Montreal Metropolitan Community

• How bylaw changes will protect Montreal-area golf courses from development

  The Montreal Metropolitan Community announced new amendments to an interim control bylaw on Tuesday to protect golf courses from development.

  Canada

  Jan 30
  
• Montreal Metropolitan Community group wants brakes put on hospital parking plan

  The Montreal Metropolitan Community wants Quebec to reverse its decision to build a ground-level, paved parking lot on the site of the future Vaudreuil-Soulanges hospital.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2023
  
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• New bylaw will protect more greenspace in Montreal metropolitan area

  The Montreal Metropolitan Community Council has adopted an interim control bylaw to protect more greenspace in the greater Montreal area.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2022
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• Fairview forest one step closer to protection from future development

  Some Pointe-Claire residents are ecstatic after steps were taken to protect the Fairview forest.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2022
• Laval’s ban on plastic bags and single-use cutlery kicks in Thursday

  A bylaw banning plastic bags in Laval, the third most populous city in Quebec, comes into effect Thursday, although there are several exceptions.

  Environment

  Nov 3, 2021
• Montreal Metropolitan Community introduces new flood plain mapping

  New measures are being introduced to better prepare cities and towns for flooding.

  Environment

  Mar 13, 2020
• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: March 7, 2020

  This week on Focus Montreal, Global takes a look at how people are preparing for flood season, a new composting pilot project in Saint-Laurent and how Montreal is doing its part in avoiding the spread of coronavirus.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2020
• More workers using cars to commute as urban sprawl grows in Montreal: study

  About 100,000 commuters from the municipalities bordering Greater Montreal commute to work in the city every day, a recent study found.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2020
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• Municipalities are asking the Quebec government for help protecting green spaces

  They're asking the province for more tools and legislative power to protect their green lands from being expropriated. 

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2019
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• Montreal holds public hearings to discuss reducing waste

  According to numbers provided by the Montreal Metropolitan Community, local households aren't hitting the target of recycling 70 per cent of waste.

  Canada

  May 17, 2019