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Warning to the reader Published in April 1986. Please note that this informational article taken from the paper archives ofHéritage Montréal may contain out-of-date information.
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 participated in the creation of a lobby group, Les Amis de la Montagne, which is opposed to this tower project, which threatens to destroy the environmental quality and configuration of Mount Royal.
The group also aims to protect the flora and fauna of the park and surrounding cemeteries. Members ofHéritage Montréal automatically become members of Les Amis de la Montagne. If you do not wish to join this new group, please let us know by April 15.
Les Amis de la Montagne need volunteers. If you're interested in campaigning against the tower, you can join the Amis. We're also thinking of asking the Ministère des Affaires culturelles to classify the mountain as a "natural district". Members ofHéritage Montréal recently wrote articles about Mount Royal in La Presse, Le Devoir and the Gazette. If you haven't read them, please contact our office and we'll 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.