MONTREAL – From a long-overdue crosswalk at Dawson College, to the possible return of bilingual parking signs and turmoil on the streets of Montreal North, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:
Dawson College to get much-needed crosswalk
“I think we have been lucky that we haven’t had more injuries and possibly fatalities.”
The City of Westmount may finally be giving students and staff at Dawson College what they need – a crosswalk on de Maisonneuve Boulevard leading to Alexis Nihon.
READ THE STORY: After 30 years, Westmount to install crosswalk between Dawson College, Alexis Nihon
Westmount could see more English on parking signs
“I think that where we have a right to do something in English it should be done.”
Harold Staviss, a lawyer and English-rights advocate, recently got confirmation from the Office Québécois de la langue française (OQLF) that parking signs don’t have to follow the same rules as traffic signs.
READ THE STORY: Westmount has the right to bring back bilingual parking signs
Montreal North riot
“Fredy didn’t deserve to die,” family member Wendy Villanueva told Global News.
A peaceful demonstration to denounce police brutality in Montreal North, on what would have been Fredy Villanueva’s birthday, and following the death of Jean-Pierre Bony, 46, turned into a violent riot Wednesday night.
READ THE STORY: Fatal police shootings spark protests, riots in Montreal North
Bill 86: French and English boards on same page
“Although each board is dealing with its own realities, we all share the concerns of ensuring academic success and perseverance of all our students that attend our school each year,” said Angela Mancini, chairperson of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB).
Anglophone and Francophone school boards don’t often collaborate, but their opposition to Bill 86 brought them to Vincent Massey Collegiate Thursday.
READ THE STORY: Anglophone and Francophone school boards united in opposition to Bill 86
Jean Lapierre remembered on Magdalen Islands
A funeral for former federal cabinet minister Jean Lapierre and five of his relatives is underway in eastern Quebec. One of Quebec’s best-known political commentators, Jean-Charles Lapierre, died after the plane he was a passenger in crashed on the Magdalen Islands, just east of Quebec.
He was 59.
READ THE STORY: Former cabinet minister Jean Lapierre laid to rest in Quebec
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