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Mobility + Safety = Priorities Summer 2019 • VOL. 10 • NO 2 Mobility + safety = priorities 3 Parc Médéric-Martin revamped and expanded 17 300 free activities Pull-out calendar 19-COM-145 To reach your Borough Summer is just around the corner! Only one number to remember: At long last, the Borough is swinging into summer! Pedestrians are taking to the 311 streets, cultural events are resonating throughout the territory, and the activity ATS 514 872-0679 calendar will inspire you with its cornucopia of free outings for every taste. [email protected] ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie Summer is truly a time to discover new things, meet people, be dazzled, and above all take to the outdoors. Accès Montréal Office Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.* I would like to congratulate our teams in culture, sports and recreation, and social 800, boulevard De Maisonneuve Est, development, along with public works, who work hard all summer to provide the 17th floor, Montréal, Québec H2L 4L8 public with a safe, pleasant environment. Berri-UQAM I am also proud to see the progress of the public consultation of the SPP des * On Wednesdays, the construction and Faubourgs, together with the installation of our first parklets in the Borough. renovation permit counter opens at 10:30 a.m. As we all know, heat waves are a hallmark of summer. These increasingly frequent hot spells may have harmful effects on the public. The borough is therefore striving Reminder to find solutions to this problem: maintaining and installing splash pads in parks, The city hall point of service is extending parks’ opening hours, greening, and setting up “refreshing oases.” permanently closed. Summer is also when gardeners blossom. The borough offers plenty of opportunities Subscribe to our newsletter: to reawaken the urban gardener in you and to consume locally: workshops, tours, ville.montreal.qc.ca/infolettrevillemarie community greenhouse, solidarity markets, etc. Discover over 300 activities on offer in this newsletter. Version française disponible sur demande: 311 Nature and culture, the perfect blend for a marvellous summer. I wish you a fruitful, joyful and rewarding season filled with surprises of the best variety, as you experience The Bulletin de l’arrondissement de Ville- the effervescence of Ville-Marie. Marie is published three times a year by the Division des communications et des relations avec les citoyens. Circulation: 85,000. ISSN 1927-4556. Printing: Imprimerie Transcontinental Graphic design: Robert Boisvert Valérie Plante Révision: Marie-Thérèse Duval Mayor of Montréal and of the Ville-Marie Borough Cover page photo: Sophie Benmouyal [email protected] Upcoming Borough Council meetings Wednesday, July 3 and Tuesday, September 10, 6:30 p.m. Robert Beaudry Anne-Marie Sigouin City Councillor Designated City Councillor Council Room: Saint-Jacques District Saint-Paul – Émard – Saint-Henri Ouest 800, boulevard De Maisonneuve Est, [email protected] District ground floor [email protected] Berri-UQAM Sophie Mauzerolle Free drop-in daycare service: City Councillor Richard Ryan 5:45 to 9:15 p.m. Sainte-Marie District Designated City Councillor Sign up for question period: [email protected] Mile End District [email protected] 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. Cathy Wong Watch the webcast live or any time: City Councillor ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie Peter McGill District [email protected] 2 Ville-Marie on the move! Mobility and safety of one and all are priorities for the borough. We are stepping up our efforts to promote active and public transport, and safe mobility. 500 spots 120 BIXI stations Good news for cycling buffs: an impressive 80 permanent Free BIXI Sundays, special rates for students and seniors, bike stands will be installed the summer for a total of nearly reward program: the BIXI self-service bicycle system is chock 500 spaces. full of ideas to get you rolling! The borough hosts 120 stations Objective: Improve the travel experience in the Borough for your convenience. and allow more citizens to take full advantage of this active transport mode year round. Worksites: 1.5 m pedestrian corridor Since April, all construction sites on public property must 22 intersections under the microscope ensure the safe passage of pedestrians, cyclists and people with reduced mobility. More concretely, they must set up a The Ville de Montréal is currently scrutinizing the traffic lights 1.5 m-wide pedestrian corridor. A fine initiative to prioritize at 22 intersections situated on the De Maisonneuve bike path, active and collective transport. between Jeanne-Mance and Atwater. The goal: make downtown safer for cyclists. MAXIMUM 30 km/h Elected officials are currently weighing the possibility of reducing the maximum speed to 30 km/h in residential sectors in the borough. A measure to improve safety and the quality of life. Stay connected! /centrevillemontreal @centrevillemtl @centrevillemontreal URBAN AGRICULTURE Gardens Circuit Ragweed on your If you’re craving greenery and freshness, be sure to check out the Gardens Circuit, property? Yank it out! hosted by Sentier Urbain. Enjoy a wide array of free activities: musical Tuesdays, Ragweed causes allergic reactions storytelling evenings, puppet shows, after-work concerts, and much more. Discover in many people. Stop the spread of the seven theme-based gardens that span Ville-Marie: this weed by removing it as soon as you see it growing on your property, especially before it starts flowering • Biodiversité et pollinisateurs • Sentier des oiseaux in August. 2001, boulevard De Maisonneuve Est 2917, rue Ontario Est How to recognize it • Boisé d’ici et d’ailleurs • Plateau de travail Ragweed has thin jagged leaves the 1020, rue Saint-André 1872, rue Saint-André same shade of green on both sides, • Clairière Labrecque • Boisé nourricier and a hairy stem 10 to 100 cm high. 1805, rue Labrecque 1020, rue Saint-André It grows in dry and sunny places, and • Cultures autochtones in poor soil. 1850, rue Saint-André ville.montreal.qc.ca/environnement sentierurbain.org 3 Yummy! Pick your own fruit at the parks Emily-De Witt Grapes, blackberries or apples: your choice! Part of the Borough’s food strategy is greenhouse: adorning the parks with edible plants. This year, nutritious, fresh fruit is yours to savour! consume hyper local! Where: • Des Royaux Park Situated 500 m from the Frontenac • François-Dollier-de-Casson Park metro station, the greenhouse • Jardins communautaires Centre-Sud, Médéric-Martin and Sainte-Marie cultivates over 45 varieties of • Chemin-Qui-Marche Lookout vegetable, fine herb, edible flower and fruit seedlings each spring. The Sidewalk gardens to chew on seedlings are sold at the Frontenac Same principle, but this time the gardeners are residents. In cooperation with the Solidarity Market starting in May. éco-quartiers in the borough, local residents have set up sidewalk gardens, bins full of What’s more, 15% of production is plants you can munch on. If you come across one, just help yourself! given to local organizations and to people in vulnerable situations. After the seedlings are grown, vegetables Fun fact are produced in the greenhouse and The 40 sidewalk gardens offered to residents are made of wood from sick ash on the roof of the chalet in Walter- trees cut down in Mount Royal Park. Stewart Park. The produce is then sold at the Frontenac Solidarity market. It’s all guaranteed pesticide Make it to the market! and synthetic input free! This year, be sure to stock up on fresh local fruits and vegetables at affordable Workshops and activities prices at the Frontenac Solidarity Market. Open Monday to Friday, 12:30 to The greenhouse is mainly a place 6:30 p.m., until October, the market also sells seedlings in June and vegetables for learning, social inclusion and cultivated in the Emily-De Witt greenhouse run by the Notre Quartier nourricier sharing. Apprentice gardeners project. receive the training and support they need to flourish. The Frontenac greenhouse welcomes school and Look what sprouted in Jardins Gamelin community groups and offers an Good news: another solidarity market will take root in Jardins Gamelin from activity program on themes related Monday to Friday, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., until October 18. to food, from plant to plate, in which all are invited to participate. Berri-UQAM Walter-Stewart Park Home delivery Frontenac 7 min, 550 m Also new in 2019: a bicycle-powered home delivery service is now offered every quartiernourricier.com Friday to people with reduced mobility. carrefouralimentaire.org The Place du Marché is open! Just outside the exit of Frontenac metro station, the Place du Marché is a premier gathering place this summer. Don’t miss the conferences and discussions, outdoor movie screenings, bols du quartier (neighbourhood bowls) every Friday, stands and activities on food, urban agriculture and the environment. You can also enjoy numerous free activities and get to know your neighbours, or simply take a refreshing break in the shade. Open until October. Frontenac 4 ENVIRONMENT 5 residents spotlighted in an advertising campaign! Audrey Mallet Lucie Desnoyers Samad Farih Age 27, student Age 65, retired 6 months ago Age 26, student Centre-Sud Vieux-Montréal Quartier de la santé How did I find the photo How did I find the photo How did I find the photo session? session? session? Enjoyable, funny and glamorous all at Very well organized and professional. It was fun to play another character once! I combined business with pleasure by and pose the way they suggested. The I was delighted to participate as a doing squats. team was really friendly and open to resident and to get involved in the comments.
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