Lafontaine Park to be spiffed up

The city has plans for spiffing up Lafontaine Park including reopening the Théâtre de la Verdure. There had been a plan during the Coderre administration to massively develop the theatre space, but it went nowhere, so it still needs some renovation and repair.

The item says the park will become the city’s Jardin du Luxembourg. I haven’t been to that park, can anyone give me their impressions of it? It seems like hyperbole, given that our park does not encircle an ornate palace…