{"id":10788,"date":"2020-10-02T14:33:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T14:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/?post_type=site&#038;p=10788"},"modified":"2025-09-02T17:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:40:18","slug":"old-port-and-pointe-du-moulin-areas","status":"publish","type":"site","link":"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/old-port-and-pointe-du-moulin-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Port and Pointe-du-Moulin areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<header>\n\t\t<div data-header-site class=\"header-site\" style=\"--type-color: #6696c6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/17062020-LAH_5267-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"header site background image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid site-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-md-1 col-md-10 back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"back-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/carte-interactive\/\">Back to map<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-site-content class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3 col-xl-4 offset-xl-4 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"upper type-1\">Priority site<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title\">Old Port and Pointe-du-Moulin areas<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">Along St. Lawrence River, between Bonaventure highway and Atateken Street<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-box-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 col-xl-6 offset-xl-3 sub-box type-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"views-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"views\">759<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Views on this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-medias-menu\" data-share-snippet>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site\/10788&#038;t=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-facebook-share><span class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site\/10788&#038;text=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tweet\" data-twitter-share><span class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Share this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Fonction \u00e0 venir\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"button dark-version\">S'abonner aux mises \u00e0 jour<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"half-half-slider\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 order-md-0 offset-sm-1 col-sm-10 offset-md-1 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modified_date\">Published on  : October 02 2020<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modified_date\">Last modified on  : September 02 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"long-description\">\n\t\t\t<p>As the economic cradle of Montr\u00e9al through its port, industrial, and commercial activities, the Old Port and the Pointe-du-Moulin pier are important witnesses to the city\u2019s history. The facilities found there reflect Montr\u00e9al\u2019s growth from the 1850s to around 1950. The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, along with changes in maritime transport, transformed the organization of the Port of Montr\u00e9al\u2019s activities, which thereafter concentrated further downstream.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1980s, at the request of Montr\u00e9al\u2019s citizens, the Old Port Corporation held public consultations to identify a primary vocation for the Old Port. It was then recognized as a public space dedicated to leisure and recreation, excluding both residential use and intensive commercialization. This new role opened up the site to Old Montr\u00e9al and provided residents with a window onto the river. The process led to major redevelopment work, based on plans by the firm Cardinal Hardy and architect Peter Rose, on certain piers for Montr\u00e9al\u2019s 350th anniversary in 1992. These projects were welcomed by the public and earned numerous awards.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-md-0 offset-sm-1 col-sm-10 offset-md-1 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-ctn\">\n\t\t\t<div data-small-slider class=\"small-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/17062020-LAH_5267-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title \">Vue a\u00e9rienne du Vieux-Port, de la Pointe-du-Moulin et du Silo no.5<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Source: Pierre Lahoud, juin 2020<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-custom-prev material-icons \">keyboard_arrow_left<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-custom-next material-icons \">keyboard_arrow_right<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  \">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Specific characteristics of the site<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"529\">The Old Port\u2019s promenade includes several piers, built between 1899 and 1903 along the river. These piers helped resolve two issues on this side of the city. First, the work included the construction of a 1.5-kilometer floodwall, built higher than the water level reached during the 1886 flood. This permanently eliminated the threat of flooding in the lower town. Second, the location of this wall made it possible to widen rue de la Commune, which reached a minimum width of 24 meters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"918\">Dominating the Old Port skyline with their height and mass,<strong> the structures of Pointe-du-Moulin<\/strong> recall the intense industrial activity that once characterized Montr\u00e9al\u2019s harbor precinct. With its massive grain elevators, marine towers and conveyors, piers, and spillways, the jetty forms a heritage ensemble of major importance in the industrial development of both Canada and Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"1729\">By its scale, layout, and volumetry, <strong>Silo No. 5<\/strong> creates a monumental alignment nearly 400 meters long along Pointe-du-Moulin. It is composed of three distinct sections connected by aerial galleries. Along with the port\u2019s floating elevators\u2014once used to unload grain directly from the holds of lakers and simultaneously load transatlantic vessels without touching the quays\u2014this silo illustrates the technological feats of its era. The Grand Trunk Railway began construction of Silo No. 5 in 1903, but the complex was completed in four major phases: 1906, 1913, 1924, and 1958. Silo No. 5 thus stands as a unique example of the architectural evolution of grain elevators during the 20th century. However, it has been out of use since 1996 and has since suffered from neglect and the absence of public access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  dark-version\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Threats<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"630\">In June 2015, the Canada Lands Company, which had inherited responsibility for the Old Port in 2012, began developing a master plan to revitalize the area encompassing the Old Port, Silo No. 5, and Pointe-du-Moulin. Notably, the Alexandra Pier\u2014owned by the Port of Montr\u00e9al and redeveloped to host the new cruise terminal\u2014was excluded from this territory. As stated in the Old Port of Montr\u00e9al (VPM) consultation report, \u201cthe overall vision pursued by the VPM in developing this plan is to strengthen the Old Port\u2019s position as Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s premier recreational and tourism site\u201d (VPM, 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"1061\">This vision translated into several objectives, including improving access to the river, creating new activity hubs, enhancing green and public spaces, and reconnecting the site to the city. The Canada Lands Company entrusted the firm Daoust Lestage with preparing the master plan and established an advisory committee to provide guidance for the project. The public was also invited to comment on the preliminary plan in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  \">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Current status<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"362\">Although the Canada Lands Company (CLC) held a public consultation and preliminary documents were revised in 2018, the master plan has still not been published. Nevertheless, in the wake of the 2022 election campaign, funding of $50 million was granted for work on the Old Port site.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"632\">In 2019, a call for proposals was launched for the redevelopment of the Pointe-du-Moulin \/ Silo No. 5 sector. The CLC has still not released the official results of the call for proposals, although the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/actualites\/grand-montreal\/2019-07-12\/silo-no-5-nous-avons-un-gagnant\">winning group<\/a> was authorized to comment publicly on the project.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"1133\">While awaiting the implementation of this master plan, various recreational-commercial installations continue to clutter the landscape and detract from the remarkable ensemble formed by the riverfront of Old Montr\u00e9al and the entrance to the Lachine Canal. Particularly regrettable are the presence of the zipline park facing the landmark Bonsecours Market, the Grande Roue, and the planned observation tower in front of the Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum which is expected to open to the public in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1359\">In 2024, it was announced that the Old Port revitalization plan, developed in 2017, would not be carried out for budgetary reasons. An alternative plan will be developed in the coming years to reconsider financing options.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1763\">Pointe-du-Moulin, for its part, is included in the revitalization plan for the Bridge-Bonaventure sector. In collaboration with the federal government, the City of Montr\u00e9al plans to transform this former industrial district into a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood that includes affordable and social housing. This project was the subject of a <a href=\"https:\/\/ocpm.qc.ca\/fr\/bridge-bonaventure\">public consultation<\/a> led by the OCPM in 2019.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"2060\">Following this consultation, a development <a href=\"https:\/\/portail-m4s.s3.montreal.ca\/pdf\/20250415_PDMV_BridgeBonaventure_BR.pdf?VersionId=AsQlTvSGj9yw4if.ovjfckQEjnKo5N1\">master plan<\/a> was prepared and then submitted to a second public consultation in 2023, before being adopted in 2025. The protection and enhancement of built and landscape heritage are among the five major priorities for the sector\u2019s future development.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2620\">The restoration and rehabilitation of heritage buildings, such as Silo No. 5, has been identified as a priority. However, the redevelopment of this building falls under the responsibility of the Canada Lands Company, which in 2022 began steps to establish an urban farm there. According to Noovo Info, as of 2025 this project is currently stalled due to negotiations between the developer Devimco, responsible for the development of Pointe-du-Moulin, the City of Montr\u00e9al, and the CLC regarding the number of housing units to be integrated into the sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  \">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Actions of Heritage Montr\u00e9al<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"467\">In the past, H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al has contributed to several public consultations on the protection and development of the Old Port (notably in 1985\u20131986) and Old Montr\u00e9al, as well as on related topics such as the Downtown Heights and Densities Review Framework (2011) and the Downtown Strategy (2016). H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al was also invited to be part of the committee that supported the process of developing the 2017 master plan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"1152\">As part of the public consultations held in 2017, H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagemontreal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2017-07-M%C3%A9moire-H%C3%A9ritage-Montr%C3%A9al-sur-le-Plan-directeur-pr%C3%A9liminaire-Vieux-Port.pdf\">a brief<\/a> stating that the vocation and guiding principles established in the 1980s remain relevant today. Overall, the master plan draws inspiration from them, but at times seems to deviate from them without necessity or justification. For example, the hotel and commercial functions proposed for the Clock Tower Quay could compete with services offered in Old Montr\u00e9al and risk weakening them. It has not been demonstrated that they respond to actual needs that cannot otherwise be met. Moreover, the new buildings proposed to accommodate these functions would affect river views from rue de la Commune.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1519\">Finally, the planning and enhancement of the Old Port and Pointe-du-Moulin sector were the subject of one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagemontreal.org\/documentation\/resolutions\/\">2020 resolutions<\/a> (2020-04). Following the adoption of this resolution, H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al maintained regular communication with the Canada Lands Company to learn about its intentions and the timeline for removing amusement installations from the site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"text-items-list\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"informations\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMunicipality or borough\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Ville-Marie borough<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIssues\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Urban Development<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Urban landscape<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOwner(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Public: federal government<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThreat(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Demand for land, speculation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Inappropriate\/incompatible use<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConception\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">No.5 silo : John S. Metcalfe (B elevator, Annex 1); C.D. 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