MONTREAL – Hundreds gathered Monday night to show their support for the Tannery Village ruins site.
During the summer, the foundation of one of Montreal’s oldest towns was found right near construction of the new Turcot Interchange.
Catherine Poupart came with her children and sister for the night time vigil.
“I love history and I find it a shame that they’ll cover it over,” she told Global News.
When Montreal started to expand outside the walls of the old city in the 16th century, they set up shop in Tannery Village.
Tannerys weren’t popular because of the smell from cleaning and treating leather, so they moved several kilometres from town.
Quebec said it won’t save the site, but it will save the 150 boxes of artifacts found during the summer.
A sewer collector will be built in the area to serve thousands of homes.
Sud-Ouest Mayor Benoît Dorais told Global News he still believes that the site can be saved.
“When we look at the map, there’s room for green spaces; so there’s room for the archaeological ruins there,” he said.
The Tannery Village is scheduled to be covered over by the end of September.
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