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Montreal invests $540,000 to renovate 45 housing units for vulnerable residents
The City of Montreal is investing 540,000 to speed up the renovation of 45 vacant housing units owned by the Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM), with the goal of housing people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. Announced just days before Quebec’s annual July 1 moving day, the funding comes [] The post Montreal invests 540,000 to renovate 45 housing units for vulnerable residents appeared first on CityNews Montreal.
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· Jul 9, 2026
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Related coverage for "Montreal invests $540,000 to renovate 45 housing units for vulnerable residents": The Suburban — When tenants leave, rents surge: A West Island housing reality. CityNews Montreal — $159M affordable housing project in Montreal’s Saint-Michel. Commercial Observer — Dependable Equities Lands $54M Resi Loan in Fort Lauderdale. KROF – 960 AM – Lafayette — What Lafayette Parish Homes Cost Right Now. The Real Deal — Off-market Cobble Hill triplex tops Brooklyn’s luxury market. Nepal News — अस्पताल भवन निर्माण अलपत्र