is critical, specifically to participate in large
numbers throughout the entire elabora-
tion of this important community project,”
stated a City of Dorval 2011 press release.
To encourage citizen engagement, coun-
cil created and updated the “Plan Dorval”
blog and the community was invited to
attend council meetings. Mayor Rouleau
said the new plan should not greatly im-
pact citizens because “as (the city is) pret-
ty much built, (the plan) was more to make
sure that everything is preserved.”
FUTURE PROJECTS IN DORVAL
Along with trying to improve public trans-
port, the city is trying to get the govern-
ment to complete the Dorval Circle — an
interchange under development to improve
getting from Highway 20 to the Montreal-
Trudeau Airport. The project was intended
to be completed by 2013, said Mayor Rou-
leau, but construction has halted and re-
started numerous times. The timeline for
completion has now been set for 2019.
The city also wants to create more cultural
activities, increase the use of the Dorval-
Jean-XXII high school auditorium that un-
derwent a $150,000 renovation in 2013,
and build a new soccer turf. “The rest is
trying to keep the taxes low and keep peo-
ple happy,” said the mayor.
OCTOBER 2015
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