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Montreal Tenants Organize to Block Dangerous Renovations (thenorthstar.media)

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On Monday, May 4, several tenants of the Norgate apartments in Montreal‘s St-Laurent neighborhood took action to block renovations that could have exposed asbestos in the walls and caused a prolonged interruption of heat and hot water. The action succeeded in halting work in 74 buildings until an independent investigation could be conducted. According to the residents, organized with the group…