The Plante administration has requested “work as quickly as possible” to renovate social housing in very poor condition in eastern Montreal.
The Press revealed Friday morning that residents of Habitations Marie-Victorin had to live in deplorable conditions, with multiple holes in the walls, smashed ceilings and even bullet holes still visible.
“I want these families to be supported in finding other accommodation, so as not to live in the same conditions and for work to be carried out as quickly as possible. And here I am polite by saying as quickly as possible,” reacted the mayor of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Caroline Bourgeois, to 98.5 FM. Habitations Marie-Victorin are located in its district.
“It’s absolutely terrible. We are all shocked,” she continued. ” It’s not acceptable. No one accepts that there are ceilings with trash bags above the shower. »
Mme Bourgeois also pointed the finger at Quebec, saying that HLMs belong “officially to the government of Quebec” while being managed by the Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal (OMHM).
“When we have children with nosebleeds, we have a bad problem,” she added. “It’s not because it’s the OMHM that it’s more acceptable. »