TOGETHER FOR A CITY OF SPORTS AND NATURE
Saint-Bruno is an extraordinary place to live for nature lovers. In addition to our many parks and woodlands, we are privileged to host the Parc National du Mont-Saint-Bruno and the Tailhandier Woodland Nature Reserve, two magnificent sites rich in biodiversity and mature forests. These spaces provide physical and mental health benefits to our community and act as cooling islands and carbon sinks.
Lockdowns have had a significant impact on park use, causing inconvenience to adjacent neighbourhoods. We need to protect Montarvillians' access to secondary park entrances while minimizing neighbourhood disturbance. These interventions require a thorough analysis of data and a re-evaluation of current practices.
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We will evaluate the appropriateness of providing each Montarvillian household with a parking sticker to park on the streets surrounding these green spaces free of charge. Mitigation measures, such as one-side parking bans, will be put in place to limit the impact on residents' quality of life in these areas.
We will invest in green spaces and parks to beautify them and improve facilities (play modules, water games, sliding hills, neighbourhood skating rinks, etc.). Lac du Village and Parc de la Rabastalière will be the first to benefit from these investments.
Lac du Village: Algae and plants are choking the lake. The protection of this jewel of Montarvillois requires concrete actions based on science. Therefore, we will continue and enhance the implementation of the existing action plan*:
Reduce aquatic plant growth. This could include the installation of floating islands populated with native plants, as is done at the Botanical Garden.
Redesign the lakefront to incorporate native species
Educate the public about the premature ageing of the lake.
Evaluate the interest in organizing soft water activities on the lake.
To improve the sports and recreation offer and meet the needs of community organizations, it is urgent that we build a new sports complex.
The climate emergency obliges us to consolidate the infrastructures close to the living environment of the greatest number of people to ensure accessibility**. To support the local economy, these infrastructures must also be close to restaurants, cafés, and stores. We must avoid repeating the mistake of building services far from people and businesses as was done with the commuter train station and the Marcel-Dulude Centre
Therefore, we will focus on the site of the École Secondaire du Mont-Bruno to complete its construction quickly
To ensure maximum transparency throughout the process, we will actively involve citizens in the realization of the project while keeping them informed on a regular basis. Like all major projects, it will be subject to a referendum process as provided for in the Act.
The Saint-Bruno sports complex will be an inspiring project that will meet the most innovative requirements in terms of energy efficiency and architecture (water recovery, green roof, etc.).
Given the exceptional growth of cycling and to allow Montarvillians to practice this sport legally and in harmony with nature:
We will set up an NPO whose role will be to create a structured network of circuits and trails around Saint-Bruno that respect our natural spaces.
* https://stbruno.ca/ville/politiques-et-plans-daction/plan-d-action-lacs/
** The notion of accessibility is essential to obtain subsidies for the realization of the complex
