Montreal Gazette

'Abandoned' West Islanders hit by flooding are fighting back | The Corner Booth

Flooding in parts of the West Island have become a nearly annual occurrence. Now residents — 1,500 and counting — are fighting back. Two proposed class-action lawsuits are taking aim at the cities of Montreal and Dollard-des-Ormeaux. The lawsuits allege the municipalities were “grossly negligent” in preparing for last month’s flash floods that left drainage systems overwhelmed and basements ruined. Lawyer Jeff Orenstein and Paul Henry Danylewich, president of the Association of the Citizens of Dollard, joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week’s episode of The Corner Booth at the Snowdon Deli to talk about how government inaction has spurred this fight. Subscribe to The Gazette on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCiiiXY1ue6nb7iqY8o8f62w You can also find The Gazette on: X: https://twitter.com/mtlgazette TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mtlgazette LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/the-montreal-gazette Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mtlgazette.bsky.social The Montreal Gazette is the oldest daily newspaper in Quebec, founded in 1778, and publishes in English, serving the greater Montreal area. It covers local, national, and international news with a focus on politics, culture, and community issues relevant to Quebecers.