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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
The federal liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 5 to force digital giants to compensate news agencies for using their content. The loss...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published April 15th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published April 8th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
The federal liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 5 to force digital giants to compensate news agencies for using their content. The loss...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Canadian Red Cross continues to provide vital assistance to people in Ukraine and surrounding countries. Red Cross teams are working in Ukraine and...
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...
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....
Sarker Hope Foundation continues its mission overseas
Throughout the pandemic, the Parc-Extension-based Sarker Hope Foundation has worked across the community to aid those most in need. Since March 2020, the organization has helped residents with food, vaccinations, children’s education and aid to seniors. But that has not meant that it...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
The federal liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 5 to force digital giants to compensate news agencies for using their content. The loss...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published April 15th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published April 8th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
The federal liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 5 to force digital giants to compensate news agencies for using their content. The loss...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Canadian Red Cross continues to provide vital assistance to people in Ukraine and surrounding countries. Red Cross teams are working in Ukraine and...
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...
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....
Sarker Hope Foundation continues its mission overseas
Throughout the pandemic, the Parc-Extension-based Sarker Hope Foundation has worked across the community to aid those most in need. Since March 2020, the organization has helped residents with food, vaccinations, children’s education and aid to seniors. But that has not meant that it...
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...
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 officials met to answer questions from citizens and vote on borough initiatives.
Sitting in front...
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 community came together to celebrate Eid al-Fitr among friends and family for the first time...
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 summer season last week, accepting all kinds of garden waste and organic material.
This means that...
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 with the stated objective of telling the stories of underserved communities.
CBC will be setting up...
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, the city released the results of a public consultation that asked residents what they wanted...
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 Friday, at Parc Metro station.
Volunteers with the organization helped distribute portions of samosas, a South...
The federal liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 5 to force digital giants to compensate news agencies for using their content. The loss of advertising revenue has overturned previous media business models. Thousands of Canadian journalists have lost...
As COVID 19 restrictions are lifted, more and more Canadians are looking to travel abroad. In Park Extension, home of many families of diverse ethnic origin, travel during the summer months will become vital. For the years of the...
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 of now they will have to obtain responsible landlord certification and disclose the rent for...
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 borough for many immigrants and the announcement from the federal minister of Immigration Sean Fraser...