Pointe-Claire residents furious after Fairview Forest trees cut down
Global News
Residents in Pointe-Claire are upset after they noticed trees were cut down in the green space known as the Fairview Forest.
Brigitte Watson has been going to the greenspace along Fairview Ave., in Pointe-Claire for almost every weekend, for nearly two years. She’s one of many Pointe-Claire residents who have dedicated their time to protecting the area, known as the Fairview forest.
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But she and others have noticed some differences at the edge of the green space on Fairview avenue.
“We came and we investigated and we discovered trees had been cut, brush had been cleared away, and we had no idea why,” said Watson.
The green space is owned by Cadillac Fairview, which announced back in 2020 their billion-dollar plan of turning the green space and its adjacent parking lot into a downtown for the West Island.
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Back in May, Pointe-Claire’s city council adopted an interim control by-law, which placed a temporary development freeze on certain areas in the city, including the green space.
In June, the Montreal Metropolitan Community Council, also adopted a bylaw to protect more green space and wetlands in the greater Montreal area. That bylaw covered the forest.