All garbage bins to be removed from park
The city has had the bright idea of removing all the garbage bins from Lafontaine Park. When Parks Canada decided to do this along the Lachine Canal in April 2024, it didn’t prove popular (discussion here) so later that month they changed their minds.
That was fast: The city has done a 180 and will not be removing the bins after all.
Joey 09:48 on 2026-03-16 Permalink
SMF is nothing if not consistent in her ridiculous flip-flopping: “Dans la plateforme électorale d’Ensemble Montréal, en 2025, le parti de la mairesse s’engageait à ‘augmenter le nombre de poubelles publiques et de bacs de tri dans les parcs.’
And now: Montrealers should be expected to bring their park garbage home with them.
Kate 10:34 on 2026-03-16 Permalink
Especially since this follows close after a report on how much littering we do.
roberto 11:05 on 2026-03-16 Permalink
Ask a politician how to stop garbage cans from overflowing and they`ll tell you to remove the garbage cans!
Joey 12:50 on 2026-03-16 Permalink
Well that was quick: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2239399/projet-pilote-abandonne-poubelles-parc-lafontaine
Kate 13:39 on 2026-03-16 Permalink
Thank you, Joey.
Ian 22:41 on 2026-03-16 Permalink
Sounds like it was Cathy Wong not SMF?
Joey 23:38 on 2026-03-16 Permalink
@Ian yeah the story reported her explaining that the pilot project was from the city (not the borough), implying to me, at least, that it was a SMF initiative, but it actually was developed by the Plante admin.