A Petition From Residents on the National Assembly of Quebec Website to Mitigate the Noise From the REM in Mount Royal

This petition, initiated by residents living near the railway tracks in cooperation with Mayor Peter J. Malouf, and supported by the Member of the National Assembly, Mrs. Michelle Setlakwe, calls for noise mitigation measures before the launch of the REM service.

The petition specifically requests the Quebec government to ensure that CDPQ Infra implements all necessary measures to reduce noise, such as rail grinding, installation of vibration absorbers, and effective noise barriers on both sides of the railway track along the entire route through the area.

Members of the municipal council of the Town of Mount Royal invite Townies to sign in large numbers, by May 20th, the petition (french only) available on the website of the National Assembly of Quebec.

It is worth noting that 550 train passages, 20 hours a day, are planned daily in this particularly peaceful and densely populated residential area located on both sides of the REM route.

Mrs. Setlakwe will officially submit the petition of the signatories during a session of the National Assembly later in May.

This petition echoes the initiative undertaken last June by the municipal council, which, with the imminent commissioning of the REM rail line, sent a resolution to CDPQ Infra, expressing its concerns and demanding the implementation of necessary noise and visual pollution mitigation measures.

You can access the council resolution here.

Contact for the residents' group: Mr. Catalin Zimbresteanu, 514 917-3880. E-mail: catalin_zimbresteanu@hotmail.com