Lorraine Carpenter, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

Yesterday, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and Ville-Marie MP Steven Guilbault, among others, announced a new joint investment of $80.5-million by the municipal, provincial and federal governments in 191 social and affordable housing units in the city.

The spaces will reportedly include a supervised rooming house for men on social assistance who are on the verge of homelessness, located in a former bed-and-breakfast on Ontario Street near St-Denis, as well as new housing for women, run by the women’s Downtown YWCA, and units for formerly homeless teens and young adults.

Plante reiterated the city’s commitment to working on the housing crisis, and thanked the city’s partners in these projects.

“We continue to take action to house Montrealers. Thank you to the Canadian government and the Quebec government for their support.”