CRTC launches review of approach to Internet services competition and lowers some wholesale rates effectively immediately.On March 8th 2023, the CRTC launched a consultation...
Canadian food watchers hope federal MPs will pressure the heads of the country's major grocery chains to better explain why they're pocketing so much...
Of special interest for the women in our borough of Park-Extension and in the presence of many participants and elected municipal officials Cité Elles...
A woman found dead in Parc-Extension
The young woman suspected of having stabbed her mother to death in the Parc-Extension apartment they shared was...
A source of entertainment and inspiration for many residents in Park-Extension , several Montreal festivals damaged by the pandemic, such as MUTEK, Cinémania and...
100,000 affordable housing units disappeared in Quebec in five years as a result
Nearly 116,000 affordable housing units for less than $750 have disappeared in...
CENTRAIDE OF GREATER MONTREAL
$1.7 million in emergency aid to 36 organizations
Centraide of Greater Montreal will support 36 community organizations involved in the fight against...
Recognition ceremony for afrodescendent citizens in Villeray Saint-Michel Parc-Extension borough
It was an initiative of Saint-Michel city councillor, Josué Corvil who brought together key players...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published February 24th, 2023.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
A percussive experience for young Park-Exers is promised by SIXTRUM which is a percussion ensemble leading very young spectators in the exploration of its...
Rats should be exterminated as soon as the sewers are opened during construction sites and waste management should be reviewed in Montreal to control...
Residents in Park-Extension and other areas of Montreal might be soon saying an uncomfortable “cheese” if they speed as Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault is...
The office space vacancy rate could reach 29% by 2027
Pending an increasingly likely recession, the office real estate market in the greater Montreal area...
Spring brings an SQDC at 895 Beaumont Avenue
Deros not happy
Cannabis use has been legal for quite some time now and Park-Extension residents will be...
For all the Park-ex greenthumbs, a new seed borrowing scheme is being developed. A Grainothèque or seed library is now set up at the Saint-Michel library and at the Parc-Extension library. They are in addition to the existing one at the Le Prévost library. The borough urges residents to...
Local photographer puts neighbourhood front and centre in his work
In one photo, a line of damp clothes runs through the leafy canopy of a green, back alley, crisscrossed by the dark shadows of electricity lines. In another, an elderly man collects cans and bottles in the bins that line...
Éducaloi and CAPE host second renters workshop
Many renters in Park Extension have either already or will soon be receiving a notice that their rent will soon go up. With most leases renewing on Jul. 1, owners often take this opportunity to increase rent prices in their units.
While many questions...
CRTC launches review of approach to Internet services competition and lowers some wholesale rates effectively immediately.On March 8th 2023, the CRTC launched a consultation...
Canadian food watchers hope federal MPs will pressure the heads of the country's major grocery chains to better explain why they're pocketing so much...
Of special interest for the women in our borough of Park-Extension and in the presence of many participants and elected municipal officials Cité Elles...
A woman found dead in Parc-Extension
The young woman suspected of having stabbed her mother to death in the Parc-Extension apartment they shared was...
A source of entertainment and inspiration for many residents in Park-Extension , several Montreal festivals damaged by the pandemic, such as MUTEK, Cinémania and...
100,000 affordable housing units disappeared in Quebec in five years as a result
Nearly 116,000 affordable housing units for less than $750 have disappeared in...
CENTRAIDE OF GREATER MONTREAL
$1.7 million in emergency aid to 36 organizations
Centraide of Greater Montreal will support 36 community organizations involved in the fight against...
Recognition ceremony for afrodescendent citizens in Villeray Saint-Michel Parc-Extension borough
It was an initiative of Saint-Michel city councillor, Josué Corvil who brought together key players...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published February 24th, 2023.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
A percussive experience for young Park-Exers is promised by SIXTRUM which is a percussion ensemble leading very young spectators in the exploration of its...
Rats should be exterminated as soon as the sewers are opened during construction sites and waste management should be reviewed in Montreal to control...
Residents in Park-Extension and other areas of Montreal might be soon saying an uncomfortable “cheese” if they speed as Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault is...
The office space vacancy rate could reach 29% by 2027
Pending an increasingly likely recession, the office real estate market in the greater Montreal area...
Spring brings an SQDC at 895 Beaumont Avenue
Deros not happy
Cannabis use has been legal for quite some time now and Park-Extension residents will be...
For all the Park-ex greenthumbs, a new seed borrowing scheme is being developed. A Grainothèque or seed library is now set up at the Saint-Michel library and at the Parc-Extension library. They are in addition to the existing one at the Le Prévost library. The borough urges residents to...
Local photographer puts neighbourhood front and centre in his work
In one photo, a line of damp clothes runs through the leafy canopy of a green, back alley, crisscrossed by the dark shadows of electricity lines. In another, an elderly man collects cans and bottles in the bins that line...
Éducaloi and CAPE host second renters workshop
Many renters in Park Extension have either already or will soon be receiving a notice that their rent will soon go up. With most leases renewing on Jul. 1, owners often take this opportunity to increase rent prices in their units.
While many questions...
Canadian food watchers hope federal MPs will pressure the heads of the country's major grocery chains to better explain why they're pocketing so much money. For the residents of Park-Extension hammered by inflation this is an important announcement.
CEOs of...
Rats should be exterminated as soon as the sewers are opened during construction sites and waste management should be reviewed in Montreal to control the population of these rodents, says the opposition as more and more of the pests...
If during a visit to Parc-Extension pharmacy you are met with empty shelves when you need pain medication for your child, you are not alone. This is what parents face when they go to the pharmacy to buy acetaminophen...
As the average Park-extension household struggled with a general increase in prices after the onset of the war in Ukraine, citizens of our borough can finally take a breath as gas prices keep lowering and because of that, the...
As school restarts in Park-Ex, shopping for school supplies is a thrill for all young Park-exers. However, pencils, pens, highlighters, tubes of glue may have hidden health dangers: toxic and carcinogenic chemicals have been found in many school supplies...
For Park-extension’s aging population but also for its young families coming to settle in the borough, it is indeed bad news. In 2023, and for the second consecutive year, Montreal will welcome fewer new family physicians than expected.
In Montreal,...
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 least until April 30. That was announced on Tuesday April 5th, 2022, by the top...
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 the food processing sector. First, the Quebec Food Processing Council (CTAQ) is getting $750,000 to...
On March 21st was be Quebec Food Allergy Day. This was decreed in 2000 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services in order to sensitize the population of Quebec to the importance of the phenomenon. In Park-Extension, home...
Free workshop hosted by Parc-Extension library
Food waste and how to avoid it will be front and centre during a virtual workshop organized by the Parc-Extension library and set to be held next week. On Nov. 23, Florence-Léa Siry, an...