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Despina Sourias est une montréalaise quadrilingue qui détient un baccalauréat en développement international de l’Université de McGill ainsi qu’un DESS en administration internationale de l’École Nationale d'Administration Publique de Montréal. Son désir d’accompagner les jeunes à trouver leur voie sur le marché du travail l’a conduite vers le Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce où elle
01/16/2026
J'attendais avec impatience que la nouvelle administration de Montréal présente son budget. Je dois avouer que j'ai été choquée d'apprendre que la Boite bienvenue bébé ne serait plus offerte.
Cette initiative visait à aider les nouveaux parents à s'y retrouver dans le monde de la parentalité grâce aux services municipaux. En supprimant cette initiative, l'administration affirme qu'elle réduit les services offerts aux familles et le soutien aux entreprises locales, qui ont ete contractées pour offrir leurs produits.
Globalement, le budget manque de perspicacité et de vision quant à ce qui rapproche la ville des Montréalais.es et ce qui peut leur faciliter un peu la vie. Tout comme la suppression de la boîte bébé, les investissements dans les bibliothèques, les infrastructures sportives et la conservation des espaces verts comme la Falaise St-Jacques ont été considérablement réduits. Tous ces projets améliorent la qualité de vie des Montréalais.es et nous rendent plus fiers.ères d'élever nos familles ici.
L’avenir nous montra l’impact de ces décisions, mais je ne pense pas qu'elles soient les bonnes pour rendre notre ville plus inclusive, attrayante et résiliente.
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I was impatiently waiting for Montreal's new administration to present their budget and was shocked to hear that
the Welcome Baby Box will no longer be distributed.
This initiative was meant to help new parents, regardless of social class or status, navigate the world of parenthood through city services. Βy cutting back on this, the administration is saying that they are cutting back on serving families and supporting local businesses whose products were in the box.
The budget lacks insight and vision as to what brings the city closer to Montrealers and what can make Montrealers lives a bit easier. Like the box’s elimination, investments in libraries, sports infrastructure, preserving green spaces like the Falaise St-Jacques have been decreased significantly. All these projects better the quality of life for Montrealers and make them prouder to raise their families here!
Time will show the impact of these decisions but I do not believe they are decisions that will help our city become more inclusive, attractive and resilient.
Projet Montréalt
11/12/2025
Je veux féliciter ma collègue et amie Ericka Alneus (on se connait depuis longtemps) d’avoir été élue cheffe de Projet Montréal. Le nouveau chapitre commence à s’écrire!
Congrats to my colleague and friend Ericka for becoming the leader of Projet Montreal! A new chapter is beginning!
11/07/2025
Alors que la poussière retombe après des mois de campagne, je prends un moment pour vous remercier, vous, les citoyennes et citoyens de Loyola. Je vous dis merci de m’avoir permise de représenter vos voix et vos aspirations au cours des quatre dernières années. 💚
Je suis très fière de ce que nous avons accompli ensemble, avec Gracia Kasoki Katahwa - Mairesse de CDN NDG,et toute notre équipe de Projet Montréal. Merci du fond de mon cœur à ma famille et à nos formidables bénévoles d’avoir toujours été là pour moi — et pour nous.
À Luc Rabouin et Valérie Plante, votre confiance en moi m’a aidée à trouver ma voix pour mieux servir les Montréalais et Montréalaises 🙏
Comme la vie, ces quatre dernières années ont passé trop vite, mais je crois sincèrement que nous avons apporté des changements tangibles et durables à notre arrondissement, tout en aidant Montréal à se préparer aux défis à venir.
À Loyola, nous avons :
🚸 renforcé la sécurisation des parcours autour des écoles;
🚧 réparé de nombreuses rues locales tel que Fielding;
🚴♀️ reconfiguré la rue Terrebonne pour en faire une rue plus calme, plus sécuritaire et plus accueillante pour les piétons et cyclistes;
🛹 inauguré un skatepark ultramoderne — peut-être le meilleur de Montréal!
Dans le secteur Westhaven, nous avons construit un nouveau chalet et une aire de jeux d’eau au parc Coffee. Ce quartier, longtemps négligé, reçoit enfin l’attention qu’il mérite. Nous avons aussi procédé à une indexation historique du financement de nos organismes communautaires, durement affectés par la pandémie.
Et plusieurs grands projets avancent :
🌿 la Falaise St-Jacques sera préservée;
🎭 l’analyse du théâtre Empress s’est poursuivi pour un projet mixte de logements, d’espaces culturels et commerciaux à l’image des consultations effectuées;
🏘️ les logements sociaux barricadés de Walkley seront reconstruits grâce au financement de Québec ainsi que la collaboration entre l’OMHM et nos services d’arrondissement.
Merci à toutes et à tous de nous avoir permis de mener à bien ce travail essentiel.
Je félicite chaleureusement Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Stéphanie Valenzuela et Alex Theodoresco pour leur élection. J’espère que cette nouvelle administration continuera à œuvrer pour le bien de toute la communauté, pas seulement pour celles et ceux qui savent comment se faire entendre.
Restez en contact, tout le monde 💚❤️😘
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As the dust settles after months of campaigning and as we take in the election results, I want to take a moment to thank you — the citizens of Loyola — for allowing me to represent your voice and your aspirations over the last mandate. I’m so proud of what we accomplished together with Gracia and our Projet Montréal team.
I also want to thank my family and our incredible volunteers for always being there for me and for us. To Luc Rabouin and Valérie Plante — your faith in me gave me a voice I never knew I had.
Although the last four years passed swiftly, I truly believe that we brought tangible and systemic change to our borough and helped prepare our city to face the challenges ahead.
In Loyola, we increased traffic-calming measures around schools and repaired many of our local roads. The Terrebonne reconfiguration — though contested by some — has made the street quieter, and more pedestrian- and bike-friendly. 🙂
We also now have a state-of-the-art skatepark that is so widely used — it’s said to be the best in Montréal!
In the Westhaven sector, a brand-new chalet and splash pad have been built at Coffee Park. This historically underserved area is finally getting the attention it deserves. We also achieved a historic indexation for our community organizations, which suffered greatly due to the the pandemic.
There are many other advances we made. Working with the City Centre, as well as provincial and federal partners, we’ve moved forward on the preservation of the Falaise, the redevelopment of the Empress, and the rebuilding of the barricaded social housing units on Walkley.
Thank you all for allowing us to do this important work. I also want to congratulate Stéphanie Valenzuela and Alex Theodoresco on their election. I hope this new administration continues to work for everyone — not just for the few who know how to be heard.
Stay in touch, everyone! 💚❤️😘
10/30/2025
Thank you Esperanza for the shout out and support. Your involvement in the NDG sports scene has made our community better for our youth and everyone around !
Montréal, c’est ma ville natale, la ville choisie par mes grandparents et mes parents pour s’enraciner, contribuer et élever des enfants. Entendre une candidate à la mairie constamment dénigrer Montréal et sur le même coup vouloir gouverner notre Ville me donne mal au cœur. Oui, on a des défis à surmonter mais, pour mettre en place des solutions pour la métropole du Québec, ça prend aussi reconnaître ses forces. Montréal a eu une des meilleures relance économique en Amérique du Nord après la COVID. Nous sommes aussi une des villes les plus durable, sécuritaire et accessible pour piétons. Et oui, nos festivals et nos activités sportives attirent des touristes de partout! Donc, pour gouverner Montréal, on doit aimer Montréal,. L’équipe de Projet Montréal connaît cette ville et ses gens, l’aime profondément malgré ses défis, et continuera à la faire avancer!
Montreal is my hometown, the city my grandparents and parents chose to put down roots, contribute, and raise their children. Hearing a mayoral candidate constantly disparage Montreal while at the same time wanting to govern our city is quite disheartening. Yes, we have challenges to overcome, but in order to implement solutions for Quebec's metropolis, we also need to recognize its strengths. Montreal has had one of the best economic recoveries in North America after COVID. We are also one of the most sustainable, safe, and pedestrian-friendly cities. And yes, our festivals and sporting events attract tourists from all over! So, to govern Montreal, you have to love Montreal. The Projet Montréal team knows this city and its beautiful people, loves it deeply despite its challenges, and will continue to move it forward!
Luc Rabouin Gracia Kasoki Katahwa - Mairesse de CDN NDG Émilie Brière Chénier-Jones Clément Badra Peter Mcqueen
In a recent article in The Suburban, Ensemble Montréal's mayoral candidate for CDN-NDG, Stephanie Valenzuela along with her candidate for Loyola, accused our administration of failing to support a specific local business in my district. However, the claims made in the article raise serious questions about their approach and the consistency of their leadership.
The business owner in question proposed several measures, including converting a green space across the street into an open-air parking lot, asking the Agence de mobilité durable to stop issuing tickets for illegally parked cars, and relocating a leaf pen. Yet, Valenzuela avoided addressing these specific proposals and instead offered a vague promise to "help the business." While we all want to support local businesses, it is the responsibility of candidates to clearly outline how they intend to do so—especially when the proposals involve significant trade-offs for the community. Keep in mind that the community had outlined requests more green space, less traffic and more nearby services that adress the needs of the local population.
This raises critical questions: Is Stephanie Valenzuela prepared to pave over a green space to benefit a single business, even though the community has long advocated for a park in that area? Will she use her influence as mayor to pressure the AMD into selectively ignoring parking violations for businesses she favours? And where does she plan to relocate the leaf pen—whose parking will she take away to accommodate this one private business?
Leadership requires clarity and accountability. Earlier in my mandate, I had spoken with the business owner myself, and shared the desire to support them. But supporting local businesses should not come at the expense of transparency or the community’s broader interests. Valenzuela’s track record as Ensemble’s environment critic only deepens the contradictions. She opposed our administration’s plan to create a synthetic soccer field in CDN, a project designed to ensure territorial equity in recreational spaces across the borough. This was despite our commitment to replace any lost green space and adhere to high environmental standards. She voted against it, citing environmental concerns.
Now, however, when a private business proposes to replace green space with a parking lot, those environmental concerns seem to have vanished. Ensemble’s slogan is "Listen and Act," but who is Valenzuela listening to, and for whom is she acting?
The contradictions don’t stop there. Her candidate in Loyola, Alexandre Teodoresco, who’s also pictured in the article, is actively campaigning on the need for more sports infrastructure in the borough. Yet, his party—including Valenzuela—voted against the synthetic soccer field in CDN. How can Ensemble claim to prioritize sports infrastructure while actively opposing projects that would deliver exactly that, especially in historically underserved communities? This is yet another example of saying one thing to voters while doing the opposite in council chambers.
Ensemble Montreal and their candidates cannot have it both ways. They cannot claim to champion transparency, environmental stewardship, and sports infrastructure while sidestepping these critical questions. Their leader, Soraya Martinez-Ferrada, frequently speaks about the dangers of disinformation, yet this kind of selective narrative—ignoring inconvenient details while making sweeping promises—is a form of disinformation itself.
The residents, and yes, the business owner, deserve clarity. Leadership and transparent representation are about making tough decisions and standing by them—not about speaking from both sides of your mouth.
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