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families. “We want to make
sure people stay in Montréal,
and that’s the reason why we
want families to be very com-
fortable here.” said Ménard.
On the private front, adopt-
ing sustainable solutions to
development practices for in-
dustries, businesses and other
institutions are also important
to a family-friendly, biologi-
cally diverse and economically
progressive Montréal of the
future.
“We have a strong partner-
ship of 220 partners, including
key players in the private sec-
tor who we will be collaborat-
ing with to achieve our plans.
We have had many meetings,
and we have a common vision
for the future,” said Ménard.
This common vision encom-
passes the goal of turning
Montréal into a North Ameri-
can leader in the clean tech-
nology and environmental
sector by 2020. A few initia-
tives to work toward this end
are the city’s efforts to assist
Montréal - based businesses
in adopting best practices for
sustainable development, and
stimulating the demand for
green technology, products
and services. Among other
things, Ville de Montréal will
propose regulation to pro-
mote the integration of green
energy production facilities
in the city. According to plan,
economic development and
biodiversity in the environ-
ment and protection and
maintenance of natural re-
sources will go hand-in-hand.
Acting in accordance with
values of solidarity, equity,
and tackling the challenge of
planning for a succession to
raise awareness of the social
aspect of sustainable devel-
opment is an ongoing task for
Ville de Montréal and its part-
ners.
With the promise to plant
98,000 trees in the next de-
cade, the once city of New
France with its famed cobble-
stone streets is moving to-
ward a sustainable future of
economic progression, and
greener pastures for genera-
tions of families and global
citizens to come.
