SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS IN MONTRÉAL PARKS

BY FOULQUES DELBAR, JOURNALIST

Established in 2019, the City of Montréal's local park rejuvenation and greening program will be renewed. The policy will be implemented across the city's 19 boroughs, which administer more than 1300 local green spaces.

Good news for outdoor enthusiasts in Montréal! The City announced in a press release that the program to improve the quality of its parks will continue. The first phase allocated funds to 97 upgrading projects for green spaces. In order to extend the plan, the municipality recently adopted a financing by-law that will allow for new investments. More than $62 million will be allocated to renovating, upgrading and replacing installations and equipment in local parks.

IMPROVING MONTREALERS' QUALITY OF LIFE

The City wants to offer citizens green spaces adapted to sports and outdoor activities, part of its efforts to promote safe, healthy living environments. "Our administration is committed to a city on a human scale [...] We must ensure that all Montrealers have access to quality green spaces close to home," said Caroline Bourgeois, vice-president of the city's Executive Committee. She is in charge of Parks, Sports, Leisure Activities and Living Spaces for Montréal East.