{"id":588805,"date":"2026-04-07T21:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/588805\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:06:09","slug":"montreal-neighbourhood-to-hold-vigil-after-unhoused-migrant-found-dead-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/588805\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal neighbourhood to hold vigil after unhoused migrant found dead – Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Community organizations in Montreal\u2019s Parc-Extension district are holding a vigil to remember a 42-year-old unhoused migrant who died earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Those who knew Manjeet Singh say he came to Canada from India in 2018 to escape poverty.<\/p>\n

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They say he was evicted from his home in early January and was found unresponsive on the street shortly after. He was declared dead in hospital Jan. 16.<\/p>\n

Those organizing the vigil say there are no emergency shelters or warming centres in the neighbourhood and are calling for better resources for migrants.<\/p>\n

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The organizations say Singh\u2019s body was cremated in Montreal last week.<\/p>\n

The vigil is taking place one week after the Quebec coroner\u2019s office launched an investigation into the rise in deaths of those experiencing homelessness in the city.<\/p>\n

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