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Woman, 66, Found Dead in Montreal West During Wellness Checks in Power Outage

Police report no sign of criminality with the coroner set to determine cause.

Overview

  • Firefighters discovered the resident during door-to-door checks Sunday evening on Hudson Avenue as extreme cold gripped the area.
  • Montreal police confirmed the death at the scene and transferred the file to the coroner for autopsy.
  • The weekend outage affected roughly 15,000 customers in NDG and Côte‑Saint‑Luc, with about 2,000 still without power Monday morning.
  • Environment Canada warned of heavy snowfall and temperatures near −20 C while the city opened warming shelters and Hydro‑Québec crews worked continuously.
  • Families and community groups urged stronger emergency planning after two women were found dead in separate checks, including 87‑year‑old Sheila Padmore in NDG whose death is under coroner review.