Amid cold snap, shelters remind Montrealers to be gracious with unhoused population

Inside de Castelnau métro station, Yvon, 61, was sitting on the stairs Saturday morning to keep out of the -11 C cold. When it gets below -20 C at night, “I go to Tim Hortons” on Mont-Royal Ave. or Parc Ave. and order a hot chocolate, he said. “I move around a lot,” he added, since very few places are open at night. As temperatures dip well below zero in Montreal, shelter managers are reminding Montrealers to be gracious with the unhoused population, many of whom a