli delivered very good
news at the July 2 meeting of the Villeray/St-Michel/Parc Extension borough
council meeting.
After more than a decade of lobbying and legal
wrangling with CP Rail and railway regulators, the borough mayor announced at
the...
Martin C. Barry
One of the biggest Canada Day celebrations Park
Extension has seen in years took place in Place de la Gare at the corner of
Jean Talon St. and Hutchison Ave. on Monday July 1.
What a
difference
It was a party that...
Martin C. Barry
More than 30 people were invited by the Himalaya
Seniors of Quebec to the William Hingston Centre on Saint Roch St. on June 15
for a special celebration to mark Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim “breaking of the
fast” at the...
Martin C. Barry
Although
it may not have been a three-alarm blaze, a minor fire that broke out in a
tree-bed in Place de la Gare on Hutchison Ave. last Sunday afternoon
demonstrated the importance placed on civil responsibility by a longtime Park
Ex...
The Équipe Cyberenquête of the Section des
crimes technologiques of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM)
calls on the vigilance of the Montréal citizens regarding an increasingly
frequent extortion scam in Canada. Virtual kidnapping is not a new...
Martin C. Barry
At the beginning of the June 4 Villeray/St-Michel/Parc
Extension borough council meeting, the mayor and councillors paid homage to all
the young athletes who participated in the 42nd Jeux de Montréal
which took place in April.
From April 3-9, more than...