Press releases

Montreal, May 18, 2023 - For more than 35 years, Les Amis de la montagne has worked in partnership with the City of Montréal to implement education, conservation and environmental stewardship programs in Mount Royal Park. Les Amis de la montagne is pleased to announce that the City of Montréal has renewed its financial commitment with funding of more than one million dollars over three years, so that our organization can continue to maintain a high-quality, natural environment that meets the needs of locals and tourists alike. 

Photo Sebastien Foray

 

Photo Sebastien Foray

Montreal, April 27, 2023 - Les Amis de la montagne is announcing its recommendations to the City of Montréal in anticipation of the City’s 2024 budget. Given the significant stresses being exerted on the city’s natural environments and green spaces, the City of Montréal must either use the tools at its disposal or develop new ones in its budget to reverse the trend and strengthen the territory’s resilience. 

Photo Sebastien Foray

Montreal, April 4, 2023 - Les Amis de la montagne is proud to launch its Conservation Plan for Mount Royal’s Natural Habitats and Green Space, which is the fruit of an extensive scientific analysis undertaken with the Coalition des Montérégiennes.

Montreal, December 13, 2022 - Les Amis de la montagne welcomes the City of Montréal's announcement of historic measures to be taken to expand and “green” up Mount Royal Park. Les Amis is pleased to note that some of its recommendations will be implemented as part of the plan, such as the reduction of parking spaces in the Smith House area, the expansion of Mount Royal Park through the incorporation of three hectares of the former Royal Victoria Hospital property, and greater efforts to control invasive plants.

Montreal, November 23, 2022 - Les Amis de la montagne launched a digital campaign today to raise awareness about the vulnerability of Mount Royal’s ecosystems. Presented in the form of comic strips created by cartoonist Michel Hellman, the campaign aims to encourage those who visit the mountain to adopt environmentally responsible behaviours and protect this vast urban green space, cherished by Montrealers and tourists alike.

Montreal, Friday, June 10, 2022 – Today, Ms. Caroline Bourgeois, Vice-Chair of the City of Montreal Executive Committee responsible for large parks, Mount Royal, sports and recreation, Espace pour la vie, Parc Jean-Drapeau and East Montréal, and Mr. Peter A. Howlett, C.M., President of Les Amis de la montagne, had the pleasure of awarding the 2022 Prix du Mont-Royal to Father Claude Grou, C.S.C., during an award ceremony at Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, in the presence of more than 60 invited guests.

Montreal, Monday, May 30, 2022 - Following the publication of the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM) report on the repurposing of the former Royal Victoria Hospital, Les Amis de la montagne, Héritage Montréal, the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec (OUQ), the Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal (CRE-Montréal) and the Association des architectes paysagistes du Québec (AAPQ) have come out in favour of the 31 recommendations put forward by the commissioners. 

Les Amis de la montagne invites all Montrealers to enjoy Mount Royal and its verdant open spaces in the heart of the city during the 2022 edition of May: Mount Royal Month. Organized in partnership with the City of Montreal and with the support of TD Bank Group through its TD Ready Commitment program, events will officially begin on Sunday, May 8, with the first of two Mount-Royal Clean-Up activities.

The Monteregian Hills are a distinctive feature of the landscape of the metropolitan region of Montreal, the Monteregie and the Eastern Townships providing a backdrop to the daily lives of more than a one third of Quebec’s population.

Montreal, September 8, 2021 – Heritage Montreal and Les amis de la montagne have joined forces to produce a video urging the Government of Québec, the City of Montréal and citizens to work together to ensure a viable future for the site of the former Royal Victoria Hospital.