Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Leader of Ensemble Montr\u00e9al and candidate for mayor of the metropolis, made several announcements in neighborhoods neglected by Projet Montr\u00e9al, pledging to invest in services for youth and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mrs. Martinez Ferrada visited the borough of Mercier\u2013Hochelaga\u2013Maisonneuve, where she announced a $7 million investment to expand the Hochelaga Community Centre <\/strong>by 5,000 square feet, renovate the Pierre-Lorange Pool<\/strong>, and expand the Hochelaga Library <\/strong>so the centre can offer more sports, cultural, and community activities. On Monday, Ms. Martinez Ferrada also stopped in front of the Doug Harvey Arena<\/strong> to announce a major reinvestment in the C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce borough. The borough currently has only three sports centres, all operating at full capacity. These new facilities are therefore essential to meet the needs of residents in Montr\u00e9al\u2019s most populated borough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier in the day, Mrs. Martinez Ferrada visited 7235 Saint-Urbain Street, a vacant building acquired by the City in 2019, located in the borough of Villeray\u2013Saint-Michel\u2013Parc-Extension (VSMPE). In its first mandate, Ensemble Montr\u00e9al will implement a series of measures to speed up housing construction. Ensemble Montr\u00e9al also plans to leverage the city\u2019s real estate equity to quickly develop vacant lots and buildings, notably through 70-year emphyteutic leases, property tax credits for affordable and social housing projects, and the creation of an Affordability Fund to build and acquire non-market housing, among other measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Citations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s important that our youth, our families, and all Montrealers have spaces where they can thrive. Sports infrastructure helps create winning living conditions for everyone \u2014 places where people can learn, come together, and grow. To make it happen, we must absolutely vote for change on November 2.\u201d \u201cThe NDG community has been asking for a sports centre for a long time. The current facilities are over capacity and no longer meet the needs of residents. I\u2019m proud that we can finally offer them spaces that reflect their needs.\u201d \u201cResidents of Mercier\u2013Hochelaga\u2013Maisonneuve have been taken for granted by the outgoing municipal administration. It\u2019s time to invest so they can access quality sports, cultural, and community facilities.\u201d Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Leader of Ensemble Montr\u00e9al and candidate for mayor of the metropolis, made several announcements in neighborhoods neglected by Projet Montr\u00e9al, pledging to invest in services for youth and families. Mrs. Martinez Ferrada visited the borough of Mercier\u2013Hochelaga\u2013Maisonneuve, where she announced a $7…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":19104,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"false","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[209,603,1,638,566],"tags":[],"district":[159,161,369,165],"class_list":["post-19102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-en","category-infrastructure","category-sanscategorie","category-sports-and-recreation","category-youth","district-cote-des-neiges-notre-dame-de-grace","district-mercier-hochelaga-maisonneuve","district-ville-marie","district-villeray-saint-michel-parc-extension"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
She also committed to expanding and renovating the Langelier Library. Finally, the party pledged to begin the process of building a new sports and community centre in T\u00e9treaultville.
Commitments in C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Ensemble Montr\u00e9al administration would build a multisport centre in the Darlington district and launch the renovation of the Doug Harvey Arena. A total of $50 million over 10 years, including $21.8 million in a first mandate, would be allocated to these projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\nReminder on Housing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Alongside Sylvain Gari\u00e9py, Ensemble Montr\u00e9al\u2019s housing spokesperson and candidate for borough mayor of VSMPE, she reiterated her key housing commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current By-law for a Mixed Metropolis<\/em> (the \u201c20-20-20\u201d rule) would be replaced by financial incentives and partnerships with real estate actors and nonprofits. The party would also use incentive zoning to encourage affordable housing construction and establish a 90-day permit approval standard, supported by AI tools to simplify the application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Soraya Martinez Ferrada<\/strong>,candidate for Mayor of Montreal and Leader of Ensemble Montr\u00e9al <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Stephanie Valenzuela<\/strong>, candidate for borough mayor of C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Chantal Gagnon<\/strong>, candidate for borough mayor of Mercier\u2013Hochelaga\u2013Maisonneuve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"