A total of $1.4 billion in uncashed checks are currently sitting in the coffers of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
For many Par-Exers, especially senior...
Parents and teachers say the new language bill will have a chilling effect on Park Ex schools
Park Extension has long been known as a landing ground for immigrants....
New community art project shines a light on local artists with multimedia projections
Whether it’s ornately painted murals covering the sides of buildings or small,...
A series of violent incidents have some Montrealers concerned over public safety
A 41-year-old man was violently stabbed in a local cafe on Jean-Talon last...
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...
A series of violent incidents have some Montrealers concerned over public safety
A 41-year-old man was violently stabbed in a local cafe on Jean-Talon last...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published June 3rd, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published May 20th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
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...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published May 6th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published April 22nd, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
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 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...
A total of $1.4 billion in uncashed checks are currently sitting in the coffers of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
For many Par-Exers, especially senior residents it is an all-too-common story. A change of address or inability to keep up with changes in the cyberworld makes for lost CRA checks....
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...
A total of $1.4 billion in uncashed checks are currently sitting in the coffers of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
For many Par-Exers, especially senior...
Parents and teachers say the new language bill will have a chilling effect on Park Ex schools
Park Extension has long been known as a landing ground for immigrants....
New community art project shines a light on local artists with multimedia projections
Whether it’s ornately painted murals covering the sides of buildings or small,...
A series of violent incidents have some Montrealers concerned over public safety
A 41-year-old man was violently stabbed in a local cafe on Jean-Talon last...
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...
A series of violent incidents have some Montrealers concerned over public safety
A 41-year-old man was violently stabbed in a local cafe on Jean-Talon last...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published June 3rd, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published May 20th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
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...
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published May 6th, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News published April 22nd, 2022.Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events
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 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...
A total of $1.4 billion in uncashed checks are currently sitting in the coffers of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
For many Par-Exers, especially senior residents it is an all-too-common story. A change of address or inability to keep up with changes in the cyberworld makes for lost CRA checks....
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...
Neighbourhood hit by another spat of gun violence
Parc-Extension was host to another occurrence of gun violence over the weekend when shots were fired into the window of a local business on the corner of Champagneur Ave. and Jean-Talon Street.
Police...
Traffic mitigation strategies soon to be released
When stuck on Jean-Talon in bumper-to-bumper congestion on a busy Friday afternoon, you quickly realize that Parc-Extension has a traffic problem.
Crisscrossed by major arteries with several chokepoints, the neighbourhood experiences many of the...
A Park Ex resident, Kaur was the 14th woman to die at the hands of her partner this year in Québec. People were protesting against what they called an “epidemic of violence,” and asked that the government do more to address the issue.
City of Montreal unveils plan to update one of Park Extension’s favourite parks
Jarry Park, one of the largest green spaces in Montreal’s northeast, brings to mind many different things to city dwellers. Relaxation, family, youth and an oasis in...
An update on what happened
The city held its regularly scheduled monthly borough council meeting on Tuesday evening, where city officials and politicians met virtually to answer questions from citizens and vote on borough initiatives.A number of these initiatives were...
Québec Solidaire suggest new tax aimed at speculative home buyers
MNA for Laurier-Dorion Andrés Fontecilla announced last Friday that he and his party Québec Solidaire would be tabling a motion to address the rising prices of rent in Montreal and...
Government announces new age group for vaccines
The government announced on Tuesday that people aged 45 to 79 would now be eligible to get the Astra-Zeneca-Oxford vaccine.As of Wednesday, eligible people in this age category will be able to book...
First Generation Vaccines. Only the Beginning.
It’s a full-on race between vaccines and Covid virus variants. Every wave of this virus is worse than the previous. We are into the third with some provinces registering more infections in a day...
It seems that the entire planet is getting vaccinated! The 6 main vaccines approved for use (4 in the western world and 1 in China and 1 in Russia) are being pumped out and jabbed into arms at breakneck...
Borough council announces construction timeline for a pedestrian overpass
City officials met for their monthly borough council meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 9 to adopt several motions, answer resident’s questions and update citizens on initiatives in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension.Present were...