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CTV News
31-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Nearly 200 affordable housing units left abandoned in eastern Montreal
Almost 200 units of affordable housing in eastern Montreal are empty as the city's housing crisis worsens, according to Noovo Info. Buildings on four streets in the Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood have affordable units but are currently vacant, according to some tenants. 'What's happening isn't normal because there are people looking for housing, people staying in 3 ½ apartments, and here it's affordable and heated,' one of the tenants told Noovo. They say the empty units have had door handles changed and the locks removed. Noovo reporters were able to corroborate that out of 650 apartments in the area, almost 200 are vacant -- including two-bedroom and three-bedroom units. Receptionists at the buildings in question refused to give more information on the empty apartments. When contacted by a potential renter, management has said there were no units available. One man said his son was recently evicted and has been homeless since. He tried to find him an apartment in vain. He has lived in a three-bedroom for years and was seeking a two-bedroom but found rent prices to be exorbitant. Housing lawyer Manuel Johnson said landlords have an incentive to leave their units empty for over a year. 'After 12 months, there is no competition for rent on vacant properties and the landlord could increase rents at will,' he said. This legal loophole, he said, is making the housing crisis worse as it keeps affordable housing off the market and allows for large hikes. A spokesperson for Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau said, 'it's vital to increase the supply of housing, so we want every unit that can be rented to be available,' and noted the units in question are private and not subsidized by the government. 'We have taken a number of measures to restore the balance between tenants and landlords, so that they are well aware of their rights and better equipped,' she said. 'For example, we amended the Civil Code to require the landlord to indicate in clause G of the lease the last rent paid and the date of payment, if no rent has been paid in the 12 months preceding the start of the lease, and to allow for the imposition of punitive damages when the landlord has knowingly omitted or misrepresented the notice.' The representative of the company that manages the buildings in question declined an interview with Noovo Info, but said the units are being left vacant as there are potentially renovation projects in the works. With files from Noovo Info's Véronique Dubé and Laurie Gervais
CTV News
14-07-2025
- CTV News
Man, 22, found dead in pool in Montreal's east end
Montreal police are investigating after a man was found unconscious in a pool. He was later confirmed dead. (CTV News) A young man was found dead in a pool in Montreal's Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood on Monday morning. Montreal police (SPVM) said that a 911 call at around 11:10 a.m. reported an unconscious person in a pool on 43rd Avenue near Alberic-Gelinas Street. Officers responded to find the 22-year-old man unconscious. 'The paramedics of Urgences-Santé, sadly, verified the death of the man,' said SPVM spokesperson Julien Levesque. A perimeter has been set up, and the investigation is continuing.
CTV News
07-07-2025
- CTV News
Teen in hospital after stabbing in Montreal's east end
An SPVM police vehicle is seen in Montreal on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi) A 16-year-old boy is in hospital after a stabbing in Montreal's east end Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood. Montreal police (SPVM) received multiple 911 calls at 10:45 p.m. about the incident in a commercial parking lot on Saint-Jean Baptiste Boulevard near René-Lévesque Street. When officers arrived on site, they located the teen with upper body injuries. He was transported to the hospital, and his life is not considered to be in danger. 'According to the first information, it's a conflict between several teenagers that would have escalated,' said Caroline Chèvrefils, a spokesperson with Montreal police. No arrests have been made, and a perimeter has been established to allow investigators to canvass the scene.
CTV News
12-06-2025
- CTV News
Body found after apartment fire in Montreal's east end
Officials are working to identify a body that was found following an apartment fire in Montreal's east end. (Cosmo Santamaria/CTV News) Officials are working to identify a body that was found following an apartment fire in Montreal's east end Wednesday night. Authorities received several 911 calls at 8:59 p.m. about the incident on Montmartre Street near Forsyth Street in the Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood. Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames on the third storey of the building and, once inside the building, discovered an unconscious person. They were pronounced dead at the scene. The person's identity is unknown for now. Firefighters say they have reason to believe the fire started in the kitchen. Another fire in Villeray Firefighters also responded to a fire at an apartment building in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough. The department received a 911 call Wednesday night about the incident on de Gaspé Avenue and de Liège Street. The building is considered heavily damaged, with the flames spreading from the basement to the third floor. There were no reported injuries, and residents were evacuated from their homes.
