Loose ends from the past
I’ve been looking back through posts and comments over the last year as I create the 2026 blog calendar, and find some loose ends I want to ask about. I’ll add a few as I continue.
November 2024, access to the Falaise St‑Jacques was closed because the city said it wasn’t safe. Did it ever reopen?
There was a piece the same month about people praying openly at the airport, TVA clearly telegraphing that this was unacceptable. I checked, and there’s still something described as a multi-faith area for prayer and reflection there. Is that even allowed now?
The MUHC has rooms set aside for this kind of thing, too.
MarcG 16:23 on 2025-11-30 Permalink
The Sauvons la falaise group has been pretty active in 2025.
Andrew Aitken 10:41 on 2025-12-01 Permalink
Officially yes, but some paths were open this summer and some were fenced off with obvious signs of people just going around. There are still plans to make it an official park with more access from St-Jacques, a new bridge over the highway and greenify the abandoned space between the highway and Notre-Dame.
https://montreal.ca/en/articles/parc-nature-de-lecoterritoire-de-la-falaise-new-park-works-93527
Kate 10:47 on 2025-12-01 Permalink
Thank you, Andrew.
Is that the bridge that was initially promised when the Turcot rebuild was being planned?
Andrew Aitken 11:43 on 2025-12-01 Permalink
Unclear. The original concept for the “dalle park” was a wide elevated park over the highway so it’s a continuous green space. The city plan just shows an arrow connecting from NDG to Ville Emard, it might just be a simple bike/pedestrian bridge. It seems like a long term plan so the question is probably who’s got the budget when we get to that step.
Ian 12:35 on 2025-12-01 Permalink
Tangentially related, does anyone here know what’s going on with the de l’Épée rail crossing between the new Outremont Campus & Parc Ex?
AMF 21:09 on 2025-12-01 Permalink
I’m not sure the bridge is going to happen. People have campaigned for it for a long time, but all that’s promised for now is a “conceptual study” (I’m not sure what that means).
There’s a hidden Junko in the Falaise which is fun to see, past the little skate park. I wonder how much of the community art will survive the official park.
patatrio 15:50 on 2025-12-04 Permalink
Ian it looks like it is for all intents and purposes completed, but it is still barricaded for now. Perhaps they are waiting for sign-off, contractor needs to resolve a fault or waiting for an official ceremony. I haven’t seen it from the Outremont side, but I reckon it is probably a sign off from all boroughs that is imminent that will lead to its opening soon. It was due to finish end of autumn.