The Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension district council is held in a tense atmosphere Tuesday evening, as demonstrators for and against new cycle paths clash in front of the town hall.
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“We want our parking! We want our parking!”, chanted more than a hundred demonstrators, while dozens of others in favor of future routes for bicycles came to counter-demonstrate.
Several cycle path projects in the Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension neighborhoods have removed hundreds of parking spaces or are in the process of doing so.
Courtesy video screenshot
Some demonstrators who clashed almost came to blows, forcing police officers from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) to intervene and separate the groups of protesters.
Courtesy video screenshot
The district council meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
The room is filled to capacity as many citizens have registered for the question period.
The council chambers were at maximum capacity Tuesday evening. Photo Olivier Faucher
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2023-10-03 22:27:45
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