Considering the fundamental importance of Mount Royal in the personality of Montreal and the widely recognised need to preserve its dominant position in the urban landscape,
Considering the efforts invested over the last few decades by community organisations like Heritage Montreal for the protection and enhancement of this ensemble leading to the creation of the Arrondissement historique et naturel du Mont-Royal by the Government of Quebec (2005), the adoption of a Protection and Enhancement Plan (2009) by the City of Montreal with particular attention paid to the preservation of views, and the recent and much-lauded decision of the City of Montreal with respect to the former Séminaire de philosophie,
Noting the substantial obstruction of the view towards the mountain from the south and from the Parc / Pins intersection by the recently completed enlargement of McGill’s Molson Stadium for the Alouettes Football Club, in contradiction to the visual simulations presented at the public consultations and to the commitment made by the developer, the City of Montreal and the Quebec Government to the effect that the project would respect and integrate into the heritage landscape of the mountain,
The Annual General Meeting of the members of Heritage Montreal asks the Government of Quebec and the City of Montreal to:
- Provide a public and complete explanation for the permanent damage to this heritage landscape carried out with their authorisation and their financial contributions as well as what mitigation measures they propose,
- Require independent and scientific verifications of visual simulations supplied for any project which may affect the integrity and presence of Mount Royal
