For many years now most people have been making an effort to save the environment. We recycle, reduce, re-use. All the right stuff to save our planet. We are all concerned with saving rainforests and animals in far away exotic places, but what about right here, right now.
We would like to bring your attention to a very important green space that many people may not be familiar with. We have right here, in our own town an ecological treasure that is on the verge of being lost. We are referring to the track of land along Como Gardens that is about to be built into a housing development. According to the recent wetland audit in 2008, this is the most ecologically sensitive peat bog in the municipality. While it may not be as pretty as a beach front or as popular a place to visit as Dunes lake, it is an important space to the ecology of our town. We are so lucky to enjoy such diverse wildlife and plant life in our own town - why not try to save it.
The developer is planning to deforest 3.4 hectares, strip-mine the peat and backfill along Como Gardens to enable him to build. DEFOREST AND STRIP MINE. Are these words you ever expected to hear in Hudson! What guarantee is there that this will not destroy the rest of the bog? What would you expect to happen when you dig out a section of saturated bog - it fills with water from the rest of the bog. What happens once all these homes are built, will their sump pumps to be going 24/7 pumping out the water from the bog. Where is this water going? Well since the developer is hoping to connect to the town’s new septic system, it will all be going straight to the filtration plant. So will the bog slowly be pumped dry, destroying all that is unique to it?
It may seem generous of the developer to sell 5 hectares back to the ministry for conservation. But once the land is developed and sold, there might not be much left worth conserving. As for the deal that the ministry receives another parcel of land somewhere else in compensation, it sounds a bit like a game of checkers. Yes it’s a nice deal for the community who gets the land, but it doesn’t do anything to preserve the ecology in our community here. Do we really need this type of housing development in Hudson? Especially one that plans to strip mine and deforest. Over half of the previous housing development (UK1) that this developer has been working on for the last few years still remains unsold. So do we really need to build another housing development in the very same neighbourhood (especially at such a cost to the environment)?
We urge you to voice your opposition to the media, your councillors and the mayor. This project cannot proceed without the town allowing a connection to the new sewage system. Make your opposition known. Without town’s go ahead, this project cannot continue!
If you agree, please sign the petition and pass on the URL to your friends in our area. We would greatly appreciate your help.
Every signature will help a great deal.
Lianne Bridges, Hudson
debora must, st.lazare
E McCartney, Hudson
xxxxxxxx, St-Lazare
Virginia Marcolin, Hudson
Carol Walker, St-Lazare
Judy Nagy, St. Lazare
Lyse Jolicoeur, Saint-Lazare
La communauté et les élus municipaux se doivent de repenser les espaces sensibles et de faire en sorte qu'ils soit protéger. Ce sont les vestiges d'un héritage que la nature nous a offerte. L'homme disparaitra et ce qui reste de ces espaces pourront peut-être survivre et continuer la vie sur terre. En attendant que notre race disparaitra il est important que nous puissions retourner à nos sources pour rester dans un corps et un esprit sain. Nous faisons partie de cette nature et qui sait c'est peut-être cette nature qui nous sauvera à son tour.
Stephen Schettini, Hudson
Corry Robertson, St Lazare
Mariola Herbasz-Krauss, St.Lazare
Chantal Girard, Hudson
Gary Dover, Vaudreuil-Dorion
Democracy must prevail. The town must not be allowed to ignore this issue.
Sue-Anne Woodward, Needham
valerie redmond, St,Lazare
Annie Prendergast, Hudson
Brenda Harley, Hudson Heights
Bob Johnson, Hudson
Chantal St-Laurent, Hudson
Marc Desmarais, Hudson
Alexandra Leus, Hudson
xxxxxxxx, Hudson
Genevieve Grenier, Hudson
xxxxxxxx, Hudson
Shauna Smedema Cardenas, Grafton
Marianne Woods, Hudson
Bryan Amyot, Hudson Heights
Lora Smith, Saint-Lazare
Uli Kluge, Hudson
Mel Lefebvre, Sainte Anne de Bellevue
"For many years now most people have been making an effort to save the environment. We recycle, reduce, re-use. All the right stuff to save our planet. We are all concerned with saving rainforests and animals in far away exotic places, but what about right here, right now." -- Couldn't have said it better myself.
Why development companies are allowed to get away with environmental destruction like this is very confusing to me. We conduct environmental impact assessments, but it's just a front to make a company look like they'r environmentally conscious. Actions speak louder than pieces of paper with bureaucratic stamps on them. Come on Hudson, are you really going to join the development craze and remove the chance for your resident's ancestors to see how nature naturally cleanses itself? Gimme a break.
Anit Ghosh, Montreal
Patricia Gorny, ddo
So sick of all the greenspace in and around montreal becoming overpriced housing. Enough is enough!
xxxxxxxx, Hudson
this is for my children and theirs
Kim Kyte, Hudson
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Diana Sanderson, Hudson
Ovidiu Burlec, Vaudreuil-Dorion
Denise Llewellyn, Montreal
Tomas Urbina, Montreal
The fact that over half of the original development is not yet sold should raise flags. This is not needed and financial gain should be subordinate to ecological protection in such sensitive areas.
Anita Rogic, Montreal
xxxxxxxx, Edmonton
Heather, Montreal
noor al-kuraishi, montreal
Laurence Tenenbaum, Montreal
tyler bonnell, St-anne-de-bellevue
Natalie Osborne, Saint-Lazare
Meagan Wohlberg, Montreal
Helen Garland, Beaconsfield
Daniel Brown, Beaconsfield
xxxxxxxx, Montreal
As a PhD candidate studying peat formation, I know first hand how important peatlands are. Not only because they are large carbon sinks(helping to counter the effects of global climate change), but they are also extremely important wildlife habitats. Peat bogs are sensitive to disturbances, and conserving only a small portion of the bog is not a solution. Please consider conserving this natural peat bog!!
David Santamaria, Edmonton
dave weatherall, ottawa
Take a look at the photos on this page, you really want to replace that with glass and metal?
Daphne Tuck, Montreal
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Cauleen Bridges, North Vancouver, BC
Who in their "right mind" could destroy so much!!!
Jim Johnson, St-Lazare
Sandra Bourque, Rigaud
Jill Reznick, St.Lazare
David Hill, St-Lazare
Hubert Bourque, Rigaud
Janet Rossetti, lile bizard
