US EditionResidents Say Port of Montreal Expansion in Contrecoeur Unnecessary, Harmful
Residents oppose the expansion citing potential harm to health and endangered species, despite government approval and plans to handle 1.5 million containers annually.
- On Sunday, dozens of residents protested near the Port of Montreal site about 45 kilometres northeast of Montreal, opposing the planned container expansion.
- Federal government and port officials say the expansion is to meet future needs and is among five nation-building projects Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to fast-track under the Building Canada Act.
- Site preparations list fences, roads and selective tree cutting, including dredging the St. Lawrence River bed, habitat of the copper redhorse, near the site about 45 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
- Opponents contend the project would increase foreign dependence and circumvent Canadian and Quebec environmental laws, while Residents argue the ContrecSur terminal would handle 1.5 million containers annually, harming health and environment.
- The Montreal Port Authority says the project passed a comprehensive environmental assessment and received a favourable decision, but it still needs approval from Fisheries and Oceans Canada under the Building Canada Act.
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Residents say Port of Montreal expansion in Contrecoeur unnecessary, harmful
MONTREAL — Dozens of residents of a town northeast of Montreal where the Port of Montreal wants to expand capacity at a container facility say the project is unnecessary and harmful.
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Le Journal de QuebecDozens of demonstrators gathered on Sunday at the quay in Contrecoeur to denounce again the plan to expand the port of Montreal.
Dozens of Contrecoeur residents demonstrated on Sunday to show their opposition to the proposed expansion of the Port of Montreal in this city of Montérégie.
This law allows the government to designate certain projects as priorities for national autonomy, facilitating their implementation in [...] L的 article Citizens against the construction of the Port of Contrecoeur appeared first on FM 103.3.
They consider this idea to be harmful to health and the environment. The post Contrecoeur: Residents protest against the project appeared first on Les Affaires.
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