The city will be gradually backing off garbage pickups to every two weeks. Quebec’s plan is to make this obligatory by the end of 2027. The theory is that this will make more of us use the composting and recycling pickups.
I predict that they’ll have to keep garbage pickup weekly in the summer, but we’ll see.
After a couple of police chase stories this month, La Presse’s Isabelle Hachey looked into how they turn out – and it’s not great news for passengers or innocent bystanders.
In addition, often the reason for the chase is some banal traffic infraction – hardly a reason to put lives at risk.
It feels a bit low-key to read the headline City of Montreal approves Cavendish extension after decades of discussion and delay. The story is merely that the city has acquired some land.
Sacré-Cœur Hospital was robbed of $40,000 in material intended for bariatric surgeries last month. Theory is that either it’s been shipped offshore, or sold to a private clinic here.
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