Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles explained

Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Montreal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the industrial parc in Montreal
Coordinates:45.4819°N -73.5403°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Montreal
Subdivision Type3:Borough
Subdivision Name3:Le Sud-Ouest
Unit Pref:Metric

The Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles, formerly known as the Montreal Technoparc and Adaport Victoria,[1] is an industrial park and former industrial dump in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of Montreal, between the Champlain and Victoria bridges.[2]

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 and was named Autoparc Victoria. Following the Expo, it briefly served as the site of the Victoria STOLport, or adaport in French.

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=76d95baa-6189-4060-88c7-2e5e452f95fd — Montreal Gazette article about contamination at the site.