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Mile End residents angry that developers are pushing out indie stores "These businesses are closing not because theyre not working, but because they have a landlord who is raising the rent in unreasonable fashion." Author of the article: Brendan Kelly  •  Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Mar 04, 2021  •  March 4, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  Projet Montréal councillor Richard Ryan has lived in the Mile End for 35 years and currently lives just around the corner from the...

Article content There’s a David versus Goliath battle going in the heart of Mile End, and it looks like Goliath has the upper hand in this all-too-familiar tale of gentrification in a hot hip neighbourhood. Goliath in this case is Montreal real-estate firm Shiller-Lavy Realties, which owns several buildings on St-Viateur St., and the underdog fighting for its life is the venerable independent bookstore S. W. Welch. The used bookstore is currently paying $2,000 a month in rent and owner Stephe...