By Patrick Asch
A place with unique geomorphic characteristics, Montreal still has a long way to go when it comes to protecting and enhancing our green spaces. The different communities that today form the Montreal agglomeration were initially established thanks to two main factors. One, the island’s first colonizers travelled along the only “autoroutes” then available, that is, the waterways. But it just so happens that the waterways of Montreal, comprising the des Prairies and Saint Lawrence Rivers, are not very deep and punctuated by rapids.
