Benoit Dorais

• City of Montreal swoops in to protect rooming house from sale to private buyer

  The building, newly acquired by the city, is a seven-unit rooming house on Centre Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles where vulnerable tenants are paying low rents.

  Politics

  Jul 10, 2023
  
• Sud-Ouest borough examines solutions for merchants as Notre-Dame Street work plans carry on

  The borough is looking at solutions to help merchants deal with the inconvenience, such as permitting terrasses on local side streets instead of on Notre-Dame.

  Traffic

  Mar 30, 2022
  
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• Montreal unveils first-of-its-kind landlord registry

  The registry will still have to be voted on by council and will undergo a public consultation process by the city's urban planning committee.

  Economy

  Feb 15, 2022
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• Part of Lachine Canal path to be accessible year-round after snow-clearing deal reached

  The announcement was welcomed by cyclists, many of whom have been pushing Parks Canada, the federal agency that owns the land, to clear snow off the path for years.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2020
• Sud-Ouest borough backs down from controversial changes to Notre-Dame Street

  Notre-Dame is far from the only major street in Montreal to see partial or full pedestrianization since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring.

  Traffic

  Jul 31, 2020
• City of Montreal says its finances sound enough to face coronavirus crisis

  The City of Montreal made the comments as it released its annual financial report, posting a surplus of $250.9 million, the highest in the past 11 years, officials said. 

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2020
• Saint-Leonard residents still wait for action after decades of flash floods

  Over 150 Saint-Leonard residents flooded the borough hall on Monday night to demand the borough act on the ongoing flash flood problem.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2019
• Montreal-area home values skyrocketing, property evaluation reveals

  The property assessment roll for the years 2020 to 2022, released by the City of Montreal Wednesday, shows property values have spiked.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2019
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• Benoit Dorais apologizes for ‘reprehensible’ speeding ticket

  Benoit Dorais was fined $1,378 for his latest speeding offence, lost 14 demerit points and had his licence suspended for seven days.

  Politics

  Jul 19, 2019
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• Controversy over Montreal executive committee president’s speeding ticket continues

  The mayor's office is standing by its executive committee president, despite recent revelations about his driving record.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2019