Montreal’s deteriorating YM-YWHA building gets pledged $7.9M in federal funding
The federal government has come to the aid of Montreal’s Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA which has found the cost of maintaining its large, aging building increasingly onerous. The Y will receive $7.9 million to upgrade its energy systems and make the premises more physically accessible, Mount Royal Liberal MP Anthony Housefather announced at a press conference […]
Montreal’s YM-YWHA renovates and hopes to rebuild membership after COVID lockdowns
The Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA, which was closed for all but eight months over two years of the pandemic, is hoping that a new multimillion-dollar fitness centre will convince former members to return and others to sign up. The major upgrade was made possible by a $10-million donation from Sylvan Adams, the former Montrealer now living […]
Montreal’s YM-YWHA is rebuilding after a long COVID closure
After being shuttered for 15 months, the Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA in Montreal is on the path to resuming full operations and a renewed sense of purpose, its officials reported at the organization’s 111th annual general meeting on Nov. 17. The Y, like all gyms, was forced to close in March 2020 under the Quebec government’s […]
