Our archives tell their story: Delve into the archives ofHéritage Montréal through a selection of articles published in their entirety.
Notice to readers Published in April 1986. Please note that this informational article fromHéritage Montréal paper archivesHéritage Montréal contain information that is no longer current.
The project of the engineering firm SNC to replace the current transmission tower on Mount Royal with another tower three times as high (including an observation deck, restaurants and a discotheque) continues to provoke an outcry of protest.
Héritage Montréal establish a pressure group, Les Amis de la Montagne, which opposes this tower project, a project that risks destroying the quality of the environment and the configuration of Mount Royal.
The group also aims to protect the flora and fauna of the park and surrounding cemeteries. MembersHéritage Montréal automaticallyHéritage Montréal members of Les Amis de la Montagne. If you do not wish to be part of this new group, please let us know by April 15.
Les Amis de la Montagne needs volunteers. If you are interested in the campaign against the tower, you can join Les Amis. We are also considering asking the Ministry of Cultural Affairs to classify the mountain as a "natural borough." Members ofHéritage Montréal recentlyHéritage Montréal articles about Mount Royal in La Presse, Le Devoir, and The Gazette. If you haven't read them, contact our office and we will send you copies.
BALANCE SHEET IN 2022 Fortunately, the tower was never built, but that didn't stop the eternal debate over height limits in Montreal from being rekindled, particularly during the last municipal campaign in 2021. Les Amis de la Montagne still exists, with a mission to protect and enhance Mount Royal through community involvement, environmental education and representation of the mountain's interests, in order to promote informed decision-making in support of the site's sustainability.
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loved these articles about the history of Heritage Montréal, makes one proud of
These Montréal citizens who got so much work done to keep our heritage.
The one thing that really surprised me is that one developer was actually thinking of putting up a huge tower, discotheque included, on the top of the mountain.
Of course, there is sadness too thinking of the Van Horne mansion and the Queens Hotel others lost forever.