As part of the commemoration of the 7th anniversary of the violent earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010 causing more than 200,000 deaths, 300,000 injured and 1 million disaster victims, the Mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre, reaffirmed his solidarity and sympathy to the Haitian people and the many Montrealers of Haitian descent.

"Montreal has not forgotten and will never forget this terrible day of January 12, 2010. Our efforts to help the Haitian people to overcome this challenge are still continuing today, among others through the Municipal Cooperation Program Haiti -Canada, which aims to accompany the capital, Port-au-Prince, in its reconstruction efforts. The various projects underway, mainly institutional and budgetary reinforcement, street identification and the development of communal schools, will help to restore the capital to its feet and enable it to offer better services to its citizens. 'Montréal pap janm' bliye, lè yon zanmi atè nou lonje men bali pou li sa kanpe sou de pie li. solidarite ! solidarite !'" declared Denis Coderre.

"The city of Montreal is proud of its Haitian community and the bonds of friendship between Haiti and Montreal are still strong. They also demonstrated once again last October, following the passage of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. Responding to the call for humanitarian assistance, the City has allocated $60,000 to help the affected population. We will always respond 'present' to our Haitian friends," concluded the Mayor.

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