Montreal police move in to dismantle part of homeless encampment east of downtown

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Montreal police are carrying out an operation to dismantle sections of a homeless encampment on Notre-Dame Street East near the city's downtown core.

Last month, Quebec's Transport Ministry (MTQ) issued eviction notices to the people who had been living in tents near Morgan Park in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

The Quebec government owns that stretch of land.

Initially, the people living there were given until Nov. 21 to leave.

The province has cited fire hazards and unsanitary conditions as the reasons to dismantle the encampment.