"This act essentially enables the largest single time investment in irrigation to be become a reality," said Minister of Agriculture Devin Dreeshen.

From Montreal's social housing crisis to animal welfare and the Cedars dragon boat festival, take a look at who we’re meeting this week on Focus Montreal.

The Montreal SPCA installed an over-sized doghouse at the Mont-Royal metro station on Saturday, to draw attention to the risks associated with permanently chaining or tethering dogs.