Gobeil is one of the first participants in Programme Bienvenue, a three-month rapid housing pilot project developed by the Welcome Hall Mission. (Matt D'Amours/CBC)Jean-Michel Gélinas, a Programme Bienvenue supervisor, said they're up against the same hurdles facing other Montreal apartment-hunters. Jean-Michel Gélinas, Programme Bienvenue supervisor, across the street from Hotel Place Dupuis. Without the support from Programme Bienvenue, Ruggiero admits he wouldn't have had the means to find an apartment. "I guess I was sitting at the right place at the right time," he said.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2021 09:00 UTC