Marie-Andrée Mauger, mayor of Montreal’s Verdun borough, announced that a social housing project on Gordon Street will temporarily serve as emergency accommodation for people experiencing homelessness.
Earlier this year, Montreal announced a homeless shelter inside Guy-Favreau Complex would be relocated. Now, two weeks before it closes, the city has yet to announce a plan for any new location and critics say moving the shelter won t solve the real problem.
The number of makeshift campsites dismantled by Montreal officials downtown has doubled since 2021, according to documents obtained by Radio-Canada through an access to information request.
Welcome Hall Mission’s 22nd edition of its back-to-school event, Rentrée la tête haute, took place on August 11th and 15th in two separate locations, and was once again a big