Over a dozen community groups refuse to leave Montreal centre despite eviction order [Video]

More than a dozen groups have refused to vacate a community centre in Montreal’s Ahuntsic neighbourhood despite an eviction order from their landlord, Quebec’s largest school service centre.

The community groups were supposed to clear out by 5 p.m. Friday, but there were no moving trucks in sight.

Rémy Robitaille, director of Solidarité Ahuntsic, which represents the 13 groups in the building, said they haven’t budged because they simply don’t have anywhere else to go.

Robitaille said the organizations provide vital services for immigrants, refugees and seniors, as well as food bank services and French language classes for newcomers — a total of 25,000 people each year. It will take an emergency eviction order from a judge to expel the 13 groups, which he said they would contest in court.

“Who will give those services?” he said Friday. “We expect a reaction from the government.”

The Centre de services scolaire …