Village Des Tanneries

What's Happening?

Summer is here and there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the community. Notice the various spots within the neighborhood that are slowly being transformed into perennials gardens and relaxing, welcoming outdoor meeting spaces. Do your part be picking up garbage that is lying on the sidewalk, plant or water flowers, even if you don't know whose they are. Be a good neighbor! Contact us for ideas or to share ideas of your own.

The Village des Tanneries, St Henri


The Village des Tanneries is a small neighborhood on the western edge of St- Henri that has been undergoing both an environmental and social revitalization in recent years, thanks to the combined efforts of local area residents, local community groups and the South West Borough.


The Citizens' Committee of the Village des Tanneries (CCVT) started as a small group of neighbors who decided to improve quality of life in this otherwise neglected, former industrialized area: More green spaces, tree planting, community gardens, neighborhood BBQs, etc.


We believe that by getting involved and by working together, average citizens can greatly influence city and community agencies to better tailor their services and projects to meet the needs of the community in which they live..  

 

Building a healthier community, one that reflects our needs and our values, can bring other benefits as well: reduced crime, decreased isolation, cleaner streets and alleys, ... not to mention an increased involvement in the democratic process, and a new sense of awareness and ownership towards oneself, one's neighbor and one's community.



The Turcot reconstruction

The proposed Turcot project threatens to expropriate over 170 homes (that's 400+ people!). The BAPE hearings are now over; the commissioners have submitted their report to the environment minister Julie Boulet.  Now, everyone is waiting on baited breath; rumors are swirling... The MTQ claims to have improved upon their initial project while the City of Montreal and independent experts also take a stab at designing a new highway infrastructure with less negative repercussions upon the environment and local communities.

Find the various briefs or 'mémoires' presented by over 100 community groups and citizens at: http://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/sections/mandats/Complexe_Turcot/documents/liste_doc-DT-DQ-DM.htm#DM

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated!

It's OUR community: It's up to us !
The active participation of all citizens will be needed to force a shift in the current government's 1960s approach to infrastructure and urban development. 

The Turcot interchange may well need to be redone...The question should rather be: What do we replace it with ? And do we really need to expropriate 400 people to do it?

The CCVT, the Turcot Mobilization and most experts believe that more intelligent, more sustainable alternatives exist: See: http://mobilisation-turcot.info/ and http://turcot.wordpress.com/