Montreal Poverty

• Welcome Hall Mission, McGill to expand dental services for most vulnerable

  'We usually do between 1,700 and 2,000 dental procedures per year,' explained Sam Watts, CEO and executive director of the mission offering dental care to lower-income families.

  Health

  May 9
  
• Montrealers rally behind Centraide campaign to support Quebec’s most vulnerable

  The $60 million raised will allow Centraide of the Greater Montreal to support 350 community groups that cater to the needs of the most vulnerable.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2021
  
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• Montreal merchants raise concerns after emergency shelter opens in downtown hotel

  Business owners in downtown Montreal want more resources allocated to help mitigate the impact of a new emergency shelter in the neighbourhood.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2020
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• COVID-19 on the rise in Parc-Extension as some fear getting tested and losing income

  Health workers in Parc-Extension say COVID-19 is on the rise in the area, in part because some people are scared to get screened for the illness and face a possible loss in their income.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2020
• Questions remain over future of Montreal homeless camp

  As winter approaches, critics are blasting Montreal's mayor  for being late in setting up emergency plan for the homeless, and wonder why it is taking so long.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2020
• Annual mass honouring Montreal’s unclaimed dead adopts special meaning during pandemic

  Archbishop Christian Lépine said his goal this year was to highlight the need for human connection during a global pandemic that has left many people feeling isolated.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2020
• Coronavirus: Officials failed to protect Montreal’s vulnerable neighbourhoods, activists say

  Some of Montreal's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods appear to be bearing the brunt of the city's COVID-19 numbers,

  Health

  May 14, 2020
• Hampstead tenants in affordable housing worry about plans to demolish building

  Tenants at an apartment buildings in Hampstead got a notice saying the building owner is seeking approval to demolish the building.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2019
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• Quebecers living in poverty have harder time getting out compared to elsewhere in Canada: study

  According to the study, five per cent of the population in the province has reported low incomes each year from 2009 to 2016 — one percentage point higher than English Canada.

  Economy

  Apr 11, 2019
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• Montreal increases funding to support homeless women

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says the city will give an additional $15,000 to Herstreet, a non-profit organization that helps homeless women

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2018