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School of Trades Construction of Montreal and its living environment

Do you know the School of Construction Trades Montreal (MSCOM)?

It has been forty years in the east of the Plateau. It is not a neighborhood school but a "central sector" as likes to call the CSDM, which it depends. The MSCOM offers 17 training programs in construction: plumbing, masonry, electricity, etc.. In addition to training sessions in health and safety at work. On his Facebook reads:

"The School of Construction Trades Montreal (MSCOM) is located in a quiet area of the Plateau Mont-Royal between rue Laurier, Masson and D'Iberville. It has, with 270,000 square feet, a broad learning environment, friendly and easy access. "

In 2007-2008, 2450 students attended the initial training and 4330 others in training. Students whose vast majority motors.

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past twenty years, residents are trying to convince management of the CSDM MSCOM and reflect the environment "quiet" residential area of the Plateau. After twenty years, we are at the second generation of citizens who claim a respectful cohabitation . The last two years have been particularly active under the leadership of the Committee of residents Lorimier, led by Richard Boutin.

To better understand the issue, quickly retrace the course of events until January 5:

• March 2008 - People learn through the newspaper Plateau, the expansions of MSCOM. First
• mobilization: letter to Diane de Courcy, president of the CSDM, petition and different approaches to management of the School of trustees, elected from the district and neighborhood police station. Many tracks solution are developed by citizens and placed at the CSDM and to the borough.
• 2009 - permits are granted. Expansion work begins. Public consultation and impact analysis promised by the district and the CSDM never realized. A committee of cohabitation is established.
• April 2010 - At the committee meeting of cohabitation Councillor Richard Bergeron request a copy of the CSDM expansion plans that it will never be given . Citizens are disappointed and very confident for the future of things : They continued their dealings with various authorities while living daily side effects - heavy traffic, parking problems, antisocial behavior of students, the constant noise of work and different activities generated by the MSCOM. Altercations take place between residents and students.
• January 5, 2011 - The president of the CSDM, Diane de Courcy convenes citizens Parthenais an information meeting. Citizens are learning that some solutions proposed will be implemented by November 2011, focusing on noise and light. However, no further applications will be received by the CSDM , period. An evaluation meeting will be held in November 2011.
• January 18, 2011 - The CSDM has issued the following statement:

The CSDM displays openly manifest good will in this case, it does not, however, deprives trumpeting that "a consultation took place during the first phase of expansion " while it is well placed to know that this is false.

Since then, despite "campaigns to raise awareness among students" mentions that this release other events disrespectful of the neighborhood have disrupted the lives of residents : illegal parking, car driving on the sidewalk, police intervention, ticketing, etc. ... a very nice evening of January!

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The Committee of residents Lorimier decided to join Plateau environment. Richard Boutin continues to act as a spokesperson on this issue for VMS. In my next post, a description of what it means to live with the MSCOM and analysis of the current situation.