Ice storm: Montreal opens six emergency shelters
While more than 375,000 households are still in the dark in Montreal on Thursday evening, the City is opening six temporary emergency accommodation centers where people without electricity can spend the night while waiting for the situation to recover.
Set up in partnership with the Red Cross, these emergency shelters will be located at various locations in Montreal and open from 9 p.m. Thursday evening.
| Boroughs | Places |
| Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de- Grace | Côte-des-Neiges Sports Center : 4880 Van-Horne Avenue |
| Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Sports Center of-Grace : 6445 Monkland Avenue |
| Saint-Léonard | St-Antoine d’Exupery School 5150 Bd Robert |
| Verdun | Marcel-Giroux Community Center 4501 Av Bannantyne, |
| Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension | Lasallian Center (community center) 3001 Rue de Louvain E |
| Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | Centre Pierre-Charbonneau 3000 Rue Viau |
In order to know the inventory of fixtures municipal facilities, the population is invited to consult the various communication platforms issued by the boroughs and related cities and, if necessary, to communicate with them beforehand in order to plan their trips.
The City of Montreal ensures that it is hard at work on the ground in order to ensure the safety of the population as well as the fluidity of travel. She reiterates the importance of avoiding parks in order to give teams time to verify the risks and carry out the necessary interventions.
