Montreal Homelessness
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Quebec invests $9.7M in Montreal’s emergency homeless shelter servicesThe homeless crisis across the province is getting worse, especially in Montreal. The provincial government will be investing $9.7 million to help tackle it.CanadaNov 3, 2023
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Number of people experiencing homelessness in Montreal much higher than surveys show: advocatesAdvocates say surveys, also known as homelessness count- only represent a snapshot of what the situation is and they're sounding the alarm.CanadaSep 27, 2023
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Housing crisis affecting Montreal North shelter for asylum seekersKicha Estimé, who operates La Traverse, says now she has to turn away between five and 10 asylum seekers every day, and hers is the only shelter of its kind in Montreal North.CanadaAug 24, 2023
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Pleas for help as Montreal’s Village neighbourhood faces addiction, homelessnessThe City of Montreal released a plan to revitalize the neighbourhood and deal with homelessness and mental health, but residents and merchants say the measures are insufficient.CanadaJul 7, 2023
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Campers living under Quebec expressway given ultimatum. Man calls it ‘not fair’An eviction order for those living under the Ville-Marie Expressway follows a Quebec court of appeal ruling, ending a long legal battle between advocates and Transports Quebec.CanadaJul 5, 2023
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Montreal shelter opens rooming house to help 20 vulnerable womenA Montreal shelter has opened its first rooming house and is set to welcome 20 vulnerable women who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.CanadaJun 27, 2023
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Judge again grants eviction delay to unhoused Montrealers living under highwayMonday's ruling extends an injunction granted earlier in April to the Mobile Legal Clinic, a law firm trying to find a resolution with the government on where to house the campers.CanadaApr 24, 2023
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Focus turns to finding housing for campers living under Montreal expresswayDonald Tremblay and other advocates fighting on behalf of the unhoused are disappointed that a solution still hasn't been found since last fall.CanadaApr 12, 2023
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Unhoused Montrealers living under Ville-Marie Expressway back in court over encampment evictionLawyers for the campers were back in court again Monday trying to quash efforts by Transports Québec to move the group, something the ministry has been trying to do for months.CanadaApr 3, 2023
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‘That’s like gold’: Anonymous donor gifts 500 winter coats to Montreal shelterThe CEO of the Welcome Hall Mission says the donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, reached out to them after a story aired and was published online last week by Global News.CanadaFeb 7, 2023
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