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New agency mulling changes to improve parking enforcement in Montreal
The city gives no directive to its parking enforcement agents to be tolerant of illegally parked cars, whether they’re the personal vehicles of construction workers or the commercial-plated cars of anyone else, says the head of Montreal’s newly created mobility agency that oversees parking. Nevertheless, Laurent Chevrot, who took over as general director of the Agence de mobilité durable de Montréal in April, says his agency is mulling changes to improve parking enforcement in the city. “What’s really important for us is that parking is really a tool of managing mobility,” he said. READ MORE
Structural problems force St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church to close
St. Gabriel’s Parish in Pointe-St-Charles has vacated its 130-year-old church on Centre St. due to safety concerns. Last week members of the Catholic church, a focal point for Montreal’s Irish community, were told to vacate the premises due to structural problems. READ MORE
Citizens’ movement supports riverside park to replace Lachine marina
A group of Lachine residents is planning a “Lazy-River”-style floating rally in Lac Saint-Louis to show support for the city of Montreal’s plan to close the Lachine marina and transform it into a nautical park open to all. READ MORE
Plante under threat from possible Coderre run, poll suggests
With the next municipal election still more than a year away, a new CROP poll shows former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre would have bested incumbent Valérie Plante had an election been held late last month. READ MORE
