4th suspected arson prompts visit from domestic security minister in Ormstown, Que.

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Nov 9, 2026
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Behind me is a field of debris.
It's where the Ormstown pizzeria used to be.
We're on the main street in Ormstown,
a town of about 4,000 people, about an hour south of Montreal.
The community has grown increasingly concerned over
a string of arson attacks targeting local pizzerias.
The latest fire broke out this past weekend,
but this trend started in July,
when three doors down the Casa Venezia was hit,
prompting the owners to open a temporary spot in Franklin.
That was also hit in October and this is Express 57 down the street,
which was hit in September.
This has all prompted a visit
from Domestic Security Minister Gilles Poitevin Jr.
The Société du Québec has proposed a little game plan
that they will present to Mr. Mayor
this afternoon with regards to what they can do here for the people,
how people are feeling safe
and I think we've established something that's going to work today
and we'll stay vigilant and
Let's see what comes of this.
We need action.
I want to see the plan.
One person was arrested after the fourth fire,
but police have not said whether the five incidents are connected.
