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Montreal reveals new nightlife policy encouraging events past 3 a.m. “To give concrete tools,” said Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, about the city’s new nightlife policy that includes potential zones where venues, bars and restaurants can host more cultural activities that go past 3 a.m. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.
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Montreal city hall reopens after $211M restoration, 5 years of work
Posted June 7, 2024 9:26 am. Last Updated June 13, 2024 6:06 pm. Montreal city hall reopened to the public Saturday, after five years of a heritage restoration project — at a cost of $211 million. Long lines of visitors snaked around the revamped heritage building. The work was to bring the building up to code and current standards.
Montreal Mafia violence could continue in new year: expert
Dec 18, 2023 · It was a year of violent mob hits in Montreal, with multiple daytime shootings in 2023 targeting prominent figures in organized crime. It started with the attempted murder in March of alleged leader Leonardo Rizzuto, son of the former godfather of the Montreal mafia Vito Rizzuto.. In May, Claudia Iacono, the daughter-in-law of late Mafia figure Moreno Gallo, was fatally shot outside her hair ...
City of Montreal new policy to turn municipal buildings into housing
11 hours ago · The City of Montreal announced a new policy to help turn municipal buildings into social and affordable housing on Tuesday. The policy’s goal is to make municipal buildings (vacant lots, parking lots and lots with one or more obsolete buildings intended for redevelopment) available to non-profit organizations and housing cooperatives at lower prices to help create non-market housing projects.
'Geyser' in Montreal after major water main break floods streets …
Aug 16, 2024 · A break in a major underground water main near Montreal’s Jacques-Cartier Bridge sent water gushing down streets and inside homes on Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of nearby buildings.
Canada’s reduced immigration targets are election ploy, says …
9 hours ago · Newcomers have gone from guardian angels during the COVID-19 pandemic to being blamed for national and provincial social problems, according to Montreal’s Immigrant Workers Centre. In October, both the federal and provincial governments announced immigration restrictions. Quebec’s Immigration Minister Jean Francois Roberge tabled the province’s 2025 immigration plan with a moratorium on ...
Montreal mayor working hard to floodproof city, she says
Aug 13, 2024 · By News Staff. Mayor Valérie Plante says the City of Montreal is continually working on making the city more flood proof. Plante was making her first public appearance since Friday’s historic rainfall in Montreal – and across Quebec – led to serious flooding. The mayor says multiple projects – including many in the works – are aimed ...
'I'm here today to set the record straight': Montreal police chief on ...
Oct 10, 2024 · SPVM police chief Fady Dagher wants to set the record straight and addressed Montrealers directly on Thursday afternoon to provide an update on criminal events in the city over the past few days – and extortion. This comes after several arsons on businesses and at least 19 shots being fired on the downtown office building […]
City of Montreal unveils winter programming and festive activities
5 days ago · Last Updated November 7, 2024 1:41 pm. The City of Montreal and other partners announced the upcoming winter programming for the downtown area on Thursday. During the winter season, downtown Montreal will be transformed into a new space that features free and innovative activities – according to the city. The city’s partners include the ...