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Park Ex tenants want borough council to restrict renovation permits
Avleen K MokhaCommittee Action of Park Extension (CAPE) is calling on the elected officials of the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough to act without delay in adopting measures to restrict permits for renovations in order to prevent the eviction of tenants in...
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Sanitary corridor installed in Villeray
Avleen K MokhaAs part of the city of Montreal's measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, a pedestrian corridor will now be accessible on Jarry Street East between Boyer and Saint-Denis streets.Facilitate essential travelThis corridor allows pedestrians to travel...
Education
Sinclair Laird students move to learning from home
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...
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Greek community celebrates Easter in shutdown
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...
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‘Pandem!Ex’ Mutual Aid provides support to the isolated during time of uncertainty
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...
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Provigo by Parc Metro Closes Temporarily, Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
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...
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Columnist and Anglo-rights firebrand William Johnson dies at 88
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...
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Do local station closings put SPVM’s neighbourhood policing at risk?
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...
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Former Drummondville mayor seeks Quebec Liberal party leadership
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...
Health
Le 14e Mois des Câlins de Sainte-Justine amasse plus de 430 000 $
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...



