3 Feb 2022 Les Deux Monts St Gabriel (Ford et Nissan)

 The usual suspects gathered together in the Valley of the Birds with the task of investigating Les Deux Monts St Gabriel as a possible spring clean up project for Sauvons la Falaise. 

  They headed westwards, led by the Buckthorn Hunter, who pointed out the newly named Buckthorn Corner and started a discussion as the value of this plant vs various native alternatives more suitable for birds.


Anxious to be on his way to the mountains, A.T. picked up the pace and after filling the feeders along the way soon the group was huffing and puffing up the western foothills.

Passing by the Super C Garbage Hillside, the group noted how wind borne plastic bags have become part of the native fauna of this Eco Territory.



Not to be distracted, they continued on, searching for the best route to Mont St Gabriel Auto (Nissan).




Success!!!!...they knew they were close.






Moving along the fence side....they continued to the higher peak, Mont St Gabriel Auto (Ford).




Even with the snow cover, it was clear this mountain will be a future source of tire clean up work.

Anxious to view the entire panorama, they clambered up the hillside.





They questioned each other, is it legal to dump snow and garbage for decades on the city's Eco Territory?  Should they call the police?

Hmmm  or maybe write to Ford about their efforts to "Reach true zero waste to landfill across all our operations".

Oh well....maybe a 2022 Spring Clean Up project?









Comments

  1. RollingWaveFebruary 5, 2022 at 4:45 PM

    Love this view through the Falaise. We need to do something about the careless dumping over the edge. It seems even worse when we realize that this business is allowing pollution to go from the Borough of NDG to the South-West Borough. As long as I have my geography right. "Careless" may be too "Canadian" of me. Time to tell it like it needs to be told. Looking for solutions!!

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  2. Malcolm McRaeFebruary 8, 2022 at 4:30 AM

    I think that this spring's Falaise Clean Up should concentrate on a few snow dump sites such as these. The Clean Up generates a lot of interest on the part of volunteers as well as publicity. Perhaps this will shame the polluters of the new parkland into stopping.

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