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Health & Food

Mysterious Overdoses in Downtown Montreal Spark Public Health Investigation

Subheading: An Unusual Incident Prompts Concerns as Public Health Delves into the Issue A recent and alarming incident has raised concerns all over Montreal including Parc-Extension as the Public Health authorities initiate an investigation into a series of possible overdoses...

Subsidies Available for Purchase of Reusable Diapers and Sustainable Feminine Hygiene Products

The Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension announced the renewal of its subsidies program for the purchase of reusable diapers and sustainable feminine hygiene products for the year 2023/2024. This initiative aims to promote environmentally friendly choices and support the transition to...

Québec to offer $12,000 scholarships to aspiring patient attendants

Québec aims to train 3,000 to 5,000 new patient attendants by December 2023. The Quebec government is launching a new campaign to encourage Quebec residents to become patient attendants. This is a welcome announcement especially for Park-Extension’s aging population since...

Move and Groove in Park Extension this May: Free Fitness Activities for All Ages!

In May, the citizens of all ages in each neighborhood of the borough of VSP can take part in several free activities. These activities include Zumba, skating, badminton, aqua fitness, cardio-boxing, and more. The objective of these activities is to...

Grocers under the magnifying glass of federal MPs

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 in Montreal

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...

Children’s pain medication shortage

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...

Inflation rate was 7% in August according to Statistics Canada

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...

Watch out for school supplies!

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...

Fewer new family physicians in Montreal

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,...