The vaccination program will start Monday March 1, 2021 in Montreal and there is talk that as of March 8 some more restrictions will be lifted. Please register for COVID-19 vaccine, (info below). “We’re going to get through this crisis, and downtown will regain its place as the economic and cultural heart of the metropolis,” said Montreal Mayor Valérie Plant in a statement.
Drivers going to the core of Montreal on the weekends will not to put money in the parking metres until then end of March.
Parking in the downtown area of Montreal will be free from Friday 6 P.M. to Sunday midnight. However, 8pm curfew still remains for the province
The city of Montreal started to offer free parking last fall to help boost traffic and sales for the holiday season in the downtown core. This was to help struggling merchants to keep their doors open due to the economic disaster of COVID-19.
At this point only 430,000 plus doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered since December 14, 2020. That is roughly only 5,650 vaccines given a day. Pharmacists will be allowed to give the vaccine as of mid March or early April depending on the number of COVID-19 vaccines Quebec receives. This new deal was signed with the government this past week. Over 1,500 pharmacies have signed up for this program out of the 3,000 in Quebec.
How to register for COVID-19 vaccine
If you are over 80 call 1-877-644-4545 or go to the online portal quebec.ca/covidvaccine
Today (Sunday February 28, 2021) there has been a reported 737 new cases and nine people have died.
There is also a $60 million plan for the city and province to help jump start the Montreal downtown core.
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