MONTREAL – The debate over a proposed development project in NDG got heated Monday night after Councillor Jeremy Searle began arguing with a resident who doesn’t want the Provigo complex to be built.
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NDG resident Alex Barta claims citizens have been offered gift certificates of $250 by the developers to help get support for the ten storey building, set to be built at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and De Maisonneuve streets.
The building will house offices for the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation, rooms for parents whose children are temporarily staying at the hospital, a Provigo grocery store and rooms for senior citizens.
In a final, 5-1 vote Monday night councillors approved a zoning change that gives the project the green light.
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Residents who oppose development can still sign a registry calling for a referendum on the issue.
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