VACCINE UPDATE, PROTESTORS DEMAND SOCIAL HOUSING, PROTESTERS STAND AGAINST SHIPPING YARD

Reporter: Shanellie Marie

Stories: Luca Caruso Moro

VACCINE UPDATE

More than 40 per cent of Quebecers have now received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccination.

This after Quebec has increased its capacity to administer 100 thousand shots in a day. 

At that rate, the province can expect to hit a milestone of 4 million doses given out by mid-May.

As of the 14, all adults will be able to book an appointment to get vaccinated. 

PROTESTORS DEMAND SOCIAL HOUSING

In other news...

Protesters gathered in Montreal’s southwest borough Saturday to demand more affordable housing in the city. 

Advocates say thousands of renters in Montreal are in desperate need of places to stay, with many fearing they won’t be able to afford a home come July 1. 

They’re calling on the Legault government to deliver 22 thousand social housing units over the next five years.

PROTESTERS STAND AGAINST SHIPPING YARD

Across the city…

Several hundred people gathered in protest against a shipping yard project planned in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. 

The space that’s slated to be the site of Ray-Mont Logistic’s new shipping yard is used by nearby residents as a park. 

People without homes have also pitched tents in the area. 

Advocates opposing the project also say the shipping yard will draw heavy transport truck traffic to the area, increasing pollution and noise levels.