Pierre Desrochers

• Bell Centre and Saputo Stadium save millions in taxes

  The Bell Centre and Saputo Stadium have had a significant decrease in taxes over the years.

  Money

  Apr 25, 2017
  
• Over budget: Police directing traffic costs Montreal extra $10.5M in overtime

  The City of Montreal posted a surplus of $139 million in its 2016 financial report, but overspent when it came to paying police officers directing traffic.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2017
  
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• Montreal cancelling snow-removal contract

  The city's executive committee is recommending to council that the five-year contract with Pavages D'Amour be terminated at the end of this season - one year into the deal.

  Politics

  Feb 16, 2017
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• 2017 Canadian Grand Prix event still to be approved by FIA

  The schedule still has 21 races listed, but the stops in Canada, Germany and Brazil are still to be approved by the sports governing body FIA.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2016
• Hippodrome housing delays hurting Côte-des-Neiges community

  A massive new housing project on the site of the old Hippodrome race track off Decarie is snarled in delays, pushing construction further behind schedule.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2016
• Montreal’s blue collar workers defy labour board ruling

  Montreal's blue collar union has defied a labour board ruling by going ahead with an illegal general assembly at the Palais des Congrès while workers were supposed to be on the job.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2015
• Quebec Labour Board rules in favour of city to stop wildcat strike

  Quebec's Labour Board sided with the City of Montreal after blue collar workers failed to show up to a hearing on Monday morning.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2015
• 6 Montreal firefighters fired over pension plan protest

  The City of Montreal has confirmed that six firefighters have been fired and 57 more city workers and firefighters disciplined.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2014