Montreal, in conjunction with Quebec and Canada, will open a new $10.5 million overnight women s shelter to meet the growing demand for spaces from the city s vulnerable populations.
For decades, many in Little Burgundy s Black community have dreamed of rebuilding the historic Negro Community Centre. Now, those dreams are one step closer to reality: The Centre for Canadians of African Descent (CCAD), has purchased the vacant lot where the NCC once stood, intending to hand it over to the community eventually.
The city of Montreal has identified 93 new lots with a view to subjecting them to the right of first refusal for social housing and residential purposes.
Thousands of Montrealers will soon start receiving notices of eviction or repossession of housing for July 1, and the city is rolling out an awareness campaign to better inform them