Cabot Square
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Raphaël André tent in Cabot Square closing on SundayAn emergency tent set up to serve people experiencing homelessness is closing this weekend. It opened more than a year ago following the death of Raphaël Napa André.CanadaApr 29, 2022
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Montreal police adding security cameras to fight crime, worrying community groupsCameras will be installed in four parks in Montreal and in other places, including Cabot Square, a common gathering place for Indigenous people experiencing homelessness.CanadaMar 8, 2022
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Montreal father-daughter duo helping to keep city’s homeless community warm this winterVictoria Kalisky and her father Lorne have gone out overnight and handed out winter jackets, hats and gloves to hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in Montreal.CanadaJan 25, 2022
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One year anniversary of Raphaël André’s death, memorial marks prominent need for housingThe Innu man's body was found on a cold Sunday morning last January inside a portable toilet around the corner from the Open Door Shelter.CanadaJan 18, 2022
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Community mourns the loss of Elisapee Pootoogook at Montreal memorialPootoogook's cause of death is still under investigation. Homeless advocates suspect she froze to death, just like Raphaël André the Inuk man who died in Montreal last winter.FeaturesNov 22, 2021
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Homeless woman’s death in Montreal provokes calls for more resources this winterMontreal police say there was no foul play involved in the death of Elisapie Pootoogook. But her death has advocates for the homeless calling for more resources.FeaturesNov 16, 2021
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Temporary homeless shelter in Montreal’s Cabot Square granted extensionThe temporary heated shelter for the homeless community in Cabot Square will remain standing until May 17.NewsApr 30, 2021
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‘I am so excited’: Resilience Montreal day shelter to get permanent location near Cabot SquareThe Quebec government announced a $3 million investment that will allow Resilience Montreal to purchase a building near Cabot Square in downtown Montreal.CanadaFeb 22, 2021
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Preparations underway for Cabot Square heating tent to house Montreal homelessMontreal's homeless population will have one more spot to warm up during cold winter nights. A warming tent being set up at Cabot Square is expected to be ready Tuesday evening.CanadaFeb 1, 2021
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Quebec government to fund $600,000 for Montreal Indigenous shelter’s relocationThe day shelter's lease at the corner of St. Catherine and Atwater streets next to Cabot Square — an area that is rapidly being gentrified — is up in April.NewsDec 12, 2020
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