Controverse/ Differing Arguments

    10/12/2010 by Bernice

    Meadowbrook: Le gain politique à court terme vs Montréal avait raison de rejeter le plan de développement

    Le vendredi 26 novembre, Raphael Fischler a publié un article dans The Gazette dans lequel il soutient que la ville de Montréal a choisi le gain politique à court terme au lieu du progrès social, économique et environnemental à long terme qui, pour Fischler, est représenté par la construction résidentielle sur Meadowbrook. L’argument contraire par Bernice Goldsmith, publié dans The Gazette du 1er décembre, soutient qu’il est erroné de détruire des espaces verts pour y construire des résidences « vertes » et que la ville avait raison de rejeter le plan de développement de Meadowbrook.

    Pour lire l’article de Fischler, Cliques ici

    Pour lire l’article de Goldsmith, Cliquez ici

    Short term political gain vs. Montreal was right to reject plan to develop Meadowbrook

    On Friday, Nov. 26th Raphael Fischler’s Op-ed article appeared in the Gazette arguing that the city of Montreal is choosing short-term political gain over long-term social, economic and environmental progress, which to Fischler means developing Meadowbrook.  The counter argument by Bernice Goldsmith published as a Gazette Op-ed on December 1st, is that it is wrong to destroy green spaces to build green housing and the city was right to reject the plan to develop Meadowbrook.

    To read Fischler’s article click here

    To read Goldsmith’s article click here

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    IPAM Agora Citoyenne 3&4 decembre

    07/12/2010 by Bernice

    Depose par:  Les Amis de Meadowbrook, Héritage Laurentien, La Coalition Verte, Sierra Club Quebéc

    • Proposition de directives concernant des espaces naturels et naturalisables       À lire, Cliquez ici
    • Une boîte à outils pour mieux comprendre et promouvoir: la proposition de directives concernant les espaces naturels et naturalisables À lire,  Cliquez ici
    • What we need to do (version française en préparation)     Á lire, Cliquez ici

    December 3rd & 4th IPAM Agora Citoyenne, sur l’aménagement et le développement de la région métropolitaine de Montréal /Montreal Metropolitan land use and development plan

    Submissions by Les Amis de Meadowbrook, Héritage Laurentien, La Coalition Verte, Sierra Club Quebéc

    • Suggested guidelines regarding natural and naturalisable areas. To read Click here
    • A tool box for better understanding and promoting the suggested guidelines regarding natural and naturalisable areas.  To read Click here

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    Public meeting, Thurs, Oct 7 from 7-9pm

    29/09/2010 by Adriana

    Dear friends…


    In 2010, citizens from across the island of Montreal have banded together to save Meadowbrook and turn it into a park open and accessible to all. Although Meadowbrook is still ours to lose, a great deal of progress has been made and the next few months will be key in determining the fate of this precious green space.

    To help us look to the future, Patrick Asch, director and founder of Heritage Laurentien has put together a presentation called “Visions of Meadowbrook Park“. This exciting glimpse of what Meadowbrook Park will one day look like is to be unveiled at a special fundraiser in less than two weeks time.

    If you care about the future of green spaces in Montreal, then let’s show Mayor Tremblay in great numbers that now is the time to rezone Meadowbreak to recreational land!

    When: Thursday, October 7, 2010 7:00
    Location: Royal West Academy Auditorium
    189 Easton Avenue Montreal West (see Google map)

    Tickets: $10 – Delicious snacks will be served.

    Don’t forget! We want to fill that auditorium to the rafters, so tell all your family and friends to join you!

    To reserve your tickets, please email Barbara Tekker at btekker@sympatico.ca or Bruce Charron at bcharron@jasminelindsay.com.

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