Verdun

• An Aquatic Centre at Arthur-Therrien Park
• The Footbridge connecting L'Île des Sœurs (Nuns' Island) with the rest of Verdun.
• A Multifunctional Leisure Centre on L'Île des Sœurs (Nuns' Island)
• Restoration of the Natatorium and its pools
• Revitalization of the municipal greenhouses.

We envision dynamic, mixed, safe, and inclusive living environments with high quality public spaces, housing types for all needs, and nearby shops and services.

• Increase the number of universally accessible businesses and the number of adaptable residential units;
• Ensure tangible benefits for the community from new real estate projects by ensuring they are well integrated into the neighbourhood fabric and have facilities that improve the public realm.
• Aim for 10% off-market housing in the neighbourhood;
• Ensure the borough's full cooperation with other levels of government in increasing the number of places in schools and daycares ;
• Strengthen consultation with local organizations and partners in addressing issues of vulnerability, homelessness, and precarity ;
• Improve sports and recreation facilities in collaboration with the community: tennis practice walls, a synthetic multi-sports field, athletics tracks, outdoor gyms, pickleball and volleyball courts, etc. ;
• Install a new temporary dog park ;
• Tackle problematic neighborhood safety issues and work with community stakeholders to increase the sense of security across the borough.

We want to increase biodiversity and ensure green, accessible and resilient parks and public places:

• Maximize biodiversity by managing invasive species and increasing native planting ;
• Protect our 15 km of public riverbanks and ensure safe access to the waterfront ;
• Reduce heat islands in our neighbourhoods, by replacing underused hard surfaces with green spaces and trees;
• Increase the number of “sponge” features (parks,streets, alleys, sidewalks) to absorb rain water and take pressure off of the sewer system ;
• Install mist makers in public spaces to provide respite during the hottest months.

We want to improve and adapt services to better serve Verduners.

• Rethink communication tools and strategies to better reach the population ;
• Support the sharing economy by introducing sharing and loan programs for tools and other items in our libraries ;
• Ensure the sound management of public finances and reduce dependence on previous surpluses in balancing the borough’s budget ;
• Implement a construction site management plan, including a moratorium on construction on Verdun Street ;
• Adapt our interventions and services to the realities of climate change.

We want to optimize and secure all modes of transport :

• Make Verdun safer for pedestrians by redesigning dangerous intersections, pedestrian crossings, and multifunctional paths ;
• Improve and clearly mark detours for pedestrians around constructions sites ;
• Increase bicycle parking spaces ;
• Promote active transportation through subsidies, education and community workshops ;
• Improve existing bike paths and complete links with neighbouring boroughs ;
• Ensure access to an electric vehicle charging station within a radius of 300-500 metres for every resident ;
• Continue repairs of our road network: Boulevard Lasalle, Hickson, etc.

We envision a mobilized and informed population that contributes to a rich community life in each of our neighbourhoods.

• Create a welcome kit for new residents;
• Review the format and locations of borough council meetings to encourage citizen participation;
• Support citizen initiatives that contribute to a greener and livelier neighbourhood life;
• Establish citizen committees: council of elders, socio-ecological transition committee, neighbourhood committees, etc.;
• Mobilize the community (residents, businesses and institutions) in our neighbourhood cleanliness plan;
• Develop and implement an action plan for citizen participation ;
• Develop lively intergenerational and seasonal meeting places to ensure the vitality of our neighbourhoods: Place de la Grande Marguerite, Crawford/Serres sector ;
• Continue our efforts to democratize culture by supporting cultural initiatives: murals, frescoes, concerts, block parties, neighbourhood events, etc .

Wellington / de l’Église

• Ensure the redevelopment of the Hickson-Dupuis sector is in line with the urban vision developed with the community ;
• Transform the Éthel parking garage into a public esplanade, housing units and public parking;
• Complete the preparatory phases for the construction of an aquatic centre;
• Add bathroom facilities to Verdun beach;
• Finalize the redevelopment of Parc du Souvenir.

L'Île des Sœurs (Nuns' Island)

• Stimulate and develop businesses and services on l'Île des Sœurs (Nuns' Island);
• Improve or re-develop parks and plazas: parc de la Métairie, parc Maynard-Ferguson, Place de l’Unité and parc de la Fontaine;
• Develop temporary uses for the lot acquired on Chemin du Golf while planning for the future Multifunctional Centre;
• Continue efforts to restore the ecological balance of Lac Lacoursière, while implementing the maintenance plan and improving access to park features.
• Intervene to ensure the ecological balance of Lac des Battures;
• Continue the environmental rehabilitation work in Boisé St-Paul and ensure monitoring;
• Improve car-sharing and bike-sharing services (Bixi, Communauto and more);
• Continue efforts with other levels of government to establish a high school.

Desmarchais / Crawford

• Restore the Natatorium and its pools;
• Initiate a revitalization project for the municipal greenhouses;
• Stimulate and develop the economic hub on Verdun Street;
• Renaturalize the marina site;
• Develop the site of the former lawn bowling green;
• Replace the playground structures at Cooney Park, Norman-Dawe Park and redevelop Monseigneur-Richard Park.