Hanes: Quebec badly needs new law to protect fragile ecosystems from development
Recent court decisions underscore the urgency of updating and strengthening land-use planning laws.
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Recent court decisions underscore the urgency of updating and strengthening land-use planning laws.
Last week, despite a zoning freeze intended to protect the area from development, residents were angered to find that trees had been cut down in part of the forest behind
Residents in Pointe-Claire say they're saddened and dismayed to see trees have been cut down in the Fairview Forest, just two months after the area was placed in a zoning freeze -- a freeze that prevents Cadillac Fairview from moving forward with development plans.
Brigette Watson faced a major hurdle when she decided to help save an urban forest in Montreal: her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal has adopted a "historic" freeze on development in woodlands and wetlands of interest.