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Illustrative stock photo: street utility work. Chloë Forbes-Kindlen / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Rue Stanley repair. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Stanley Street closes Sunday after water-main break

Rue Stanley is closed between Dr Penfield Avenue and Sherbrooke Street West on Sunday while crews respond to a broken water main.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: memorial wreaths. David Clode / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Taken at an Australian memorial, not a Montréal ceremony. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Remembrance ceremonies set for Montréal West, Montréal-East and Verdun Sunday

Veterans Affairs Canada lists Remembrance ceremonies in Montréal West, Montréal-East and Verdun on Sunday, November 8.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: highway tunnel. KS KYUNG / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a Montréal closure. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Décarie and Ville-Marie closures scheduled overnight Sunday

Major overnight closures are scheduled on northbound Décarie and in both directions through Ville-Marie tunnels from Sunday night into Monday morning.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: INFRAME Studio’s / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not Lachine’s water system. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Temporary water shutoff planned for parts of Lachine November 9 or 10

A roughly one-hour water interruption is planned for parts of Rue Victoria and 36e Avenue in Lachine on November 9 or 10.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: geothermal heat-and-pipe infrastructure. Bernd Dittrich / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a funded Québec project. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Québec moves waste-heat recovery support into ÉcoPerformance

Québec has directed waste-heat recovery applicants to the revised ÉcoPerformance program, whose new framework supports feasibility studies and infrastructure projects.

Nov 6, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: no-parking sign in deep snow. Alex Moliski / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a LaSalle street. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

LaSalle updates winter parking signs and information phone numbers

LaSalle has changed some seasonal parking restrictions and the phone numbers shown on Info-Stationnement signs ahead of the November 16 winter period.

Nov 6, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock image: cultivated agricultural fields. Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash; cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Québec agroenvironmental rules begin phasing in January 2027

Québec’s new agroenvironmental regulation starts taking effect January 1, replacing the existing agricultural operations regulation through a transition lasting until 2029.

Nov 5, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock image: an outdoor festival performance. Photo by Strvnge Films on Unsplash; cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Québec opens funding window for 2027 festivals and tourism events

Promoters of qualifying Québec festivals and tourism events scheduled between May and October 2027 can apply for provincial assistance until December 2.

Nov 5, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock image: apartment buildings. Photo by Robert Macleod on Unsplash; cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Greater Montréal housing summit opens with 20% non-market target

A Greater Montréal housing summit opens Thursday with a goal of developing a roadmap toward 20 per cent non-market rental housing by 2046.

Nov 5, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock image: an urban-planning map. Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash; cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Pie-IX–Vertières hearing runs today; written opinions due Friday

Montréal’s public consultation office is holding a Pie-IX–Vertières hearing on Thursday, with written opinions accepted until Friday.

Nov 5, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Lars Bo Nielsen / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not the Saint-Léonard program or its participants. Cropped/resized by WordPress.

Montréal & Québec

Saint-Léonard launches two-year after-school youth hub

The borough’s Mega Hub-Social will offer free after-school activities at four Saint-Léonard locations over the next two years.

Nov 4, 2026 1 min read