Article content

The Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue light-rail station was supposed to be a small “green” station, but some citizens are describing the preparations being made at the site as more of an ecological nightmare.

Trees and shrubs are gone, as is a wetland and a deer crossing.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Citizens angered by destruction of wetlands and deer crossings Back to video

“We were told a small area would be cut, but a much bigger area has been razed,” Alison Hachey said. “I’m still in shock.”

Hachey is a member of Trainsparence a coalition of experts and citizens who promote “transparency, good governance and sustainable development in projects of infrastructure and territorial development.”

The 67-km Réseau express métropolitain (REM) network will have 26 stations, six of them serving the West Island, with Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue acting as the terminus for the West Island branch.

The $6.3-billion light-rail project is managed by CDPQ Infra and the preparatory work recently done at the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue site was handled by NouvLR and Energir after obtaining the necessary permits.