Groups say old Vic should remain in public hands
Four high-profile groups have cosigned a letter pleading with Quebec to keep the old Royal Vic site and buildings in public hands to be used for the public good, as originally intended by the builders.
David86 20:26 on 2020-12-19 Permalink
Those are four of the most stone cold conservative and anti-growth groups you’ll find in all of Quebec. Sometimes they’re onto something, usually, it’s just that they oppose change.
Spi 21:15 on 2020-12-19 Permalink
As I expected les amis de la montagne top of the lift. Honestly if they could they’d turn the whole of Mont-Royal; million-dollar residences, university campuses, cemeteries and all into one giant fenced-off nature reserve accessible by no one.
dhomas 09:00 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
To be fair, they’re not really asking for the site to be returned to nature or anything. They’re ok with McGill using the site. They just want to make sure McGill doesn’t turn around and sell it in a few years’ time. Hence the request for an emphyteutic lease. Seems reasonable to me.
su 11:06 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
Devimco ,Broccolini and associates will be outraged by this request. They are still fuming over Projet Montreal’s 20 20 20 bylaw which comes into effect in 2021.
Kate 11:16 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
Spi, that’s excessive, as dhomas says. It’s not a question of returning the site to nature. The buildings are there, and they are meant to be put to use for the public good, not sold off piecemeal as condos. Having McGill use them for educational purposes – or even for residences – would fall under that heading.
Uatu 11:47 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
I really hope they can keep the place for the public. I’d hate to see it turned into condos that would be bought by overseas billionaires to sit empty or worse turned into time share/Airbnbs for douchebags
Spi 12:05 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
My comment wasn’t only about their position in regards to the royal-victoria site, les amis has been steadfast against any opening or simply making any parts of the mountain more accessible to Montrealers. That includes the mountain bikers, the off-trail runner’s anything that would bring more people to enjoy the park they are opposed to.
Kate 12:25 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
Spi, the policy against mountain bikers and off-trail runners is because those activities cause so much erosion. You may say that erosion is natural, and it is, but this is a park we’re talking about, not wilderness. We have to forbid activities by a few people that damage it for the many.
dhomas 14:02 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
Also, they can be wrong about some things and right about others.