Caisse has sneaky plans for REM station

Since the Caisse de dépôt ordained the creation and the route of the REM, should it surprise us that they’ve placed a station in an area with very little going on around it – now – but in which it has been investing speculatively for a long time? Although it’s not a shock story, Linda Gyulai digs deep into the Caisse’s long, previously unsuccessful involvement in the area it’s still trying to turn to profit. (Thanks to ant6n for the link.)

In other REM news, La Presse notes that after January 6, nobody in Deux-Montagnes will be able to get downtown by train before 2023 because of REM construction.