THE COMPLEXE ENVIRONNEMENTALE DE SAINT-MICHEL: A CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING SITE Marie-Claude Massicotte, landscape architect, Group Supervisor Direction des grands parcs et du verdissement (large park management division) Roger Lachance, Associate Director Environment Direction de l environnement et du développement durable (Environment and sustainable development)
HISTORY OF SITE 1925 Opening of carrière Miron (limestone mining) 1968 Start of waste landfilling concurrently with limestone extraction 1984 The Ville de Montréal acquires site - End of operations at the quarry 1988 Recycling facility and waste elimination operation (CTED) 1989 Public hearing
MONTREAL S LARGE PARKS
HISTORY OF SITE 1995 to 2003 Park - Land use master plan - Opening and progressive construction of linear park (27 hectares) and of the multipurpose lane (3.5 km) - Construction of Jean-Rivard and Champdoré parks (6 hectares) Environment - Recycling facility - CESM administration building - Final cover procedure - End of landfilling of putrescible waste (May2000) - Environmental monitoring and followup Partners - Centrale Gazmont - Écocentre Saint-Michel - Cirque du Soleil - Canadian Tire - Maxi & Co - École Nationale de Cirque - Centre d hébergement -Syndicat des cols bleus regroupés de Montréal - SAQ - Copeaux de bois Sécure
HISTORY OF SITE 2004 to 2011 Park - Opening of TOHU and of CESM welcome pavilion - Construction of main entrance of the CESM (Jarry/Iberville) - Construction of final section of multipurpose road -Stabilization of cliffs Environment - End of landfilling(january 2009) - Final cover Partners -TOHU -TAZ
PROBLEMS AND ISSUES Urban - Entrapment - Nuisances - Gradient - User count
PROBLÉMATIQUES ET ENJEUX Site - 40 million tonnes of waste: environmental follow-up and monitoring plan - 70m in depth
PROBLEMS AND ISSUES Site - 350 biogas capture wells - 21 km of pipes - 1500 m³ /day of leachate
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Rehabilitate the site into a vast technological, environmental and educational complex located within a green space providing a large variety of activities linked to the environment, sports, leisure and culture. - upgrading of disrupted soils - good managment of residual matter - creation of designs conducive to setting up activities linked to the environment, education, leisure and culture - encourage the notion of transformation, progress and recylcing - set up and consolidate partnerships - sensitize the population to increase social and environmental awareness - create a sense of belonging to the site - promote the CESM as being a place for environmental research, experimentation and innovation - develop the site s influence (metropolitain networks)
Progress, Transformation, Life Cycle
- Wind Plain - Discovery Forest - Amphitheatre - Crag Lake - Environmental Platform - Composting
- Cultural Area
- Industrial/Commercial Area
- Educational Area
- Sports Area
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES ON A PROGRESSING SITE PLANNING PROCESS AND ADJUSTMENT Design of future park s profile Volume of waste needed Requirements to meet (quantity, slope, drainage, level) Inclusives in operating licence Waste cover method Analysis of needs (waterproofness, capture of water and biogas) Composition, thickness of layers and quantities of material needed Licence and quality control (materials and installation) Sequence of activities Landfilling versus cover Rate of reception of matter
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES ON A PROGRESSING SITE PLANNING PROCESS AND ADJUSTMENT Site with unique characteristics Waste settlement Concrete proof that the site is in movement Unequal over time and in the areas of the site 0.5 to 1m/year) Impact on the biogas capture network and surface waters Occasionally, it s necessary to start again or change profiles Modified final cover Reduction of bedrock and sand is necessary Recovery Materials are received directly where they will be used Accelerated production and cost reduction
2009-2013 SITE PROGRESS FINAL COVER
BEDROCK LAYER 700,000 MT Needed GEOTEXTILE SAND LAYER 80,000 MT Needed
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES BIOGAS CAPTURE AND RECOVERY 98% GHG REDUCTIONS ON-SITE NETWORK MAINTENANCE
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES COMPOSTING RECEPTION OF 18,700 MT OF LEAVES PRODUCTION OF 8,000 MT OF COMPOST
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES COMPOSTING
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES COMPOSTING
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES GREEN RESIDUES
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES WOOD WASTE RECOVERY OF 40,000 MT
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES RECOVERY AND REUSE OF RAIN WATER
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES RECOVERY AND REUSE OF RAIN WATER
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES REUSE OF ROCK ORIGINATING FROM CLIFFS
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES ENVIRONMENTAL FOLLOW-UP
GOOD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES ENVIRONMENTAL FOLLOW-UP SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT WITHIN AUTOMATED MONITORING STATIONS
2011 2020 ACTION PLAN
UNE APPROCHE RECONNUE In partnership with: Vivre Saint- Michel en santé Osez Jarry Pari -Saint-Michel Cirque du Soleil École nationale du cirque TOHU- La Cité des arts du Cirque TAZ Centre d expertise en matières résiduelles (CEMR) Vitrine technologique Écocentre Saint-Michel Gazmont Centre de tri et de récupération Copeaux de bois Secure Canadian Tire Maxi & Co Syndicat des cols bleus regroupés de la Ville de Montréal SAQ Villeray/Saint-Michel/Parc-Extension Borough Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec Prizes and awards: Ville de Montréal Gold Award: Environmentally Sustainable Projects Award The International Award for Liveable Communities 2004 Special Mention Communities in Bloom 2004 Espace Montréal - Expo 2010 Shanghai And all of its citizens Photo Credits Alain Chagnon Jérome Dubé Alain Laforest Yves Lefebvre Nip Paysage Tohu Brian Ypperciel Ville de Montréal