Chez Doris to reopen weekend shelter in downtown Montreal
Chez Doris will finally be able to reopen its weekend day shelter this Saturday after it was closed down 10 months ago.
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Chez Doris will finally be able to reopen its weekend day shelter this Saturday after it was closed down 10 months ago.
The Ricochet Centre has been operating in a building owned by the Montreal West Island CIUSSS, which was always meant to be temporary since the shelter's opening in 2020. But instead of relocating, staff say their only option is to hand out survival kits.
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The city is one of the few Quebec municipalities charging a compensation tax to non-profit building owners who have a provincial exemption from paying municipal taxes.
This year, those housing the city's most vulnerable were billed a tariff even higher than the general property tax rate charged to homeowners.