{"id":814949,"date":"2026-07-20T21:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/814949\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:21:09","slug":"ricochet-shelter-on-west-island-officially-purchases-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/814949\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricochet shelter on West Island\u00a0officially purchases building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ricochet shelter on Montreal\u2019s West Island has acquired its building on Gouin Boulevard West, in Pierrefonds, the organization announced in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>Calling it a victory and a milestone, Ricochet says owning the building puts an end to \u201cyears of uncertainty for vulnerable people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecoming owners isn\u2019t just about acquiring a building; it\u2019s about ensuring our permanent presence where the needs are most urgent,\u201d said Tania Charron, Ricochet\u2019s executive director. \u201cWe will never again be at the mercy of eviction or forced relocation, which further destabilizes the people we support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis building finally gives us the stability we need to deliver our services and offer a real path to social reintegration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The homeless shelter was <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.citynews.ca\/2024\/05\/30\/ricochet-centre-temporary-closure-montreal-west-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">forced to leave a previous location<\/a> \u2014 where it had been for three-and-a-half years \u2014 when its lease expired in May 2024. The property was given back to the regional health board that owned the building. About 50 clients were forced to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Ricochet reopened its doors at a new location about six weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the shelter says 80 people \u201ccould have ended up on the streets\u201d if it weren\u2019t for the building acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>Purchasing the building also comes with plans for the future, Ricochet explains. <\/p>\n<p>The organization is planning to soon renovate the currently unoccupied second floor, creating space for 60 new affordable units. The number of emergency beds will be reduced from 80 to 48. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the creation of these 60 affordable housing units, we are reversing the cycle of perpetual crisis,\u201d said Charron. \u201cWe are finally offering a structural solution to the housing crisis. We are proving that with political and community determination, it is possible to integrate a comprehensive approach \u2014 including affordable housing \u2014 into the heart of our neighborhoods in a dignified and harmonious way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Montreal as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=montreal.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782077411_500_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ricochet shelter on Montreal\u2019s West Island has acquired its building on Gouin Boulevard West, in Pierrefonds, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":814950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-814949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}