The Quebec government is adding a few hundred beds to the ongoing effort to provide shelter to the thousands of homeless people living in Montreal. "The needs are glaring and we must offer safe and suitable places," said Quebec's junior health minister, Lionel Carmant, on Twitter Friday. The hotel is located in the city's east end on Sherbrooke Street, across from the Radisson Metro station. A spokesperson for Caramant told CBC News that the emergency shelter will be temporary. The contract between Montreal and the hotel led to the creation of 250 emergency places to shelter homeless people through the winter.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2021 00:33 UTC