A new web directory of social services available in greater Montreal has launched. It’s called 211 Grand Montréal.
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Kate
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Kate
Every time city hall opposition makes a demand – even a noble-sounding idea like resources for the homeless in boroughs outside downtown – they should be reminded that you can’t expand services without collecting taxes, so kvetching about tax increases while demanding more services is simply illogical.
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Kate
A resident of Verdun will face charges after he emailed threats to the mayor. Item says he was already known to police.
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Kate
Emmett Johns won’t be having a national funeral, but there will be a vigil Wednesday at 17:00 at Émilie-Gamelin park, followed next week by a visitation at city hall and a funeral at St Patrick’s.
I’m seeing tweets suggesting something in town should be named for him.
Update: photos of Wednesday’s vigil from the Journal.
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Kate
The Museum of Fine Arts had a big year last year, propelled by their Chagall exhibit and the 375th.
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Kate
Festivals have been doing business with a bar staff company that recruits “volunteer” workers who don’t declare an income based entirely on tips.
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Kate
Quebec is doling out money for school renovations including $286 million for Montreal. Meantime, the CSDM is running out of space for new classes it needs to start next September.
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Kate
A report says the city is using obsolete software. Despite talk about the “smart city” it’s still using some applications from the 1970s. But now it’s adopting a policy of using open source software.
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