The Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles, formerly known as the Montreal Technoparc and Adaport Victoria, is an
industrial park
An industrial park (also known as industrial estate, trading estate) is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more "heavyweight" version of a business park or office park, ...
and former industrial dump in the
Pointe-Saint-Charles
Pointe-Saint-Charles (also known in English as Point Saint Charles, and locally as The Point, or "PSC") is a neighbourhood in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Historically a working-class area, the creation of m ...
neighbourhood of
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
, between the
Champlain and
Victoria
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* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
bridges.
[http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=76d95baa-6189-4060-88c7-2e5e452f95fd — Montreal Gazette article about contamination at the site.]
History
The site was formerly marshland adjacent to the
St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
. It was used as a landfill and dumpsite from 1866 until 1966, and then was paved to serve as a parking lot for
Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It was a category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of the most su ...
and was named ''Autoparc Victoria''. Following the Expo, it briefly served as the site of the
Victoria STOLport
Victoria STOLport was a short take-off and landing aerodrome near downtown Montreal during the mid-1970s. The STOLport had been constructed on the former parking lot for Expo 67. The airport operated a two-year STOL demonstration service, with t ...
, or ''adaport'' in French.
References
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Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in Canada
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Business parks of Canada
Le Sud-Ouest