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City to redevelop Beaumont as part of new UdeM campus project
Avleen K MokhaThe City of Montreal has announced that work will begin in July in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension to redevelop three intersections close to the University of Montreal's new campus.The City of Montreal is conducting renovations as part...
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Park Ex residents working at manufacturing plant fear for safety amid COVID-19 outbreak
At least eight infected workers live in Park Extension, one is hospitalizedAvleen K MokhaEmployees of a LumenWerx facility have come forward to report unsafe working conditions in a manufacturing plant. At least 10 employees at the facility have tested positive for COVID-19, Parc-Extension News has learned....
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Anti-Eviction Project denounces gentrification of Park Extension
UdM campus threatens Park Extension housing and community, report saysAvleen K MokhaA 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,...
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MNA Fontecilla speaks at protest for asylum seekers’ rights
Frontline workers excluded from provincial training programAvleen K MokhaAndrés Fontecilla, the legislative assembly member for Laurier-Dorion, participated Saturday, June 6, at a rally to demand that migrant workers serving in essential services receive status.Debout for Dignity, known by its...
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Borough councillors discuss police brutality, duplex conversion
Avleen K MokhaBorough councillors of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension (VSP) met June 1 for their monthly session. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, elected officials having been meeting through teleconference. During the June 1 session, councillors spoke on recent events in the U.S....
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Free COVID-19 testing at Parc metro this weekend
Avleen K MokhaThe health and social services, CIUSSS West Central, have converted city buses into clinics to test for coronavirus in high-priority regions. The bus clinic is coming to Park Extension for a fourth time from Friday, June 12,...
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Province to allow indoor gatherings of up to 10 people from June 22
Avleen K MokhaThis 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...
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Man hospitalized for gunshot wound after altercation escalates in Jarry Park
Avleen K MokhaMONTREAL - 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...
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Swimming pools to reopen June 20 as borough resumes some services
Avleen K MokhaThe 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...
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UdM campus threatens housing and community in Park Extension, report says
Avleen K MokhaA 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...



