Montreal opposition wants money to support city's public markets
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Montreal's public markets are world-renowned, and the city's official opposition wants to keep it that way. Ensemble Montreal is submitting a motion to city council to revitalize the sites and their aging infrastructure, as many merchants say they need an upgrade.
Montreal's public markets are world-renowned, and the city's official opposition wants to keep it that way. Ensemble Montreal is submitting a motion to city council to revitalize the sites and their aging infrastructure, as many merchants say they need an upgrade.
Guy Desgroseilliers's family stall - Farm JP Desgroseilliers - has been at the Jean Talon Market since 1964.
The second-generation farmer said, like other buildings, the market is aging, and it needs a lot of maintenance.
Ensemble Montreal is asking the city to invest $20 million to revitalize all three public markets - Jean Talon, Atwater and Maisonneuve.
"For us to step away as a city and not come and take our responsibility, it's a little alarming for the future of our public markets in the city," said Cote-des-Neiges--Notre-Dame-de-Grace (CDN-NDG) city councillor Stephanie Valenzuela.
The public markets are a mixed responsibility. The non-profit Montreal Public Market runs them, but the city owns them and is responsible for major repairs.
