The Carrefour St-Pierre expansion and renovation project will offer quality, accessible and affordable rental spaces to organizations committed to help marginalized people thanks to an investment of more than $7.9 million from the federal government.
Announced by the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, this project will meet the needs of the neighbourhood and people in the community by providing modern premises to community and social economy organizations that provide direct services to people in need, including food security, psychosocial support and defense of rights or to organizations offering housing assistance services. These community organizations struggle to find accommodation in this housing context.
After establishing itself at 1212 Panet Street more than 50 years ago as Cité des ondes populaires to meet the priority needs of service organizations and vulnerable populations, Centre St-Pierre is resolutely turned towards the future and is doubling its surface area. Carrefour St-Pierre, which includes the Centre St-Pierre and the new Maison St-Pierre, aims to become a place of meeting, exchange, sharing and influence for organizations engaged in popular education, justice, social transformation and ecological transition.
The funding will be used, among other things, to upgrade the Maison St-Pierre by carrying out necessary repair work to add modern spaces for organizations, as well as increasing energy performance and improving the quality and functionality of the building, including its universal accessibility. The work includes replacing the existing windows by more efficient windows and renovating roofs of the building. Green spaces will also be created outside of the Carrefour St-Pierre to reduce heat islands and runoff water.
A thriving economy needs strategic investments in green and inclusive community infrastructure to build a sustainable future for Canadians, with access to good jobs, while limiting impacts on the environment.
By continuing to work closely with its partners across Canada, the federal government is ensuring that Canadians are supported by infrastructure that can connect them to jobs, services, amenities, and their communities at large.
