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Quebec emergency rooms reporting major overcrowding, some at …
1 天前 · Quebec is experiencing serious overcrowding in its emergency rooms after the holidays, with some major hospitals in Montreal operating at more than 200 per cent capacity. Around midday, Montreal General Hospital was at 213 per cent ER capacity; the Jewish General Hospital was reporting 209 per cent capacity; and the Royal Victoria Hospital, part of the […]
Montreal’s homeless population using emergency rooms to warm …
1 天前 · Many Montrealers experiencing homelessness this winter are using hospital emergency rooms as backup emergency shelters. According to a Radio-Canada report, Quebec’s association of emergency doctors says that more and more of the unhoused population arrive to the emergency room under false medical pretences, especially when it’s very cold, seeking a warm place to stay or somewhere to sleep.
Major water main break being investigated by city of Montreal ...
2024年8月29日 · The city of Montreal is conducting an emergency inspection of the water main pipe that burst open almost two weeks ago to determine the cause of the break and to inspect more of the pipe to evaluate its current state. “We’re inspecting right now 2.6 kilometers of the pipe that broke, including where it broke, […]
Looking ahead to 2025 Montreal municipal election
4 天之前 · A municipal election is on the horizon and that means that Montreal will have a new mayor and administration taking over at City Hall in November 2025. In the coming months, Montrealers will see new faces emerge vying to become the city’s 46th mayor. “People are waiting. I don’t think we’re going to see any […]
Montreal's plan to restore integrity of the Village, protest planned ...
2023年6月22日 · The City of Montreal is unveiling a plan to clean up and reinvigorate the Village area Thursday. A public forum on life in the neighbourhood was held to uncover residents and business owners’ wants for the area. 1,400 people were surveyed and their concerns centre on homelessness, public intoxication and other social issues, while they […]
Montreal investing $2M for Village as residents, business owners ...
2024年5月16日 · Montreal’s Village is the heart of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the city, but it’s also been facing safety concerns due to homelessness, drug use, and mental health issues in the area. Residents and business owners are calling for more to be done and launched a petition demanding change, as Mayor Valérie Plante Thursday announced an investment of […]
City of Montreal hires private security to patrol high-crime areas …
2024年11月6日 · The City of Montreal has hired private security guards to patrol the Village, Chinatown, and Old Montreal to support the SPVM with tackling the increase in drug dealing, drug consumption, incivility, and harassment. This comes amid rising safety concerns from downtown Montreal residents. Robert Beaudry, a city councillor …
Montreal unveils vision for long-term development of downtown ...
2024年1月16日 · Creating two new “mixed and vibrant” neighbourhoods is part of the City of Montreal’s vision for the long-term development of downtown. In a six-year and $1.8 billion development plan unveiled Tuesday, city officials say they intend to support the development of two large-scale projects in the Bridge-Bonaventure …