Montreal Chinatown

• Video of man dumping water on unhoused person in Montreal stirs up anger, debate

  A video showing a man dumping water on a seemingly unhoused man in is sparking a larger conversation about a lack of resources in Montreal for the homeless community.

  Canada

  May 14, 2024
  
• Montreal Chinatown residents think big and push for sports and leisure centre

  Many in Montreal's Chinatown feel there's been a void since the YMCA closed in 2019, are once again pushing to see a sports and leisure centre occupy that space.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2023
  
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• What does it take to protect Montreal’s Chinatown?

  Recent research looking into development opportunities for Chinatown reveals potential solutions are within reach.

  Politics

  Sep 15, 2023
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• Montreal Chinatown merchants, residents launch anti-crime petition

  Fresh questions have now arisen about the fate of tenants of a rooming on Clarke Street in Chinatown that people in the area call a drug den.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023
• Closure of Chinatown shelter seen as opportunity to revive Montreal neighbourhood

  News that a shelter for the unhoused at the Guy Favreau complex was set to close this fall, thrilled Montreal's Chinatown community which says, it desperately needs the space

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2023
• ‘Horrifying’ conditions of Montreal building renewing concerns over safety in Chinatown

  People in Montreal's Chinatown are speaking out again about security, this time about a residential building they believe is the focal point for illegal drug use and prostitution.

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2023
• Montreal Chinatown merchants calling on city to clean up drug use in neighbourhood

  Montreal police raided an encampment in Montreal's Chinatown Friday, a site that business owners and residents describe as one of the most dangerous places in the neighbourhood.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
• Montreal Chinatown residents, merchants alarmed by increasing drug use in neighbourhood

  Residents and business owners of yet another Montreal neighbourhood are raising concerns about an explosion of drug use on the streets.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2023
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• Part of Montreal’s Chinatown neighbourhood receives Quebec heritage status

  Members of Montreal's Chinese community have for years lobbied the city and province to protect the neighbourhood, which has been threatened by gentrification.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
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• New Chinatown exhibition celebrates Montreal neighbourhood’s history

  The displays feature historic photographs as well as stories of prominent places and events and testimonies from community members.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2023