Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles

The Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles, formerly known as the Montreal Technoparc and Adaport Victoria,[1] is an industrial park and former industrial dump in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of Montreal, between the Champlain and Victoria bridges.[2]

Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles
Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles is located in Montreal
Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles
Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles
Location of the industrial parc in Montreal
Coordinates: 45.481944°N 73.540278°W / 45.481944; -73.540278
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CityMontreal
BoroughLe Sud-Ouest

History

The site was formerly marshland adjacent to the St. Lawrence River. It was used as a landfill and dumpsite from 1866 until 1966, and then was paved to serve as a parking lot for Expo 67 and was named Autoparc Victoria. Following the Expo, it briefly served as the site of the Victoria STOLport, or adaport in French.

References

  1. http://www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/page/librairie_en/documents/LettreGeraldTremblayChefspartispoliEng.pdf — letter from Gerald Tremblay to Stephen Harper asking for federal government support for decontamination
  2. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=76d95baa-6189-4060-88c7-2e5e452f95fd — Montreal Gazette article about contamination at the site.
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