Mitigation measures and environmental protection
It's possible to be an industrial neighbour and stay attentive to residents and accountable for the actions it takes. Through its mitigation measures and environmental protection initiatives, the Port of Montreal seeks to promote cohabitation with neighbouring communities and to limit the impact of its activities.
Various measures have been put in place to reduce the impacts of overall port operations. To reduce noise pollution caused by container handling activities, white noise alarms have replaced audible backup alarms for equipment on all terminals. Unlike traditional audible alarms, which emit a higher pitched noise level, multi-frequency backup alarms use a broad white noise frequency range: less noise while still ensuring worker safety throughout Port territory. At the request of residents during public consultations, the cranes at Viau Terminal were painted grey instead of red, as originally planned, to blend better into the landscape. Long committed to reducing the levels of noise and dust from its dock operations and ensuring the safety of communities close to its facilities in Montreal’s East End, in the spring of 2009 CanTerm Canadian Terminals had slopes about ten metres high installed along Sections 94 and 95 of the Port of Montreal. Now covered in trees, shrubs and flowers, these slopes serve as a buffer zone between CanTerm’s petroleum storage tanks and the neighbouring population.Mitigation measures
Installation of broadband (white noise) backup alarms
Change of crane colour
Urban integration at CanTerm
And also...
The Port of Montreal has carried out several greening projects in recent years on and around Port areas. Every year since 2011, MPA employees have taken part in shoreline cleanup actions, as part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. The Port of Montreal helped develop Barbe-Denys-De La Trinité Park in Contrecœur. A network of multi-use trails was cleared, developed, marked and enhanced, allowing the residents of Contrecœur and the surrounding area to enjoy an outing in nature. Barbe-Denys-De La Trinité Park is a protected conservation area of approximately 5.3 million square feet. In winter, the trails are accessible by snowshoe. A raised culvert has been built to protect the wetlands and link the approximately eight kilometres of trails. In addition, the MPA pledged to plant two trees for each tree cut down in the course of its Contrecœur Terminal project. Environmental protection
Greening projects near Port facilities
Shoreline cleanup
Barbe-Denys-De La Trinité Park in Contrecœur
