Many licensed clothing donation boxes operated by legitimate charities, like these Children’s Wish Foundation, have been taped up or locked to prevent people from putting stuff in them during ...

That way, staff say, the city would be able to regulate a charity's use of drop boxes with the same rigour that businesses face. Fees going up At present, charities pay a permit fee of about $115 ...

In an effort to crack down on for-profit donation boxes, boroughs like Laval and Hochelaga-Maissoneuve have adopted motions to limit where and how many bins are allowed.

The city has erected an electronic donation box at the start of the pier so that everyone can donate towards improvements. The pier suffered major damage during a windstorm in December 2018.