- Montreal Technoparc
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The Montreal Technoparc, formerly known as Adacport[1], is an industrial park and former industrial dump in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of Montreal, between the Champlain and Victoria bridges.[2]
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History
The site was formerly marshland adjacent to the St. Lawrence River. It was used as a landfill and dumpsite from 1866 until 1966, and then was paved to serve as a parking lot for Expo 67. Following Expo, it served as the site of the Victoria STOLport.
Pollution and remediation
Now chemicals are leaching from the site into the river, and soil and water samples have dangerous levels of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). [3][4] The city of Montreal has announced a plan to plant willow trees on the site in an attempt to reduce pollution flowing from the site into the river.[5]
Technoparc Montreal in Saint-Laurent
Confusingly[6], another industrial park in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal also calls itself Montreal Technoparc[7]. [8]
Current use
The area is currently occupied by several industrial businesses, notably Canada's largest motion picture studio facility[9], La Cité du Cinéma.
References
- ^ http://www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/page/librairie_en/documents/LettreGeraldTremblayChefspartispoliEng.pdf - letter from Gerald Tremblay to Stephen Harper asking for federal government support for decontamination
- ^ http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=76d95baa-6189-4060-88c7-2e5e452f95fd - Montreal Gazette article about conatmination at the site
- ^ http://www.eprf.ca/ebi/technoparc/technoparcReport.html - report on pollution at the site from the Environmental Bureau of Investigation
- ^ http://cec.org/files/pdf/sem/TechnoparcFR_en.pdf report on the site from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- ^ http://www.montrealgazette.com/Technology/Trees+green/1233275/story.html Montreal Gazette article - willow trees may reduce pollutants
- ^ http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2002/2002-04-11-04.asp - article about contamination at the site mistakenly calling it the Technoparc Saint-Laurent near Dorval Airport
- ^ http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2002/2002-04-11-04.asp - article about contamination at the site mistakenly calling it the Technoparc Saint-Laurent near Dorval Airport
- ^ http://www.technoparc.com/the-technoparc.htm - official site for the Technoparc in Saint-Laurent borough
- ^ http://www.quebecshootingguide.com/default.aspx?S=2010_01filming - promotional documentation describing La Cité du Cinéma
Coordinates: 45°28′55″N 73°32′25″W / 45.48194°N 73.54028°WCategories:- Landfills in Canada
- Environment of Canada
- Environmental disasters in Canada
- Redeveloped ports and waterfronts
- Neighbourhoods in Montreal
- Business parks of Canada
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