{"id":925947,"date":"2026-10-09T01:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/925947\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T01:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:18:13","slug":"montreal-mayor-says-city-will-offer-3000-spots-in-emergency-shelters-for-unhoused-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/925947\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal mayor says city will offer 3,000 spots in emergency shelters for unhoused – Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Erika Morris<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted October 8, 2026 8:39 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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The mayor says homelessness is the biggest humanitarian crisis the city is facing.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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The announcement comes after a woman died in an encampment in the Montr\u00e9al-Nord borough early Wednesday following a fire.<\/p>\n

Representatives of community organizations say they welcome the additional resources.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

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