Village forum to discuss its future

Ville‑Marie borough is planning a forum to discuss the future of the Village. Still reeling from pandemic closures, coping with a larger population of homeless people than most of the city, the neighbourhood has learned that their section of Ste‑Catherine Street will be excavated in 2024 for infrastructure work.

I would add, though, that the second photo in this piece, showing boarded‑up frontages of Amir, Da Giovanni and other businesses, has nothing to do with a pandemic downturn. This is the block being torn down so a new condo development can be built there, and that’s why those storefronts are empty.