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Nearly 200 new emergency homeless shelter spaces open in Montreal during polar vortex

by Timothy Edward, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

With overnight low temperatures between -20 and -25 C through Wednesday, the YMCA Downtown and STM premises in Ville Saint-Laurent are providing emergency shelter.

With a polar vortex in effect in Montreal and across much of Canada and the U.S. this week, nearly 200 emergency shelter spaces for the homeless have opened at the YMCA Downtown and at the STM premises in Ville Saint-Laurent.

The YMCA Downtown opened 135 spaces on Sunday night, to remain in place for a minimum of three nights (from 5 p.m. till 9 a.m.), while the STM is providing 60 additional spaces.

Overnight low temperatures between -20 and -25 C are expected in Montreal as the polar vortex continues through Wednesday.

Nearly 200 new emergency homeless shelter spaces open in Montreal during polar vortex

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