Richochet, the only homeless shelter on the West Island of Montreal, will reopen its doors on Monday, after being closed for more than 40 days.
RELATED - Montreal's mayor Valérie Plante made promises on Tuesday to build tens of thousands of new affordable housing units within the next decade. But it's unclear how much it would all cost and who would pay for it. As Global's Tim Sargeant reports, social housing advocates and private developers are skeptical – May 28, 2024It isn’t open to the community just yet, but Tania Charron and her team say the Ricochet shelter will be ready by Monday.
“It’s a relief for me, for the team, for the beneficiaries — some of them are contacting us every day to know when we’re going to reopen,” said Charron, Ricochet’s executive director.
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