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Montreal Released Its Plan To Completely Transform Parc Jean-Drapeau (22 RENDERINGS)

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, in collaboration with the Société du parc Jean-Drapeau (SPJD), announced a new plan to completely redesign Parc Jean-Drapeau over the next 10 years.

The city says it intends to preserve the natural landscape of the Montreal park by rehabilitating Place des Nations, enhancing Mount Boullé and creating a 15-kilometre waterfront promenade around the islands.

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Asbestos, Quebec Is Letting Citizens Choose The City's New Name & The Options Are...Unique

A town's name serves an important purpose. Whether it tells a story about the town's history or honours some British dude who built a church, a town's name reflects what it's all about. As a town that frequently makes the list as one of the weirdest names in the country, Asbestos, Quebec decided to part ways with that unfortunate moniker in 2019 and now, it's up to the citizens to choose the town's new name. 

"After having established selection criteria, [we] gathered several hundred suggestions and consulted the social acceptability committee," wrote the town's officials in a Facebook post. 

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