Robert Beaudry is a city councillor in the Ville-Marie Borough and responsible for this participatory budget. Around 650 ideas were proposed by the public last fall and now, Montrealers are invited to vote for one of the 31 projects that were selected.
Montreal police say all the people involved in the Ville-Marie borough overdoses were reacting to the same unknown substance and an investigation is underway.
Starting November 15, the city's downtown parking meters will have to be paid until 11 p.m. except on Sundays. Currently, motorists only need to feed the meter until 9 p.m.
A 50-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a car, marking the second day in a row that a pedestrian has been struck on Montreal roads.
Around 150 firefighters were working to contain a five-alarm fire in a heritage building in downtown Montreal Thursday afternoon. There were no reports of injury.