Parc des Gorilles will rise from the gravel
In November it was announced that the city would revive the Parc des Gorilles, a small forested area in the once obscure Mile Ex area (aka Marconi‑Alexandra), razed and gravelled over by the landowner ten years ago. La Presse looks at the citizen efforts that finally reversed that decision.
SMD 00:59 on 2023-01-07 Permalink
A great and sustained effort. But it is tragic that the person who gave the park its name, the artist Frances Foster (« qui est devenue l’âme de ce collectif » according to the borough mayor) is now facing eviction from her home and studio next to the future park: https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/775136/immobilier-menaces-d-eviction-dans-le-mile-ex-deux-artistes-s-accrochent-a-leur-logement.