The battle over a Devil’s Hill street — officially known as Broughton Road in Montreal West and as Des Érables in Lachine— has raged for almost two decades. But on October 5, 2010 Montreal West erected a raised platforms topped by bollards, cutting off an emergency evacuation route for the hundreds of people living on the opposite side of the street in Lachine. SIM (Montreal’s Fire Services) and the SVPM (Montreal police) have publicly stated their opposition to the structure: it slows ambulance and fire services, endangers firefighters and their equipment and cuts off one of only two emergency evacuation routes for residents living near freight train lines. A 2002 independent study found no usually high traffic on the street and recommended against completely closing it off.

For Safety's sake take the Barricade down!
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Friday, December 28, 2012

The Borough of Lachine blocks the Barricade

Ten days ago it was the Town of Montreal West blocked the "Emergency Only" barricade after a snowfall. During yesterday's record breaking snowfall it was the Borough of Lachine's turn!!


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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The first snowfall of the 2012-2013 winter season

This is the view from Montreal West yesterday, Dec.19, 2012.

A resident of Devil's Hill contacted the City of Montreal to complain and was told to call Montreal West, to which she justifiably replied that it was Montreal's responsibility.

This barricade is for emergency vehicles to access our community and it is clear from the photograph that if the police, the fire department or an ambulance were to attempt using this route they would have no possible chance of getting through. They would then be forced to circumnavigate the area and come up the hill delaying their response by at least 4 minutes. If you have a medical emergency, 4 minutes can mean the difference between life and death. If your house is on fire, a 4 minute delay can be disastrous.

According to the Devil's Hill resident who called in the complaint the snow comes from the driveway of the Montreal West residence to the left of the barricade in this photograph. This is nothing less than irresponsible endangerment on the side of Montreal West and sums up the attitude of many residents in this sector who fought tooth and nail for many, many years to have the barricade installed for REASONS OF SAFETY.

It is self-evident from this behaviour that safety is not the real issue.


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Friday, September 21, 2012

MoWesters urged to consult traffic calming policy

















Article in The Suburban


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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Devil's Hill Community: Shocked but not Surprised.

For years the Devil's Hill Community (DHC) warned that crime in our neighbourhood would increase if Montreal West erected their much coveted barricade at the top of Devil's Hill. This latest incident is just one of several examples of that accurate assessment. Sadly, Montreal West pro-barricaders didn't pay attention and have now successfully created a dangerous situation in their back yards and on the streets of the DHC.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

MoWest Broughton/des Erables barrier; Fire department restates its opposition


West End Times Feb. 17 p. 5
www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/West-end-Times/17.24westendtimes/2012021702/#4
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