Ministry of Municipal Affairs and housing

$2,166,534.00 CAD

≈ 28 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Program
Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2024-2025
Agreement period
December 18, 2024 – March 31, 2033
Reference
infc:278-2024-2025-Q3-00008

Published purpose

The construction of the Gorillas park aims at reintroducing a densely planted natural infrastructure in the heart of a very mineral and unstructured neighborhood in order to mitigate the risks of extreme heat in the Marconi-Alexandra sector. In addition to the complete conservation of the existing wasteland and ditch, the new infrastructure mainly includes the intensive re-naturalization of 78% of the site (planting of 3000 trees to create a mini-forest) and the integration of bioretention infrastructures for the ecological management of rainwater from the park and Waverly Street. In addition to the complete conservation of the existing wasteland and ditch, the new infrastructure includes the intensive renaturalization of the site over 78% of its surface area (mini-forest type planting of 3,000 trees), the development of thematic gardens (food gardens, "garden of the senses", etc.), the construction of an agora allowing for multiple appropriations by the community, and the integration

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