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Montreal’s urban planning committee will recommend the adoption of a proposed plan and by-law change to develop the bleak area between the Lachine Canal and the St. Lawrence River, encompassing historical and cultural city landmarks like Habitat 67, the Farine Five Roses building and Silo no. 5.
"We want to sleep at night," said a woman who lives nearby.
Montreal, in conjunction with Quebec and Canada, will open a new $10.5 million overnight women's shelter to meet the growing demand for spaces from the city's vulnerable populations.
For decades, many in Little Burgundy's Black community have dreamed of rebuilding the historic Negro Community Centre. Now, those dreams are one step closer to reality: The Centre for Canadians of African Descent (CCAD), has purchased the vacant lot where the NCC once stood, intending to hand it over to the community eventually.
The city of Montreal has identified 93 new lots with a view to subjecting them to the right of first refusal for social housing and residential purposes.