Borough Council Highlitghs

A contract for almost $24,000 was awarded to architects Beaupré et Michaud for its additional services in its drafts and estimates for the installation of an elevator to enable seniors and handicapped persons to access the borough hall’s second floor.

Several aspects were not foreseen such as the insufficient height of the present building to install the elevator. The architects must also assure the coordination of the excavations of the foundations and the opening of the roof.

Located in a heavily residential area (between the Bois-Franc and the Nouveau Saint-Laurent), it has survived so far new park installations, the expansion of police-station parking, and a library-construction proposal.

The woods represent “urban lungs”, which allows residents to increase their contact with nature.

Last month, the Council approved an $8.2 million loan by-law for park renovations that is part of the objectives identified in the capital-works plan for 2007-2009.

It will analyze transport conditions for the short-, medium-, and long-term and propose solutions to increase road security for different users as well as look at alternatives to the automobile. Traffic-calming measures on residential streets, uniformity of road signalization, and the management of parking spaces in relation to restrictions to provide services to citizens will also be looked at.

As during the past three years, the community group will work with Vanier Cegep and Berger blanc. They seek to educate residents who build shelters and feed strays on the benefits of sterilization.

At a register held on January 23 and 24, only one person signed in each case. (Fourteen hundred signatures are presently needed to force the holding of a referendum).