Monday, November 5, 2007

School for sale in Crawford Park

5 comments:

johnmelinvin2 MSN said...

yikes...for  sale...and to think that i went to school there for 7 years..seems like just yesterday.. 1951 to 1958..thanks for the picture...  how times flys

jmhachey MSN said...

Recent info ... Request to change zoning in Verdun The Verdun Borough is hereby inviting residents to a public consultation meeting on Tuesday, October 30th at 7 p.m. in Salle Andr챕-Fortier at Centre culturel de Verdun located at 5955, Bannantyne Street.

At this meeting, residents will be asked to give their opinions on the zoning change request that has been made by the Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSMB), specifically concerning the former elementary school located on rue Lloyd-George, at the corner of Churchill Street as well as the schoolyard opening onto Cl챕menceau Street. The purpose of the CSMB request is to sell this property and convert it into housing.

For additional information, please call Access Verdun office at 514-765-7000. http://www.messagerverdun.com/article-151537-Request-to-change-zoning-in-Verdun.html

les__f MSN said...

JMH  & JohnMelinvin,.............this must be a sign of the times, as here in Victoria BC ,.they (the prsent prov. govt')  has been closing elementary schools all over the place,.and then eventually selling them to developpers,.....Arguments against ,range from turning them into social housing ,.or still using them as schools ,.....They just passed a new 'law'?? saying that the Provincial Gov't can no longer sell these property's without First offering them to the local Gov't.s & minicipalities ......not sure if they get the choice to havce them for nothing or a dollar or something,.but it gets them out of the Provinceas hands ,.and therefore unloads the cost of upkeep,maintenance,........    There just doesn't seem to be enough children to fill these schools anymore,...with our ever aging population,......Imagine all of us (or most of us here on Verdun Connections ) are baby boomers,.........who were going to live forever & change the world,.are all starting to Retire or Drop Dead...... Yikes !!.............................................  from Flower Power & Peace....          to  Naps ...................................hahahahahahaha           HF&RV

jmhachey MSN said...

Les and JOHNMELINVIN2, More info ... Crawford Park School, 1310 Lloyd George av., Verdun was built in 1951 Remember 1955 in Verdun: 16 Catholic and 6 Protestant schools and 3 commercial colleges, 2 hospitals, 19 churches, ... (Lovell, 1955)

cookie3261 MSN said...

Hey John,   a couple of weeks ago when I was in Montreal/Verdun....we drove all around Crawford Park, even saw your old balcony on Clemenceau....I see the store isn't their anymore....we started naming people we knew way back then in Crawford Park, my girlfriends hubby Sammie even had the opportunity to go into his old house that he was born in!! Just like us girls did on 3rd ave in Verdun that same day....what a great visit........You and my pal Jean Stewart were very close neighbors............   cookie