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A Montreal shelter has opened its first rooming house and is set to welcome 20 vulnerable women who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

The unveiling of four bronze sculptures marked the beginning of a trail meant to acknowledge the city's connections to nature and its Indigenous history. 

The 2.5-kilometre walk will feature 11 themed stations and an audio guide along with sphere-shaped bronze seats on which two artists have sculpted designs.

The vacancy rate in Montreal is at two per cent this year, for the third year in a row. The price for a three-bedroom, family sized-apartment generally starts at $1,500 a month.

Hippodrome has its first taker.

Centraide says Montreal’s housing crisis has reached staggering heights, with one in five households not able to make ends meet.

Centraide says Montreal's housing crisis has reached staggering heights, with one in five households not able to make ends meet.

The City of Montreal is calling it Lachine Canal 4.0, a revitalization project for the historic waterway that is a favourite destination for Montrealers, especially in the summer months.

The city has launched a plan to revamp the land surrounding Montreal's Lachine Canal by making it a bigger destination for businesses and investment. That could mean transformative change is on the way for the three boroughs around the famous waterway. Officials have dubbed the plan Lachine Canal 4.0. It has four goals.

Montreal is working on transforming a 93-unit building across from Lafontaine Park into affordable housing with a grant of $5.6 million.