somecanuckchickMar 20
DEFINE IMMEDIATE! Montréal allocates $6M to fix potholes, pledges immediate repairs: https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-allocates-6m-to-fix-potholes-pledges-immediate-repairs/ #le514 #polMTL #MTLpoli #montreal
Montreal allocates $6M to fix potholes, pledges immediate repairs

The City of Montreal has announced a series of measures to address bad road conditions and “adopt a new approach to prevent future potholes.”

CTVNews
somecanuckchickMar 20

Bonne chance avec ça !

L’administration Martinez Ferrada fait une promesse aux Montréalais : ils verront une différence cette année dans la propreté de la ville.

Les équipes de nettoyage seront présentes plus longtemps, avec plus d’appareils, ce qui fait craindre au syndicat des cols bleus que d’autres tâches soient délaissées.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2026-03-16/grand-menage-printanier/montreal-promet-une-ville-plus-propre-que-jamais.php #polMTL #MTLpoli #montreal

Grand ménage printanier Montréal promet une ville « plus propre que jamais »

L’administration Martinez Ferrada fait une promesse aux Montréalais : ils verront une différence cette année dans la propreté de la ville. Les équipes de nettoyage seront présentes plus longtemps, avec plus d’appareils, ce qui fait craindre au syndicat des cols bleus que d’autres tâches soient délaissées.

La Presse
somecanuckchickMar 20

L’état du métro continuera de se dégrader... https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2026-03-19/budget-du-quebec/l-etat-du-metro-continuera-de-se-degrader-croit-la-stm.php

#STM #CAQASTROPHE #FUCKTHECAQ #polQC #transpoQC #QCtranspo #QCpoli #assnat #polMTL #MTLpoli

Budget du Québec L’état du métro continuera de se dégrader, croit la STM

Le métro montréalais continuera de se dégrader à court terme, prévient la Société de transport de Montréal (STM). Aucune nouvelle somme n’est prévue dans les cinq prochaines années pour le maintien des infrastructures dans le budget provincial, au moment où la moitié des stations sont déjà en mauvais état.

La Presse
somecanuckchickMar 18

If it's anything like the previous DECADE PLUS, then there will be vehicles parked along the street in front of the houses when the street cleaner is deployed and MAYBE by June the street will actually be cleaned of the abrasives, etc. that's accumulated along the curb... because the borough fails to ticket and tow the vehicles parked there!

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7131188 #polMTL #MTLpoli #montreal

Annual spring cleanup begins in Montreal — 2 weeks earlier than usual

The operation will start before April 1 under the Martinez Ferrada administration. Cleaning crews will also work longer than in previous years.

CBC
somecanuckchickMar 16
64 days into 2026... 30 women and girls violently killed in Canada: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/30-women-and-girls-violently-killed-in-canada-so-far-in-2026-femicide-observatory/ #cdnpoli #polcan #femicide #polQC #QCpoli #polMTL #MTLpoli
30 women and girls ‘violently’ killed in Canada so far in 2026: femicide observatory

Thirty women and girls have been “violently” killed in Canada in 2026 so far, according to a new report released by the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice.

CTVNews
somecanuckchickMar 3

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FILLING THE POTHOLES. WHY ARE POTHOLES LIKE SKIING MOGULS NOW?!??!?

Pothole damage up nearly 50 per cent in Montréal, via CTV News: https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/pothole-damage-up-nearly-50-per-cent-in-montreal-caa/ #mayorsoraya #polMTL #MTLpoli #514BS

somecanuckchickFeb 28

Quite the wake-up call.

~44% of #paramedics say they are either planning to change their profession or retire in the next five years, according to a survey by the paramedics’ union.

~17% of the survey respondents said they will continue working as paramedics.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/02/27/half-paramedics-to-quit-montreal/

#firstresponders #essentialworkers #montreal #polMTL #polQC #MTLpoli #QCpoli #CAQASTROPHE

'A wake-up call': Nearly half of Montreal paramedics considering leaving their job, survey finds

About 44 per cent of paramedics say they are either planning to change their profession or retire in the next five years, according to a survey by the paramedics’ union. Only about 17 per cent of the survey respondents said they will continue working as paramedics. The union representing more than 950 Urgences-santé paramedics, who […]

CityNews Montreal
somecanuckchickFeb 25

When you move the goal posts... and blame the previous administration for everything else.

I'd like to know why we've had 3 snowfalls and zero déneigement operations. I live on a street that accesses the Décarie and the JGH, etc. and it's downright shameful.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-mayor-100-days-9.7100424 #polMTL #MTLpoli

Montreal mayor gives herself an 8 out of 10 on her first 100 days in office | CBC News

Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada made 10 key promises to Montrealers she said she’d achieve in her first 100 days in office. Well, today she hit that first 100-day milestone, and how did she do? She told reporters this week, she gives herself an eight out of 10.

CBC
somecanuckchickFeb 20

#Mobility is NOT a priority for Mayor Soraya.

Money for mobility in #Montréal's budget is $354,000 — a 90% cut — and zero is planned for 2027...

UNACCEPTABLE.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-mobility-budget-9.7096591 #mtlpoli #polMTL

Montreal cut 90% of this mobility program's funding. Advocates fear harder access to public spaces | CBC News

Montreal’s universal mobility program dedicates money annually to make public places more accessible for those with reduced mobility. That includes places like libraries, pools and parks. For each of the past two years, Valérie Plante's administration dedicated $3 million to the program. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada's budget leaves nothing in the coffers for 2027.

CBC
DFeb 17
It's surprising that after decades of no level of government keeping any promise other than cutting taxes (or non-financial culture war ones) there's not enough money for all the deferred maintenance.

And do you think that all the cars having been replaced by single occupant light trucks might be affecting the number of potholes? Because this story doesn't seem to mention it.

#mtlpoli

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/road-to-ruin-montreals-pothole-problems-have-solutions-but-city-lacks-money/
Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

Montrealer Marianick Baril says she’s had eight flat tires since Christmas. Now, she plans her daily commute less on travel time and more by choosing the streets that have the fewest craters that threaten to send her vehicle back to the mechanic.

CTVNews