{"id":15583,"date":"2014-03-11T11:37:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T15:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=15583"},"modified":"2014-03-11T11:37:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T15:37:33","slug":"waterfront-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/waterfront-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdun Council Proposes Waterfront Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"594\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/verdun-invites-comments-about-densification-in-wellington-de-leglise-sector\/homessmall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?fit=300%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,390\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"homessmall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?fit=300%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-594 aligncenter\" alt=\"homessmall\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?resize=300%2C390\" width=\"300\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?resize=115%2C150&amp;ssl=1 115w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?resize=192%2C250&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?resize=153%2C200&amp;ssl=1 153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/homessmall.jpg?resize=73%2C96&amp;ssl=1 73w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During their March 4 Council Meeting, Verdun representatives passed three motions about renovations and construction along the Verdun waterfront.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They approved a request for financial assistance from MELS for a pool to be built near Monsignor-Richard Secondary School Pavilion.<\/li>\n<li>They revived the Studio A and B renovation project in the Guy Gagnon building where the Circus School is located.<\/li>\n<li>They also approved one of seven possible arena renovations submitted by bureaucrats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>These projects, which have been in the works for years, respond to the concrete needs of the Verdun population,\u201d said Verdun Mayor Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Parenteau. \u201cNow we have to garner the political will to make them happen. We have the opportunity to answer the demands people have been expressing for years by developing a real cultural and sports hub on the Verdun waterfront.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The first motion requests that bureaucrats request two million dollars from the <i>Ministere de l\u2019Education, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS)<\/i> for its planned Aquatic Centre. This is the money promised in an announcement by Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Lis\u00e9e when he visited Verdun on February 28.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15568\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/verdun_aquatic_centre\/2014-02-28-13-19-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T589R&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393593554&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-02-28 13.19.14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Lis\u00e9e sitting next to Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Parenteau at the Verdun Aquatic Centre funding announcement&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15568\" alt=\"Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Lis\u00e9e sitting next to Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Parenteau at the Verdun Aquatic Centre funding announcement\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?resize=333%2C250&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?resize=266%2C200&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?resize=96%2C72&amp;ssl=1 96w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-02-28-13.19.14.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Lis\u00e9e sitting next to Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Parenteau at the Verdun Aquatic Centre funding announcement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lis\u00e9e announced $5,024,076.06 in funding for four infrastructure projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verdun\u2019s Aquatic Centre for $2 million;<\/li>\n<li>The Coll\u00e8ge de Bois-de-Boulogne\u2019s swimming pool for $1.4 million,<\/li>\n<li>lighting in the Southwest borough\u2019s Ignace-Bourget Park for one million dollars; and<\/li>\n<li>basketball and tennis courts at \u00e9cole Des Sources for $600,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Verdun\u2019s Aquatic Centre includes two pools, similar to those at the Aquadome. The first will have either 6 or 8 lanes 25 metres long. The second will be a recreational pool and water park. Verdun plans to spend $18.6 million on the project, with a third of that from grants.<\/p>\n<p>The second motion mandates the borough\u2019s engineering department to review a plan to renovate the Guy-Gagnon building that was shelved by the former council. The project proposal in its current form would cost Verdun $5.3 million dollars, but might be able to be revamped to cost less and still attain similar goals.<\/p>\n<p>The third motion approved \u201cscenario 3B\u201d to tear down and reconstruct the Denis Savard arena in its entirety. The new building will include the current Art Deco fa\u00e7ade once it has been restored. It will also be constructed to meet LEED gold standards. The project is estimated to cost $26.75 million dollars, with $13 million coming from grants.<\/p>\n<p>Several citizens asked questions about the motions on the agenda, with two asking questions about the waterfront projects. Jacqueline Leroux expressed frustration that a pool wouldn\u2019t be constructed on Nun\u2019s Island.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>People on Nun\u2019s Island have lots of interior pools in the condos,\u201d said Mayor Parenteau in response to her question. \u201cArthur Therrien is central, if people want to swim. We need a bridge between Nun\u2019s Island and the mainland.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Philippe Boisvert<em><b> <\/b><\/em>also expressed concern that Verdun was developing the mainland downtown sector. He said that a needs survey conducted in 2008 recommended two public pool pavilions in Verdun, one on Nun\u2019s Island and a second in Crawford Park.<\/p>\n<p>Their next meeting will occur on March 19 at 7 p.m. when they will announce the results of a borough investigation and the next steps to the suspension of three supervisors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During their March 4 Council Meeting, Verdun representatives passed three motions about renovations and construction along the Verdun waterfront. &nbsp; They approved a request for financial assistance from MELS for a pool to be built near Monsignor-Richard Secondary School Pavilion. They revived the Studio A and B renovation project in the Guy Gagnon building where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22],"tags":[174,194,193,195,128,196],"class_list":["post-15583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-verdunposts","tag-aquatic-centre","tag-guy-gagnon-cultural-centre","tag-march-4","tag-new-arena","tag-verdun","tag-verdun-waterfront","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2buQs-43l","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3193,"url":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/verdun-councillors-active-since-election\/","url_meta":{"origin":15583,"position":0},"title":"Verdun Councillors Active Since the Election","author":"Tracey Arial","date":"December 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Borough of Verdun has already held two council meetings since the election, a special one on November 18 and the first regularly scheduled one on Tuesday, December 3. 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