Matthew Pearce

• Montreal homeless advocates sound alarm as makeshift camps continue to appear around city

  People are pitching tents and living in public spaces because they say they have nowhere else to live.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2020
  
• Montreal shelter organizations call on province for more financial aid during crisis

  'Donations are drying up and expenses are going up, so we're in a bad situation,' says the CEO of Montreal's Old Brewery Mission.

  Health

  Apr 1, 2020
  
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• Montreal shelters’ concerns heightened after homeless man tests positive for COVID-19

  A first reported case of COVID-19 withing Montreal's homeless community has prompted concern among those who care for the city's most vulnerable.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2020
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• Montreal emergency homeless shelter closing for the season

  The temporary shelter was opened in January to give more than 3,000 homeless people a safe place to sleep.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2019
• Emergency shelter for Montreal homeless opens at former Royal Victoria Hospital

  The former site of the Royal Victoria Hospital in downtown Montreal is welcoming the city's homeless into its new emergency shelter.

  Weather

  Jan 17, 2019
• New emergency homeless shelter to help with winter overcrowding

  A new emergency winter shelter aims to help house Montreal's homeless during the cold months.

  Dec 19, 2018
• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Dec. 16

  This week, learn about how shelters and one woman's research are changing the conversation about homelessness, while one university professor explains why holiday shopping can bring out the worst in people.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2018
• Record-breaking cold snap leaves Montreal shelters scrambling

  Montreal's homeless shelters are scrambling during the blast of winter weather.

  Weather

  Nov 22, 2018
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• Social housing activists slam City of Montreal over eviction of vulnerable tenants

  Housing-rights activists are now speaking out and slamming the city of Montreal for failing to do more.

  Oct 16, 2018
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• This week on Focus Montreal: April 7

  This week on Focus Montreal: Jean-Pierre Fortin discusses the recent uptick in asylum seekers crossing illegally into Canada, a McGill prof explains his unique idea to do away with sandbags during floods, and Great Montrealer Matthew Pearce talks about how the Old Brewery Mission has changed its approach to homelessness.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2018