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Place de la Gare fire was a call to duty for civic-minded Park Exer

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...

Virtual Kidnapping: Extortion Scam Now in Montréal

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...

VSP borough says farewell to longtime D-G Stéphane Chénier

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...

A historic partnership for ICM and STM

June will mark a very important moment for Info-Crime Montréal (ICM), since it will give place to the largest visibility campaign in its history. In fact, a partnership between the Montreal Transit Corporation (STM) and ICM will enable citizens to...

Montreal-Laval-Longueuil police launch ‘RADAR’ anti-sexploitation drive

(PXN) The Montreal Police Department, in conjunction with the Laval and Longueuil police forces, announced earlier this week that they are working together on a new program called RADAR to detect and prevent sexual exploitation in areas where there...

Fumagalli announces housing ‘Action Plan’ by autumn

Martin C. Barry During the May 7 public meeting of the Villeray/St-Michel/Parc Extension borough council, Mayor Giuliana Fumagalli read out a statement explaining her views on a number of current issues in the borough, including a pledge to introduce a wide-ranging action plan...

C.A.R.E. Centre’s 19th annual dinner raises funds for disabled adults

Martin C.Barry The 19th annual fundraising dinner held on May 2 by the Centre d’activités récréatives et éducatives (C.A.R.E.) was the first ever to be held by the group at the Hellenic Community Centre in Côte des Neiges, while also possibly the beginning of...

Park Ex hoarder had human skull among his belongings

(PXN) A human skull that was found last week among the belongings of a resident who was being evicted from his Wiseman Ave. dwelling because of a compulsive hoarding habit was apparently stolen from a cemetery three decades ago. Held in custody The resident, Michael...

Canadian home sales rebound from 7-year low, but prices still flat

After plunging to their lowest level since 2012, sales of Canadian homes have inched higher for the past two months and are now about four per cent higher than they were a year ago. The Canadian Real Estate Association said...

Memorial held in Jarry Park for Sri Lanka bombing victims

Martin C. Barry More than 300 people from all over the Montreal region attended a candlelight memorial service in Park Extension’s Jarry Park last weekend to express their solidarity with victims of the terrorist bombings which took place in Sri Lanka on Easter...