Lachine
Lachine is a vibrant community with a rich history dating back more than 350 years. It is home to two iconic landmarks at the intersection of the rapids and Lake St-Louis, René-Lévesque Park and soon the new Grand Parc Riverain. Here, sports are a passion—there's something going on all year round! It also has a vibrant cultural life with world-class festivals and concerts. Lachine is proud to be home to the two best public and private high schools in the province. Our heritage and diversity enrich every street, every business, every encounter. Family-oriented and welcoming, the community retains its village spirit while enjoying direct access to major highways and downtown, making our industrial park one of the most sought-after in Quebec. In Lachine, we live close to people, close to the river and close to the action.
Our commitments
01. Solidarity
Improve access to affordable, quality housing for all.
02. Transportation
Make streets safer for pedestrians, promote local traffic and eliminate through traffic.
03. Revitalization
Invest in infrastructure maintenance: streets, riverbanks, commercial and residential buildings.
04. Living environments
Improve sports facilities and maintain existing parks and sports fields.
05. Cleanliness
Beautify our public spaces. Improve waste management and build public toilets.
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2025–2029 Platform – Key Highlights
Building a Future for Lachine
1. Infrastructure and Development
Sports Center: project launch (decontamination, sewer, aqueduct).
Notre-Dame Street: complete redevelopment (2026–2028).
Saint-Jacques Street: repair and safety upgrades (2027).
Provost Street: planning for reconstruction.
Waterfront: 6 km redevelopment (2028).
Lock Pavilion No. 5: restoration and repurposing for community and sports uses.
New gateway to the city via Canal Road.
Accelerated road repairs.
Urban Planning and Housing
Lachine East Eco-district: start of decontamination (developers) and construction of infrastructure (sewers, aqueducts, stormwater management) by the City.
Acquisition of new green spaces.
Collaboration with the school service center for the construction of a new elementary school.
Support for developers to create an integrated neighborhood that benefits the entire population.
Redevelopment of Galeries Lachine.
2. Parks, Green and Blue Spaces
Jenkins Park: new play modules, splash pads, relaxation areas (2026).
Sœurs de Ste-Anne Park: orchard, community gardens, commemorative spaces.
Permanent washrooms along the waterfront (West, Noël-Spinelli, Grovehill).
Baseball: renovation of Field No. 1 (LaSalle Park).
Dog parks: new space at LaSalle Park + pilot project in 3 districts (simple, affordable fenced areas).
Carignan Park: renovation and possible addition of splash pads.
Kirkland Park: upgrades including the swimming pool.
New children’s play area in Old Lachine.
Maintain swimming pools in the west.
Add urban furniture (tables, lounge chairs, parasols, shaded areas) at LaSalle Park.
Open-water swimming: floating docks and lifeguards (2026).
Gardenia Park: development in the new neighborhood.
New pickleball facilities.
Encourage residents to green curb extensions and create public gardens.
Preserve waterfront views.
3. Cleanliness and Environment
A cleaner, well-maintained Lachine with additional blue-collar teams.
New semi-buried garbage bins and optimized facilities along the waterfront.
More differentiated mowing areas to support biodiversity.
Strengthened gardening teams, with a focus on perennials.
Pilot project for semi-buried bins in Lachine East and Old Lachine (reducing truck traffic in narrow streets).
Creation of a citizen cleanup brigade.
Energy-efficient upgrades for municipal buildings to reduce consumption and operating costs.
4. Community, Sports, and Cultural Life
Renovation of the Maison de la culture and the Maison du Brasseur.
Stronger emphasis on sports activities, after enhancing cultural offerings (musical picnics, literature festival, etc.).
Maintenance and expansion of festivals and events.
Renovation of the Fernand-Laplaine Center and the Michel-Ménard Chalet.
New municipal spaces for community organizations.
5. Citizen Communication
Annual citizen breakfast to present major projects.
Return of monthly Citizen Saturdays.
Major community cleanup event.
Cleanliness and beautification contest: rewarding residents and businesses (best garden, most welcoming storefront, cleanest street, etc.).
6. Safety and Mobility
Local Safety and Mobility
Accelerated traffic-calming measures (speed bumps, curb extensions, bollards, speed radars, planters).
Reorganize circulation (Saint-Joseph, Victoria) to reduce through-traffic and improve residents’ peace of mind.
Safer school surroundings (Catherine-Soumillard, Philippe-Morin, Paul-Jarry).
Reduce truck traffic on Saint-Jacques.
Better-defined and secured pedestrian and cycling paths along the waterfront.
Improved lighting (including solar), especially in the west but also elsewhere in Lachine.
Active Mobility and Transport
New safe cycling connections: Notre-Dame to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Interchange and NDG–Lachine Canal link.
Pedestrian and cycling connection through the 48th Avenue tunnel to the industrial park (plan already completed by Exo).
Ban on motorboats in the south bay (except for sports supervision), ensuring safety in the supervised swimming zone.
Complementary Measures
Adjustments to the STM network redesign (lines 496, 491, and others).
Continue advocacy for the tramway.
Maintain strong collaboration with PDQ8 and the prevention table.
Work with Montréal-Ouest to remove the barricade.
7. Governance
Optimize municipal services.
Speed up the permitting process.
Tighter budget management to create financial flexibility.
8. Fighting Poverty
Collaborate with partners at the start of construction for units required by the mixed-metropolis bylaw.
Integrate social housing into redevelopments (Galeries Lachine, Eco-district).
Maintain existing services: street workers, park animators, foot patrol officers, social workers.
Strengthen collaboration with partners working with vulnerable populations, including Old Brewery Mission for homelessness support.
Increase support for food aid and social assistance organizations.
9. Economic Development
Establish a local economic development roundtable to fully leverage the borough’s attractiveness.
Support the Notre-Dame Street SDC.
Develop Lachine branding as a leisure destination to support businesses and clubs on Saint-Joseph Street.
Support the creation of a merchants’ association on Saint-Jacques Street in Saint-Pierre.
