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Montreal merchants raise concerns after emergency shelter opens in downtown hotel
coronavirus pandemic.The shelter is being run by the Welcome Hall Mission and can accommodate up to 380 people experiencing homelessness, be they male or female, transgender, couples or people with animals.“It’s an overnight resource, so people come in at around eight o’clock at night and leave at around 9 o’clock in the morning,” Watts said.Yannick Brouillette, CEO of Village Montreal, a local business association that represents 250 merchants in the area, recognized the need to provide vulnerable people with shelter but worried about the impact on the neighbourhood.