MONTREAL – Back to school, community mailboxes and construction – oh my!
Take a look at the five must-read Montreal stories Global News covered this week:
Overflow at Heritage Regional
“This first day of school was very different for us. Everyone knows there were budget cuts in all the schools in response to the austerity plans, so we’re working with less support staff than we normally do.”
With fewer administrators and a surprising jump in enrolment, Wednesday was an exercise in patience for students and staff.
READ THE STORY: Heritage Regional trying to keep up with budget cuts, enrolment jump
Chateauguay student fights education cuts
“Seeing all the other students that are coming into the school, like just into high school and can’t experience all the experiences that I got to. It’s sad.”
Autumn Whiteside is fighting back after finding out that there would be no more after school tutorials, sports, or extra curricular activities due to teacher pressure tactics against budget cuts.
READ THE STORY: EXCLUSIVE: Chateauguay student creates petition to fight education budget cuts
Distributing euthanasia kits
“This bill is about giving the citizens in this situation of end of life care to make a decision and to honour that decision.”
Doctors will soon receive standardized kits that will allow them to carry out euthanasia.
READ THE STORY: Quebec doctors to receive ‘euthanasia kits’
DDO class action against Canada Post
John Benizri’s newest neighbour is a community mailbox in Dollard-Des-Ormeaux – and he’s not happy about it.
READ THE STORY: Dollard-Des-Ormeaux man considering class action lawsuit against Canada Post
Notre-Dame Street construction
“We wouldn’t want the same thing to happen like on Parc Avenue where they were closed for a year, where commerces were having a problem with the flow of people coming in.”
The sound of construction is in the air on Notre-Dame Street, but it’s nothing compared to what the borough has planned in 2016.
READ THE STORY: Major construction project planned for Notre-Dame Street
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