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Avleen K MokhaThe English Montreal School Board (EMSB) maintains the only English-speaking school in the Parc-Extension region. Parc-Extension News interviewed EMSB and principal Derrek Cauchi, principal of Sinclair Laird high school, to understand how educators are responding to the...

Avleen K MokhaThe Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal (HCGM) manages two churches in Park Extension region, the Evangelismos church and the Koimisis Tis Theotokou church. As the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum in Quebec, the HCGM began conducting church services...

Avleen K MokhaSuspension of rehabilitation services and the closure of non-essential businesses is causing difficulty for residents of the Parc Extension communities. As the government re-organizes services to minimize transmission of the coronavirus, citizens are connecting with each other...

Avleen K MokhaThe Provigo by Parc metro closed for deep-cleaning after one staff member tested positive on a presumptive test for coronavirus (COVID-19).On March 30, the Provigo le Marché Jean-Talon closed temporarily. Late evening, Loblaws Inc., owner of...

Martin C. BarryWilliam Johnson, the often fiery political columnist, whose uncompromising stance on Canadian unity made him a reviled figure among Quebec separatists – but also a hero to many Quebec Anglo-rights activists – passed away in his...

Martin C. BarryDespite the looming closure of the SPVM’s PDQ 11 in NDG and rumours of reduced neighbourhood policing in other districts of Montreal, Park Extension councillor Mary Deros says she’s heard nothing to suggest PDQ 33 on...

Martin C. BarryWhen you consider that Quebec Liberal Party leadership aspirant Alexandre Cusson devoted himself mostly until now to municipal politics and only recently decided to jump to the provincial level, it might be easy to dismiss him as...

Le mardi 19 février se conclut la 14e édition du Mois des Câlins de Sainte-Justine, au cours de laquelle les Québécois ont à nouveau fait preuve d'une grande générosité envers les enfants et familles de Sainte-Justine, et ce, grâce...

Martin C.BarryTwo elected officials from the Villeray/St-Michel/Parc Extension borough council took the initiative in early February to celebrate Black History Month with a special ceremony at borough headquarters on Ogilvy Ave. during which certificates of recognition were presented to...

Martin C. BarryMembers of the Sacred Heart School of Montreal community raised $60,000 on Jan. 31 during a Raise the Roof capital campaign event to help build a new auditorium for Sacred Heart’s music and drama programs.One...