The City of Montreal on Tuesday invited the public to attend both the public consultation, the workshops and to share their ideas online towards the development of the Grand Parc de l’Ouest.
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, who supports protecting the city’s green spaces, announced the creation of the 3,000 hectares West Island park in August 2019 after the city withdrew from an agreement with promotors to develop the land.
The Grand Parc de l’Ouest will span more than 3,000 hectares — a surface area eight times larger than Central Park.
The park’s territory includes the Pierrefonds-Roxboro and L’Île-Bizard — Sainte-Geneviève boroughs as well as the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Kirkland, Beaconsfield and Senneville municipalities.
The city expects the public consultation scheduled for March 17, followed by workshops in the spring and online contributions, will provide all Montrealers with the opportunity to participate collectively in the design of the green space.
“It is essential for us to consult the Montreal population on what we collectively wish to hand off to future generations,” Plante stated.
The Grand Parc de l’Ouest will include the L’Anse-à-l’Orme, Bois-de-L’île-Bizard, Bois-de-la-Roche, Cap-Saint-Jacques and Des Rapides-du-Cheval-Blanc nature parks, along with other areas of interest.
The new green space is set to be Canada’s largest park.