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Montreal mayor says city will offer 3,000 spots in emergency shelters for unhoused

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Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced that the city will provide 3,000 emergency shelter beds to address homelessness this winter. The mayor cited a recent fire at an encampment where a woman died as evidence of the urgent need for such measures. She also expressed confidence in securing necessary funding after Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the incoming premier, pledged to prioritize homelessness. Representatives from community organizations have welcomed these additional resources.

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Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced plans to provide 3,000 beds in emergency shelters this winter to address homelessness, which she calls the city's biggest humanitarian crisis. Many people have been sleeping in chairs due to a shortage of available spots. The mayor believes funding will be secured after premier-elect Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised to prioritize homelessness. This comes following a fire at an encampment in Montréal-Nord where a woman died. Community organizations support the additional resources, but details on securing the necessary funds remain uncertain.

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Get breaking National news She adds that she believes the city will get the funding it needs after premier-elect Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised to make homelessness a top priority.

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🔮 Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says the city is planning to provide 3,000 beds in emergency shelters to address homelessness this winter.

2026-10-09 · Global News

Montreal mayor says city will offer 3,000 spots in emergency shelters for unhoused · assertive framing

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Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says the city is planning to provide 3,000 beds in emergency shelters to address homelessness this winter. asserted

city → say → homelessness

The mayor says homelessness is the biggest humanitarian crisis the city is facing. asserted

city → say → ?

The new beds are needed, the mayor says, noting that many people using the emergency shelters have had to sleep in chairs over the last few years. asserted

people → need → years

Get breaking National news She adds that she believes the city will get the funding it needs after premier-elect Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised to make homelessness a top priority. asserted

homelessness → get → funding

The announcement comes after a woman died in an encampment in the Montréal-Nord borough early Wednesday following a fire. asserted

woman → come → fire

Representatives of community organizations say they welcome the additional resources. asserted

they → say → resources

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2026. asserted

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