Building a better living environment

The Équipe Tremblay—Union Montréal candidates in the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough are reemphasizing their record of commitment to citizen services.

“Over the past eight years, our administration has invested a great deal of energy and resources into improving the quality of life for the people in the borough. The opening of the Centre Saint-Raymond, the opening of the Côte-des-Neiges intercultural library and the construction of the first green roof on a public building in Montreal are good examples of building projects that contribute to an improved public quality of life. We’ve also focused on revitalizing our parks, green spaces, walking paths, outdoor pools, community buildings, areas and soccer fields…to the tune of $23 million over eight years, not to mention building a new sports and community complex in NDG and launching a new public library project,” explained Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce mayoralty candidate Michael Applebaum

Over the course of the next mandate, the Tremblay – Applebaum team is making a commitment to:

• Convert existing park chalets into community pavillon, finalize park renovations and improve access to green spaces, especially on Mount Royal
• Expand the use of traffic-easing measures on residential streets, especially around schools, based on green neighbourhood principles (including pedestrian crossings, protective barriers, road markings, countdown traffic lights and bicycle path networks)
• Build a new Benny library, a $21 million LEED project in the Benny Farm sector, which will include a spacious, modern library with cultural rooms and a 180-seat multipurpose hall (this project and the related funding was officially announced in September)
• Support community-building events that focus on the cosmopolitan nature of the borough and its diverse communities
• Complete the construction of the Benny sports and community complex, a          $15 million project currently under construction, which includes an accessible green roof, a gymnasium and an indoor pool
• Pursue the work begun in partnership with the Centre culturel Empress in order to revive and reopen this symbolic location for cultural creative works and performances

A survey carried out last February showed that 7.8 people out of 10 are satisfied with the quality of the services offered by the city. According to Michael Applebaum, “These results prove that Montreal is really improving under our administration. And it’s by pursuing our efforts that we can make sure Montreal continues to move ahead in the right direction.”

Montreal gets moving: new website at www.montrealbouge.com

Michael Applebaum also spoke about the Tremblay administration’s record on citizen services. The one-stop 311 telephone service is a great example of their success in this area. With 311, resident of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and the entire city can now dial three simple digits to quickly find answers to their questions.

The Équipe Tremblay–Union Montréal also launched www.montrealbouge.com, a tip of the hat to the creative and vibrant spirit of Montreal. The website showcases dozens of initiatives, especially related to economic, social and cultural development, and services, that have been introduced under the leadership of the Tremblay administration.

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