Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says Thursday’s inauguration of a sixth UN office in the city is a reflection of the environmental, housing-focused agenda she’s championed in her nearly eight years in office.

Almost three years after it was first announced, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, or UN-Habitat, is opening its project office in the city with an initial team of nine employees and a mission that includes promoting “inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and human settlements.”

Plante, who is not seeking re-election in November, said she’s “thrilled” that the office is opening before her term ends.

“I’m really proud, because as a mayor who did push forward the climate change and environmental agenda so far in the last eight years, it’s almost like

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