Montreal Chinatown
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‘Feverish optimism’ as borough commits to revitalizing Montreal’s ChinatownVille-Marie borough said it will be stepping up efforts to revitalize Montreal’s Chinatown, starting with the deployment of a cleaning crew and the creation of a local alliance.PoliticsAug 4
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Video of man dumping water on unhoused person in Montreal stirs up anger, debateA 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.CanadaMay 14, 2024
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Montreal Chinatown residents think big and push for sports and leisure centreMany 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.CanadaOct 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.PoliticsSep 15, 2023
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Montreal Chinatown merchants, residents launch anti-crime petitionFresh 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.CanadaSep 6, 2023
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Closure of Chinatown shelter seen as opportunity to revive Montreal neighbourhoodNews 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 spaceCanadaAug 15, 2023
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‘Horrifying’ conditions of Montreal building renewing concerns over safety in ChinatownPeople 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.CrimeAug 10, 2023
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Montreal Chinatown merchants calling on city to clean up drug use in neighbourhoodMontreal 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.CanadaJul 28, 2023
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Montreal Chinatown residents, merchants alarmed by increasing drug use in neighbourhoodResidents and business owners of yet another Montreal neighbourhood are raising concerns about an explosion of drug use on the streets.CanadaJul 26, 2023
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Part of Montreal’s Chinatown neighbourhood receives Quebec heritage statusMembers of Montreal's Chinese community have for years lobbied the city and province to protect the neighbourhood, which has been threatened by gentrification.CanadaJul 25, 2023
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