A new plan of urban renewal in a neighbourhood, where citizens’ voice is heard as they participate in building new housing rules.
Kamloops, BC- October 24, 1969
We are happy to announce that on November 23, 1969 the citizens of Little Burgundy will have their voices heard. Our project started in May 1967, where we requested the city of Montreal to have an impactful plan for urban renewal. The neighborhood we chose was of 14 thousand residences named “Little Burgundy.” We started first from the northeast of the distract Saint Martin blocks. Where we made sure that families from Saint Martin blocks are temporarily relocated, as they are designated to return if they wish when the urban renewal is completed.
We strongly believe this urban renewal will give citizens their needs. Jane Minister of Municipal Affairs of Quebec, says “urban renewal is an exclusively municipal responsibility because we are convinced that is local administrators who know their continuants and their needs”. In addition, “as they start out with a good intention to improve things for their people. Misunderstanding or conflicts with your local administrators may happen. And therefore, the law provides protection to their citizens and community,” says Jane.
Moreover, one of our values is that we want people to live in better conditions such as having low rents, as they want to be free and live their lives. Therefore, we plan that the citizens organize meetings to illustrate their needs and what needs improving. Where the residents will discuss the rental rates and they all have to agree on something. To illustrate some of the discussion that happened between citizens and the public official for the city, Jean Parenteau the executive committee of Montreal, says “we will admit that families should have priority, and it is the duty of society to offer available housing to those families who need help the most”.
Little burgundy is an urban renewal project in the city of Montreal that started in May 1967. In this project, we aim for public housing and that everyone’s voice matters. We are the Housing department in Montreal where we are responsible for low rents, and the movement to make a renovation in the city. Our objective is to ensure that each resident organizes themselves into a committee to make an effective representation of the community. It is our priority to make sure that every family is being served.
Contact
Maryam Soroor, Public Relations Project Coordinator at Little Burgundy.
Phone number: (778) 538 9761
Email: Soroorm19@mytru.ca