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  MONTREAL -- After Monday’s dismantling of Montreal's second tent city organized within a year, Mayor Valerie Plante was clear her administration will not allow such encampments. “The plan is that we want to bring people under a roof,” Plante said at a news conference Thursday. “That’s always been our intention.” Montreal has surpassed its goal of creating 950 housing units for the homeless, the mayor said -- to be exact, her administration has developed 1,089 units. “This is where the help can start, the real work.. to have a long-term roof,” Plante said. But oppositi...

Share British immersive studio Make Real might be better known for its training and simulation solutions for virtual reality (VR) but it also knows a thing or two about gaming. Back in 2017 the team created four-player party title Loco Dojo for Oculus Rift, where players had to quickly complete crazy mini-games. Today, Make Real has announced Loco Dojo Unleashed, an Oculus Quest edition due to arrive later this year. Just like before, Loco Dojo Unleashed will feature the same 16 comedic mini-games such as swatting bats with nunchuck hotdogs, milking pigs with baby pigs, and flinging cats ...

  MONTREAL -- Despite there being a system in place for charitable volunteers to get priority for COVID-19 vaccines, many organizations doing vital work have only found out through word-of-mouth, or not at all. Kim Reid, president and founder of the West Island organization On Rock, said he became aware of the option of writing letters for volunteers “through the grapevine.” Reid said he reached out to MNA Greg Kelley, explaining his volunteers' exposure to the virus, several weeks ago. “He checked into it and the health minister didn't really want to do anything about it at the t...

Staff Report Pictured left to right are Tom Hein, of East Fork Fire, John Bellona, event chairperson, Sam Watts of East Fork Fire, Captain Mark Norwood of Tahoe Douglas Fire. Not pictured is Jeff Costa, of East Fork Fire, who was also named Fire Officer of the Year. Provided ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. — Tahoe Douglas Elks Lodge honored firefighters from the East Fork Fire Protection District and Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District on Saturday, April 24. This has been an annual event for years but because of the pandemic it was not held in 2020. This year the firefighters were provided with a trad...

  MONTREAL -- Former and possibly future Montreal mayor Denis Coderre toured a makeshift camp where Montrealers have set up tents on Tuesday, saying his successor must do more to help the homeless. The site off Hochelaga Rd. in the East End currently has around 12 tents and campers set up, but Coderre, who has announced his candidacy for this fall's election, said the city needs to learn something from a similar camp that sprung up last year. “Instead of re-inventing the wheel all the time, we have a great solution by reclassifying a hotel or acquiring a building,” he said. Welcome ...