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MONTREAL, July 7, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ — Moisson Montréal provides food to community agencies that help people in vulnerable situations. Over the past three months, Moisson Montréal has distributed more than 29 million dollars' worth of food, $8 million more than at...

Avleen K MokhaJustice Pro Bono will hold a four-hour session of free consultations this weekend for victims of discrimination, exclusion, racism and social injustice. All consultations will be private and confidential.The consultation takes place this Saturday, July 4 from 10...

LA PRESSE - Montreal police SPVM announced that Park Extension's police Station 33, located on Beaumont Avenue, would close on Monday, June 29.“The non-renewal of the lease for the building which housed the police officers at PDQ 33 leads...

Avleen K MokhaSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Afrique au Feminin has been giving out free food baskets to Park Extension residents. To keep its effort going, the organization is raising money through a virtual fundraiser. This week,...

Final closure after four relocations and promises of more police visibilityAvleen K MokhaParc-Extension News has learned that Park Extension's police station, PDQ 33, will close this week. Although SPVM, Montreal's city police, has not made any public announcements, a...

Avleen K MokhaResidents of Park Extension have joined in a group effort to give meals to residents in need. The effort, led by Abdul Waheed, began in May as Muslims began fasting for Ramadan. On Saturday June 20, the...

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...

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....

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,...

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...