Residents asked to weigh in on future of NDG Park

Six months after a violent storm ripped through NDG Park, snapping dozens of trees like twigs,the borough of Cte-des-NeigesNotre-Dame-de-Grce is working on plans to repair the damage.

Last August's storm ripped outa number oftrees in the neighbourhood, causing damage to homes, vehicles and power lines.

The park,locatedat the intersection ofGirouardAvenue and Sherbrooke Street West, was closed for nearly three weeks after dozens of trees and branches weredowned by strong winds reaching up to 110 kilometres per hour during the storm.

About 60 people attended a public consultation Tuesday evening to learn more about the future plans for the park.

The borough informed residents that new trees will be planted to replace the 40 or so that were damaged in the park during the microburst.

The new trees, which areexpected to be planted inthe fall, will be different species, in part toprevent a disease or infestation from wiping them all out at once.

Also, a variety of trees will mean that the leaves will turn different colours at various times.

"I think a lot of thought has been put into it obviously, and I think they're really cool ideas," said AlexLaham, a resident who attended the meeting.

In addition to the new trees, a fewwooden sculptures will be carved out using the wood of the trees that fell during last summer's storm.

City Coun. PeterMcQueensaid they want the process to be thoughtful and done right.

"I think we just want to make sure that we've considered all points of views, and that's what a consultation is, making sure we've taken into account everybody's point of view,"he said.