Six golf courses won’t be built up
Six golf courses in the greater Montreal area have been protected from development and will be preserved as green space – although there are already condos built on some of them. None are on the island of Montreal.
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Kate
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dhomas 07:44 on 2022-06-17 Permalink
I really hope they stop building on the Golf Métropolitain Anjou. That new Costco is a monstrosity!
Kate 08:49 on 2022-06-17 Permalink
dhomas, I recall that piece of land was something of a hot potato, with the city hoping to preserve it as parkland and the Anjou mayor hungry for the tax revenue from development. Do I remember right?
Faiz imam 14:32 on 2022-06-17 Permalink
Im seeing too many golf courses being converted into developments on low density single family homes. Much better to leave them as golf courses if that’s the alternative.
On the other hand it’s an excellent opportunity for building entire dense communities, especially given how many mature trees they tend to have.
Uatu 17:34 on 2022-06-17 Permalink
I’ve become wary of golf courses ever since I saw an episode of The Nature of Things that was about how they’re carcinogenic from all the pesticides… This article says as much:
https://medium.com/@wgarris/could-the-golf-course-green-be-poisoning-you-and-your-child-5646511965c7
dhomas 18:16 on 2022-06-17 Permalink
@Kate Pretty much. Mayor Miranda is always at odds with “la ville centre”. He’s not shy about it, either, taking every opportunity he can to shit on Mayor Plante in the local newspaper, Le Flambeau d’Anjou.
Here’s some info on the city losing the fight to preserve Golf Métropolitain Anjou as a green space/park:
https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/2020-11-26/agrandissement-du-parc-nature-du-bois-d-anjou/le-golf-metropolitain-anjou-accueillera-plutot-un-costco.php
Kate 09:29 on 2022-06-18 Permalink
Thanks, dhomas.
Uatu, I wondered about that. I wonder how much decontamination work is done before they’re built on.