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Montreal-North borough mayor calls destruction of homeless encampment a misunderstanding
Mayor Christine Black ordered an investigation after city workers mistakenly destroyed possessions while clearing waste at a tolerated homeless encampment, pledging to replace damaged items.
- On Nov. 28, 2025, Christine Black, borough mayor of Montréal-Nord, ordered an investigation after city workers destroyed a homeless encampment earlier this week, The Canadian Press reported.
- Officials say crews were dispatched to clear accumulated waste, and the borough of Montréal-Nord had tolerated the encampment because the encampment residents had nowhere else to go.
- Three residents told La Presse earlier this week that city workers showed up without warning Monday evening and destroyed almost everything they owned, damaging possessions.
- The mayor said the episode was a mistake and wants the residents' damaged possessions replaced after city workers cleared waste earlier this week.
- Coverage by La Presse and The Canadian Press brought wider attention to Montréal-Nord's tolerance of the encampment, underscoring that residents had nowhere else to go.
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The Mayor of Montreal North ordered an investigation after the destruction of a homeless camp by municipal employees earlier this week.
·Montreal, Canada
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MONTREAL — The Mayor of the Borough of Montréal-Nord announced that she had ordered an investigation after the destruction of a homeless camp by municipal employees earlier this week. Christine Black explained that employees had been sent to Montreal-Nord to clear the accumulated waste, but that, following a misunderstanding, they accidentally destroyed the property of the people who lived there. In a recent statement, she described the situatio…
·Richelieu, Canada
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Leaning Left21Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution91% Left
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