Submit you comments and suggestions to the BAPE 

Note: Although the form is only in French you can write your comments in English. Please submit directly to the BAPE before April 15, 2022. After submitting your comments to the BAPE, you are welcome to send a copy of your comments to the City of Côte Saint-Luc at [email protected] or [email protected].

Submit your comments and suggestions to the BAPE

Watch remarks by Mayor Mitchell Brownstein and Councillor Dida Berku, recorded April 2022.

On March 15, 2022, the City of Montreal submitted their proposal for the Cavendish extension project for review to the Quebec environment review board known as the BAPE (Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement).

This is phase 1 of the environmental impact review by the BAPE. During these first 30 days, the BAPE is asking for feedback from the public on the project.  Any person, group or municipality may submit, in writing and not later than April 15, 2022, observations and suggestions on the issues that should be addressed by the environmental impact assessment studies which will be prepared by the City of Montreal and submitted to the BAPE.   

The Cavendish extension project as proposed by Montreal “is an urban mobility project whose scale and benefits far exceed the connection of two existing road segments. In addition to connecting Boulevard Cavendish itself, the project will connect through Avenue Royalmount and provide a new eastward connection toward the future Namur-Hippodrome ecodevelopment, while giving a prominent place to public transit, active transportation and green spaces.” Read the public notice by the City of Montreal.

By submitting your opinions and suggestions now, you will help guide the BAPE on what aspects of the project to focus on. After the studies are produced and the BAPE submits its preliminary report, there will be further public information and consultation hearings.

Here are examples of environmental issues that you might choose to comment on and that merit in-depth environmental impact studies: 

  • The design and configuration of the road to be built in a trench in the CP yards.
  • The advantages and disadvantages of having one lane versus two lanes of car traffic in each direction.
  • The volume of projected traffic in the morning and afternoon, geometry, and access for emergency vehicles.
  • The design, location and impact of the ramp and how this will affect the road network on both sides of Cavendish Blvd., north of Mackle.  
  • Quality of life and maintaining access to areas surrounding the construction site during the construction period. 
  • Long-term sound and visual impacts for residents located along Cavendish Blvd. 
  • The impact on the residential neighbourhood and quality of life near the entrance point leading to the extension.
  • Amount of traffic on Cavendish Blvd. following completion of the project.
  • Long-term responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the road and vegetation.

Official Cavendish extension environmental review page

News reports on this topic

Submit you comments and suggestions to the BAPE 

Note: Although the form is only in French you can write your comments in English. Please submit directly to the BAPE before April 15, 2022. After submitting your comments to the BAPE, you are welcome to send a copy of your comments to the City of Côte Saint-Luc at [email protected] or [email protected].

Submit your comments and suggestions to the BAPE