LOCAL NEWS
May Borough Council Meeting:
Council returns in person to discuss borough cleanliness and traffic measures
The borough held its regularly scheduled monthly borough council meeting last Tuesday evening, where...
Eid amongst friends and family
Park Ex Muslim community celebrates Eid al-Fitr in person
It was all smiles, handshakes and hugs along Jean-Talon on Monday morning as Park Extension’s Muslim...
Borough resumes green waste removal
Residents can now put out their organic garden waste for pick up
The borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension kicked off its at-home green waste collection for the...
CBC comes to Park Extension
Community bureau project hopes to serve underrepresented communities
Starting next week, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will be bringing its community bureaus initiative to Park Extension...
Jarry Park public consultation results published
Residents ask for less parking and more vegetation at the park
Approximately one year after the City of Montreal presented its Jarry Park Development Plan,...
Samosas at Parc Metro
Local organization continues to provide free food to in-need residents
Local community group International Cultural Integration Organization distributed food to many in-need Parc-Extension residents last...
Google and Facebook: Time to pay up!
The federal liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 5 to force digital giants to compensate news agencies for using their content. The loss...
Parc-Extension News 30-14
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published April 15th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
Parc-Extension News 30-13
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published April 8th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
Google and Facebook: Time to pay up!
The federal liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 5 to force digital giants to compensate news agencies for using their content. The loss...
Canada expands simplified renewal process for passports
As COVID 19 restrictions are lifted, more and more Canadians are looking to travel abroad. In Park Extension, home of many families of diverse...
New certification for multi-unit owners in Montreal
To promote access to healthy, safe and affordable housing, the City of Montreal announced that it wants to make multi-unit owners-landlords more responsible. As...
The masks are here to stay
Quebec extends mask use until end of April
Public Health Director says decision's due to rising COVID cases and hospitalization
Quebec extends province mandate indoors at...
Getting easier for Ukrainians to enter Canada
As the war in Ukraine drags on, more and more Ukrainians will be seeking refugee status in Canada. Park-Extension has always been a welcoming...
Residents react to traffic appeasement plan
A step in the right direction but key aspects still missing
Last week, the borough released the first draft of the traffic appeasement plan for...
Spring clean-up starts in Park Ex
Weekly parking restrictions in effect since Apr. 1
As the weather warms and the ice thaws, the spring brings people back outside and offers a...
Séance du conseil d’arrondissement: Avril
Le conseil discute de la propreté et des mesures de circulation
Mardi soir dernier, l'arrondissement a tenu sa séance ordinaire du conseil d'arrondissement. Les élus...
April Borough Council Meeting:
Council returns in-person to discuss borough cleanliness and traffic measures
The borough held its regularly scheduled monthly borough council meeting last Tuesday evening, where elected...
Welcome news for housing in Park-Ex
Quebec budget 2022-2023
Welcome news for Park-Extension and its ever present housing problem is the announcement that as part of the 2022-2023 budget, the Government...
Social housing in danger
The Parti Québécois and the FROHME want urgent action to prevent the privatization of other social housing
Social housing has always been a lifejacket for...
Quebec food autonomy gets a boost
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. André Lamontagne, announced the granting of financial assistance totaling $7.1 million to three organizations involved in...
Home support in Quebec
As the population of Montreal ages, more and more seniors in Park Extension are looking for home care. This is not a Park-Ex phenomenon...
Canadian donations reaching people in Ukraine and surrounding countries
The Canadian Red Cross continues to provide vital assistance to people in Ukraine and surrounding countries. Red Cross teams are working in Ukraine and...
Canada’s poverty rate dropped in 2020
The economic shock wrought by the pandemic required an unprecedented government response to help Canadians weather its aftereffects. For families in Park-Extension that had...
Canada’s first ever National Action Plan on Combatting Hate
Federal government launches national consultations
For such a diverse part of Montreal as Park-Extension, racism and hate are problems in the core of its existence....