Week of Action Launched by Montreal Housing Groups to Highlight Rental Crisis - Montreal

Week of action launched by Montreal housing groups to highlight rental crisis - Montreal

Advocates say there's a huge backlog of delayed projects, and they think pressure tactics are needed against the Quebec government.

Towering crane on Montreal Road

JASON SETNYK A towering crane reaching approximately 200 feet into the sky was installed on May 9 at 910 Montreal Road, marking a major milestone in one of Cornwall’s most significant residential construction projects in years. The crane will assist in the construction of a 12-storey, 160-unit apartment building next to La Maison. The $44 million development, led by Quebec-based Swimko Construction, aims to bring much-needed rental housing to Le…

Week of action launched by Montreal housing groups to highlight rental crisis - Montreal #CDNNews #News #Politics

With Quebec’s moving day approaching on July 1st, housing groups in Montreal are launching what they call a week of action across the city to highlight the ongoing rental crisis. The groups launched the protests on Monday by temporarily occupying a property in the city’s Parc Extension neighbourhood. They say the city bought the property in 2020 with the promise of building social housing — but it has been sitting empty ever since. They say they…