Mattresses, sofas, trash bags — large and small items: Montreal blue-collar workers will be on the streets for the next few days with their annual post-moving cleaning work. ..
"We are dealing with a large amount of material on the curb of the street," said city spokesman Philip Sabrin.
City crew with bulldozers and dump trucks are busy removing the porch trash pile left by hundreds of newly housed tenants.
This task picks up an estimated 50,000 tonnes of garbage. Sabrin said it would take two weeks.
"We need everyone's help. Classify your stuff and bring your material to the curb of the street only at the right time, and it's the city. Helps clean the area, "said Sabrin.
Sabrin calls on residents to recycle discarded items and do the same at one of the seven ecocenters drop-off points. , A valuable resource for showing what the city's website is closest to.
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Currently, the city says that about 200 families have not yet lived after the move date. This is down from the 600 recorded on July 2nd.
Sabrin says 32 families have been evacuated to the hotel until a new home is found.
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"We are ready to deal with the situation," Sabrin said, and the city's budget is Said it was $ 3.5 million. It provides resources such as hotels and furniture storage for low-income families.
The Government of Quebec has announced that it will increase its financial support programs for low-income households from October 1st.
The government has also announced that it will spend $ 2 million to support it as part of its July 1 operation. People find housing and provide temporary housing and furniture storage for those who cannot find a place to live.
According to the state housing sector, more than 8,000 "social and affordable" housing units have been built or are under construction since 2018.
The city of Montreal said it is waiting for Quebec and Ottawa to reach a funding agreement that will allow them to build or refurbish 6,000 public housing units.
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Homeless animals
Montreal's SPCA has been around for the past three months It says it has accepted 689 animals and is dealing with the influx of abandoned pets.
The shelter says all the animals are from renters who couldn't find a new home to allow their pets.
The situation became even more difficult this year as pet owners were forced to make difficult decisions due to low availability, spokesman Anita Capsinska said.
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