New university campus squeezing Montreal's poorest neighbourhood
Posted on 17 December 2018The Montreal neighbourhood of Park-Ex has long been a landing point for new arrivals to Canada. Today, Orthodox churches and souvlaki restaurants mix with halal butchers, Pakistani tailors and dosa joints on busy streets of the area, also known by its full name Park Extension. Most of the Greeks who settled here in the sixties and seventies moved to the suburbs decades ago, and it is now p ...
Montreal willing, and able, to support MLB
Posted on 17 December 2018MONTREAL — A group of investors trying to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal have released a market study concluding the project would be viable and would generate strong interest among fans and the city's business community. "Montreal has the market characteristics to support an MLB team effectively over the long term," the group led by Stephen Bronfman, executive ...
How to help Montreal's homeless and impoverished citizens this holiday season
Posted on 17 December 2018Old Brewery Mission director general Matthew Pearce says warm clothing, sanitary items, cash are most needed Like many charitable organizations across the province, Montreal's Old Brewery Mission receives an extra bit of generosity over the holiday season, but while donors mean well, they don't necessarily know what's needed. Sometimes the needs are more obvious, such as warm cloth ...
National Bank supporting the elderly of Montreal's Jewish community
Posted on 17 December 2018Last week, the National Bank supported the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre by attending the annual Battle of the Bands concert event, featuring special guest star Steven Page. This event was organized to raise funds for the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre in order to support their goal to provide the best care and quality of life to residents in long-term care residen ...
Amid a chronic shortage of beds, Montreal to open new, winter-only homeless shelter
Posted on 17 December 2018For years, Montreal’s homeless advocacy groups have scrambled to find ways to keep the thousands of people on the city’s streets warm during winter, but some help finally appears to be on the way. Rosannie Filato, the Montreal Executive Committee member responsible for homelessness confirmed a new homeless shelter will open in two weeks. The shelter will be bare bones, meant to pr ...
