Non-police Team that Responds to Distress Calls is Provided More Money by the City of Montreal

What happened to the executive committee meeting held by the city of Montreal? Let’s check it out...

The city of Montreal is moving forward with the second phase of a pilot project for an intervention team, known as Équipe mobile d'intervention sociale. This team was launched in the fall as an alternative to police responding to mental health calls. Équipe mobile d'intervention sociale responds to crises and distress among marginalized communities in Montreal. During the first phase, the team provided more than 1,000 interventions to Montrealers. The second phase is intended to offer new services. The city will be providing $749,000 to start this second phase. This will last until December 2022.

The environment was a big topic in this executive committee meeting.

The city of Montreal is planning to improve the purification of our city’s water through the wastewater treatment plan. This is one of the city’s largest environmental projects.

The update in the wastewater treatment plant will eliminate chemicals, drugs, bacteria and viruses that are present in the water more easily. As the city ended general access to PCR COVID-19 testing in early January, collecting waste water data has been vital in assessing COVID-19 cases to understand the infection rate for Montrealer's.

The city will be providing a contract worth almost $5M to Procova Inc. to construct an electrical entrance at the SPVM quartier general on Saint Urbain street. Procova Inc. will also be repairing the parking lot at this location. 

The protection of biodiversity in Montreal was brought up in this meeting, as the city wants to protect biodiversity in order to fight climate change. The city's goal is to protect 10% of Montreal's surface area by 2930. 

Want to learn more? Watch the video to stay updated with the City of Montreal's plans.