Fairview forest
| Fairview forest | |
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 Fairview forest | |
| Map | |
  The location of Fairview forest on the Island of Montreal | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°27′38″N 73°50′13″W / 45.4605°N 73.8370°W |
| Administration | |
| Status | 100% privately owned |
Fairview forest is a forested area of land located in Pointe Claire on the island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The area is approximately 50 acres in size and is mostly covered in trees. The property is just west of the Fairview shopping centre, with Highway 40 directly on its southern border. At one time, John Abbott College owned the property.[2][3]
The STM (Société de transport de Montréal) believes the area is a forest and has marked it as such on their map of the island.[4]
The current owner of the property is seeking to cut down the forest and make a new urban area. Local residents have formed a group in efforts to stop the destruction of the forest.[5][6][7][8]
An online petition has more than 27 thousand signatures in support of saving the forest.
The forest can be seen in heat map of the island of Montreal as a relatively cool area.[9][10]
Ownership
[edit]The current owner of the land is Cadillac Fairview who bought it in 2013 from Smart Centres.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Location
- ^ Cadillac-fairview-unveils-shopping-center-project-near-future-rem
- ^ a-wish-for-2023-can-fairview-forest-remain-a-green-oasis-in-suburbia
- ^ STM map of Montreal
- ^ "Demonstrations in continuous mode to save the Fairview forest - Canada Live, local and global news". Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "New citizens group fighting to preserve Fairview forest". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Pointe-Claire residents rally to save forest next to Fairview shopping centre". November 17, 2020.
- ^ "'Save Fairview Forest' group vows more protests during holiday shopping season". montrealgazette.
- ^ Montreal Heat Map
- ^ "Extreme, deadly heat in Canada is going to come back, worse than ever. Will we be ready?". The Globe and Mail. 2021-09-25. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.
- ^ "CF unveils 5M-sq.-ft. 'downtown' in Montreal's West Island". October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Bold vision for redevelopment of land near Fairview Pointe-Claire mall". montrealgazette.
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