Ray-Mont: Coderre says he’d buy the land

Issues surrounding the Ray-Mont plan to build a logistics terminal in Hochelaga have been simmering for awhile. Nobody denies that it would be good for the port, but there are two issues: the piece of land is now covered with trees, in an area without much green space, and the operation of a busy 24-hour transit terminal a few yards from residential streets would become a chronic problem.

Last week, Metro looked at federal election angles, and now Denis Coderre says airily that he would buy the land, in an obvious ploy to buy some votes. Curiously, the land and permits were promised to Ray-Mont during Coderre’s stint as mayor.