SAUVEGARDONS LE GRIFFINTOWN HORSE PALACE!
Calling on the minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women to classify the Griffintown Horse Palace as a historical monument according to the Cultural Property Act;
And calling upon our municipal, provincial, and federal governments to provide the necessary support and funding to ensure this historic site and its function can be preserved.
Calling on the minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women to classify the Griffintown Horse Palace as a historical monument according to the Cultural Property Act;
And calling upon our municipal, provincial, and federal governments to provide the necessary support and funding to ensure this historic site and its function can be preserved.
(English version follows)
Considérant que le complexe situé aux 1220-1226 rue Ottawa à Montréal, qui comprend le Griffintown Horse Palace avec sa maison, ses bâtiments, ses écuries et sa cour, date de 1862 ou plus tôt et constitue un vestige uniquement intact et préservé de l'usage industriel et commercial du cheval au 19e et au 20e siècle;
Considérant que ce site unique et historique est l'une, ou peut-être la seule, des dernières écuries fonctionnelles de ce type en Amérique du Nord;
Considérant que ces écuries abritent encore des poneys ainsi que des chevaux, et des calèches utilisés pour promener les touristes dans le Vieux-Montréal et que ces chevaux doivent avoir un abri proche de leur lieu de travail;
Considérant que l'ensemble, qui a jadis servi d'auberge aux voyageurs de passage et à leurs chevaux, ainsi qu'aux chevaux de trait utilisés par les industries situées le long du canal de Lachine, a une grande valeur culturelle et patrimoniale pour Montréal et pour le Canada;
Considérant que Patri-Arch, la firme de consultants en architecture et en patrimoine, a recommandé d'examiner la pertinence de citer le Griffintown Horse Palace à titre de monument historique selon la Loi sur les biens culturels (c'est-à-dire à l'échelle de la Ville), et que le Conseil du patrimoine a réitéré cette recommandation;
Nous, les soussignés,
- demandons que la ministre de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine donne suite à l'avis de la Commission des biens culturels du Québec concernant la classification du Griffintown Horse Palace comme monument et / ou site historique selon la Loi sur les biens culturels.
- demandons à nos administrations municipale, provinciale et fédérale de fournir le soutien et les fonds nécessaires pour assurer que l'ensemble comprenant la maison, l'auberge, les écuries, et la cour du Griffintown Horse Palace soit préservé comme entreprise fonctionnelles avec chevaux et calèches, comme elle l'a été depuis 150 ans.
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Considering that the complex which makes up the celebrated Griffintown Horse Palace at 1220-1226 Ottawa Street in Montreal, which includes a house and stables, a barn, an old inn, and other buildings, all grouped around a courtyard, dates from 1862 or earlier and is a uniquely intact vestige of the industrial and commercial use of the horse in the 19th and 20th century;
Considering that this unique and historic site boasts what may be the last functioning stables of this sort in North America;
Considering that the complex still houses ponies, horses, and carriages used for transporting tourists in Old Montreal, and that these horses must be able to maintain a shelter near Old Montreal;
Considering that this complex, which once served as a shelter to passengers and their horses and to working horses used by the industries along the Lachine Canal, is a site of great cultural and historical heritage for Montreal and Canada;
Considering that Patri-Arch, the consulting firm in architecture and heritage, recently recommended that the City of Montreal consider the relevance of mentioning the Griffintown Horse Palace as a historical monument in accordance with the Cultural Property Act, and that the Heritage Council reiterated this recommendation;
We, the undersigned,· call upon the minister of Culture, Communications and Status of Women to ask for the recommendation of the Commission des biens culturels du Québec on the subject of classifying the Griffintown Horse Palace as a historical monument and/or site according to the Cultural Property Act.
· call upon our municipal, provincial, and federal governments to provide the necessary support and funding to ensure that the entire ensemble of buildings including the house, the inn, stables, other buildings and the courtyard of the Griffintown Horse Palace be preserved as a functional enterprise with horses and carriages, as it has been for 150 years.
Nous envoyons cette pétition à:
We will send this to:
Madame Christine St-Pierre, Cabinet de la ministre, Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, 480, boul. Saint-Laurent, 7e étage, Montréal (Québec) H2Y 3Y7
The Honourable Josée Verner , Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6 The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity), House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6
Maire Gérald Tremblay, Hôtel de ville, 275, rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1C6
Alan De Sousa, membre du comité exécutif responsable du dossier Secteur Griffintown, Hôtel de ville, 275, rue Notre-Dame Est, bureau R.111, Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1C6
Madame Jacqueline Montpetit, mairesse de l'arrondissement Sud-Ouest, 815 rue Bel-Air, 1er étage, Montréal (Québec) H4C 2K4
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let citizens to enjoy their own selected life style without allowing big business to control their coming and going for the sake of their making an extra buck at the expense of others.
Preserve, protect and respect Montreal's heritage.
La sagesse reflètée dans l'oeil du cheval est un exemple pour l'enfant. Le qualité de la conservation du passé par notre maire d'aujourd'hui sera la preuve de sa sagesse sous le regard du futur. Aujourd'hui, on perçoit Jean Drapeau comme un démolisseur, même un destructeur. Comment verra-t-on le maire Tremblay?
this historic site needs to be preserved.
Please stop the tearing down of the historic sites in our city. Soon there will be nothing left to show the history of Montreal in the olden days.
Griffintown Horse Palace must be preserved (and classifed as a historic site) along with the core of what we all know as Giffintown. After more than 35 years, it reminds me of Goose Village. Lost memories for some. Don't make the same mistake.
once taken down , you can never go back on your action, therefor it must be preserved
once taken down , you can never go back on your action, therefor it must be preserved
Il est encore temps de faire de Griffintown un "quartier durable" qui réponde aux voeux de la population plutôt qu'un monstre voué à la consommation et à l'automobile.
il est important que les citoyens de Montréal puisse découvrir l'histoire de leur ville: il faut protéger les écuries urbaines de Griffintown, ainsi que leur droit d'opérer une écurie à cet emplacement!
Sauvegardons le Griffintown horse palace et surtout faites un quartier vert et bien pensé dont le Québec serra fier et qui ajoutera donc a notre économie
The key issue here, being ‘Sustainable Growth’, implying growth and development at a controlled and regulated rate of change. One does not ‘bulldoze’ the rolling landscape flat and then ask “Is this necessary?” With ‘Sustainable Growth’, everyone reaps the benefits. A city, its various communities, society - grow, change is continual. It is a living process. A healthy city, healthy communities within, a prospering society embrace change, however, not at the expense of ignoring its past or the contributions made from, at least by present standards, - ’unconventional’ sources. The use of ‘horse-power’ has followed a long and colorful path here in Montreal. Our city, its many communities and inevitably the generally social nature of Montreal are inextricably associated with the horse. The horse has in part, contributed to our economy, our well being and our identity as residents of a cultured city. Therefore, the Griffintown horses and the ‘Horse-Palace’ must be incorporated into the future structure of the area.
The Griffintown Horse Palace most emphatically should be maintained as an historical and cultural treasure.But then,so should Griffintown itself be maintained and re-developed. Just NOT in the manner that has been proposed. In a society where we so often ''tear down paradise and put up a parking lot'', let us, for once, think of a future that contains some of the soul of our collective past. The wrecking ball tonight looms ominously over Griffintown. The prognosis does not portend well for what is one of the oldest original settlements on the Island of Montreal. The future is here: developers courted business, private sectors,and the City. The public was the last to know. No wonder the average tax payer has little faith in local government when it appears that ''Public Consultation'' is a mere formality, AFTER the decisions have been made.Thus, the future will see the Griff packed with view-blocking sky-scrapers, multi-level parking garages,etc,etc.Not an awful lot about families, green space,animals,ecology,nor the heritage aspect of this magical place. Reminiscent of other Grand Schemes like The Superhospital, Overdale,Mirabel.Look at their legacy.And luring business away from an already impoverished lower downtown area (Ste. Catherine from Atwater towards Guy) is doing nobody but the initial investors a favor.The type of clientele predictable to be attracted to new condos in this area are more likely to be transient. There goes the neighbourhood.There is as well the fact that the existing bridges surrounding the island are already overburdened. Especially via Griffintown: try de la Montagne, Peel, Ottawa, and various other local streets at rush hour.The whole plan, vamped, re-vamped, whatever, smacks of something put together in great haste. And greed. I'm astounded that something of this calibre would even be considered, let alone accepted. We STILL have a great opportunity here. There exist excellent modalities in other cities around the world that harmoniously combine business/family/greenspace.We have reknowned Architects and Planners right here.Montréal should be putting itself on the map at the forefront of sensible, humane urban development. Not wreck, demolish, create another Industrial Park/Wasteland.Montréalers are fatigued by now of the long, expensive, drawn-out fiascos, not to mention the continued embarassment of some Really Big Disasters (Big Owe. As we moan about the rising price of gasoline, we should remember that it was on the back of the horse that this city was built.They were still working for us when Leo Leonard, owner of the Griffintown Horse Palace, was a boy.They leave very little in the way of a ''carbon footprint'', require merely a fair amount of hay/oats/water and shelter.Leo was born in Goose Village, once adjacent to Griffintown, torn down during the Drapeau era to make way for the Bonaventure Expressway. There has been talk of demolishing the Bonaventure, to make room for a series of...I make my point. I had the distinct pleasure of living next door to Leo's stables for 16 years.The Horse Palace stands alone as a Cultural Icon. Countless films and documentaries have been made about Leo and the stable;as many articles in French and English publications.His horses are very well-treated, and I used to look forward to seeing them kicking up their heels in the paddock. I saw 2 foals being born. The calèche business is equal opportunity-there are a fair number of women at any time working on the carriages. In case anyone thinks that the original Griffintowners are all long gone-it ain't so! Those still alive come and visit pretty regularly, and their sons, daughters and grandchildren all come back. They come to see the Horse Palace, what remains of St.Ann's Church,and to point to What Once Was There. I hope and pray that someone with influence will come to their senses and avoid this disaster. There ARE alternatives.
I hope this special historic place can be saved...
