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3 arrested after multiple shots fired at downtown property …
WEB2 days ago · City records show the building is owned by Emile Benamor, who also owns the buildings that burned Oct. 4 on Notre Dame Street East and March 2023 at Place d’Youville in Old Montreal.A total of nine people died in those fires. The building is also listed as Benamor’s law office with the Quebec Bar Association. “We can confirm the event regarding the office of my (client) this morning and ...
'Geyser' in Montreal after major water main break floods streets …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · A break in a major underground water main near Montreal’s Jacques-Cartier Bridge sent water gushing down streets and inside homes on Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of nearby buildings.
Montreal city hall reopens after $211M restoration, 5 years of work
WEBPosted June 7, 2024 9:26 am. Last Updated June 13, 2024 6:06 pm. Montreal city hall reopened to the public Saturday, after five years of a heritage restoration project — at a cost of $211 million. Long lines of visitors snaked around the revamped heritage building. The work was to bring the building up to code and current standards.
Montreal unveils 2050 urban and mobility plan - CityNews Montreal
WEBJun 11, 2024 · Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante unveils 2050 plan for urbanization and mobility at press conference on June 11, 2024. (Anastasia Dextrene, CityNews) Mayor Plante’s office also shared what they are calling the “Montreal Strategy,” which they say will be the crux of their new plan. The strategy consists of 10 points, including fairly ...
One year since Oct. 7: heavy police presence in downtown …
WEB4 days ago · There was a heavy police presence downtown on Monday as Montrealers gathered on the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and some isolated incidents of vandalism. Police say at around 4:20 p.m., some of the participants of a pro-Palestinian march started throwing paint, doing graffiti and breaking windows of a …
2024 budget: Montreal residential property taxes increasing 4.9% ...
WEBNov 15, 2023 · The City of Montreal unveiled its 2024 budget on Wednesday morning, announcing a residential property tax increase of 4.9 per cent – the highest the city has seen in 13 years. Commercial building owners will also see their property taxes increase by 4.6 per cent. That represents commercial property taxes reaching 14.3 per cent in […]
Montreal Mafia violence could continue in new year: expert
WEBDec 18, 2023 · It was a year of violent mob hits in Montreal, with multiple daytime shootings in 2023 targeting prominent figures in organized crime. It started with the attempted murder in March of alleged leader Leonardo Rizzuto, son of the former godfather of the Montreal mafia Vito Rizzuto.. In May, Claudia Iacono, the daughter-in-law of late Mafia figure Moreno Gallo, was fatally shot outside her hair ...
Montreal mayor working hard to floodproof city, she says
WEBAug 13, 2024 · By News Staff. Mayor Valérie Plante says the City of Montreal is continually working on making the city more flood proof. Plante was making her first public appearance since Friday’s historic rainfall in Montreal – and across Quebec – led to serious flooding. The mayor says multiple projects – including many in the works – are aimed ...