'When you see your grandma coming through the door, your great-aunt, that hits home and you realize everybody is affected,' the executive director of the West Island Mission said.
A senior woman living in Verdun is making an emotional appeal to authorities to increase protections for tenants after the city gave her 72 hours to vacate her home of many years.
Housing advocates, seniors and some politicians are calling on the Quebec government to better protect seniors under the housing legislation known as Bill 31.
Montreal police and community groups in LaSalle spent Thursday visiting local seniors as part of a city-wide program of wellness checks. They also shared information on services.