This project involving neighborhood residents and organizations was launched in May 2017 to support the development of public spaces in the neighborhood.

⇒ Regular engagement activities at the farmers’ market

⇒Sharing information about urban enjux in the neighborhood on our social networks 

⇒ Initiatives for the former Montreal Children’s Hospital:

• Article : Neighbourhood groups call for inquiry into ‘scandalous’ development at old Montreal Children’s Hospital
• Dépôt de mémoire à l’OCPM (FR)
• VOX POP on housing at the old Children’s Site

⇒ Initiatives of the Royal Vic Coalition for the Public

• On September 4, 2020, The Royal Vic Coalition for the Public  organized a community walk.

• Open letter from the Royal Vic Coalition for the Public :
  It has been signed by over 56 community organizations and any organization can still sign it.
  • opposing its privatization;
  • Insisting that the site be used for the public good;
  • Demanding a transparent decision-making process that involves civil society; Promoting an ecological approach to the development of the site.
• Consultations:
  The “Our Royal Vic” project is a collaborative research project with CURE McGill (Community University Research Exchange), the Royal Vic Coalition for the Public Good, the Milton Parc Citizens’ Committee, the Peter McGill Neighbourhood Table, and the McGill University Student Association (MUSA).
• Submission to the OCPM

Revitalization of the Evangel green space

The Neighbourhood Life Committee, in collaboration with La Pépinière, Evangel and Innovation Jeunes, worked with the community to improve Evangel’s green space. The space is open to the residents and community of Peter-McGill at all times. 

Come visit the space!
2205 Tupper Street, H3H 1z4

VOX POP on housing

This summer, our mobilization team collaborated with Louis-Thomas Kelly (Peter-McGill resident), Brandon Kaufman (videographer) and Roulo-Boulo (Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi Montréal Centre-ville) to create a VOX POP at Cabot Square to discuss housing in the neighbourhood and more specifically, on the former site of the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Enjoy this video created by Brandon Kaufman to hear Peter-McGill residents speak out about the lack of affordable, social and family housing in the neighbourhood. 

Monitoring of 13 lots subject to a right of first refusal

The right of first refusal allows the City to purchase properties in priority to any other buyer in order to develop projects that benefit the community, such as social housing.
If the City does not wish to purchase the property, it is put on the market.If the neighbourhood hopes to see social housing projects, it is imperative that the city use the right of first refusal to secure.

With the help of student interns from McGill, we conducted a comparative analysis to better determine which of the 13 lots targeted by the right of first refusal are the most suitable for social housing development. these spaces for the community.

You can consult the study by clicking on the image below

Sanaaq Community Center

A community center was one of the fundamental points of the requests during the mobilization efforts for the children’s hospital.
The community center, known as the Sanaaq Center, is currently under construction on the site. The Table is currently working with the Borough to develop the programming and participate in the community lead.

Read more (FR)

Centre Sanaaq : regard sur votre futur centre (FR)

This is Louis-Thomas, a student in urban planning and political science at McGill, who has been hanging out in the Peter McGill neighbourhood for a while. Follow him to meet experts and residents in the neighbourhood and learn more about the issues in the district!

Where is our school?
Gathering and open air classroom in Cabot Square

Action and open air classroom in Cabot Square to support building the neighbourhood’s first public elementary school on the former Montreal Children’s Hospital site.