Watch above: Find out which story Global Montreal’s viewers had the most to say about this week on Your Say with Rachel Lau.
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It wasn’t just about the Hab’s victorious home opener and biting lady bugs this week.
Global News reported on a community devastated by their municipal government’s decision to tear apart one of its most cherished green spaces.
When Global’s Tim Sargeant visited the residential neighbourhood of Île-Perrot on Wednesday, he was greeted by bulldozers, chainsaws and furious residents who told him they can’t believe their beloved forest was being cut down to make way for a road.
“I know it’s just a road, some people say it’s just a road Cathy, it’s going through whether you like it or not and that’s basically what we were told at council meetings but still the reality of it hurts,” said Île-Perrot resident Cathy Vincent.
The story hit close to home for many of our viewers.
Global News received a lot of reaction on our social media pages, much of which echoed the concerns of Île-Perrot’s residents.
The question we have been asked the most is “how long will it take for condos to go up where the forest once stood?”
READ MORE: Clear cutting begins for new road in Ile-Perrot
Marsha Howie: “It is wrong to cut down such beautiful old trees and it is wrong to essentially kill off the wildlife…progress should protect nature, but unfortunately Île-Perrot has decided to pave over this forest despite protests from citizens.”
Mary Alexander: “We, the original residents watched as all the ski trails, forests, birds, chipmunks were demolished…It was the country, and we loved it…It is not the country anymore.”
Catherine Vincent: “Seeing it here in pictures, hurts. Living it and seeing it live in front of me, devastating. Thanks Tim Sargeant for your continued interest.”
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