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There’s only one month to go before we lose a Montreal summer experience we’ve all grown up with: driving over the mountain.

Earlier this week, Mount Royal’s cemeteries both joined the mountain of opposition against the road’s closing. They say it will make life difficult for people to visit family’s graves — legions who come each year.

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The cemeteries join Les Amis de la montagne, who also dispute the closing. The only mountain-lovers who haven’t protested are its squirrels — and I’m sure they’d say “nuts,” too.

City hall just announced final details of its plan — a five-month “pilot project” from June through October, accompanied by a “consultation” that concludes in January.

But consultations usually come before, not after, major decisions — and a genuine consultation may not come before the next election.

The city’s plan provides more questions than answers. First, the western entry to the mountain will end at Beaver Lake parking lot, while the eastern entryway stops at Smith House lot — with 550 metres in-between sealed to traffic.