Although some work on the REM was stopped for the winter, there is still plenty of progress being made in many other areas. Even with some of the icy, cold weather and snowstorms that have hit the Montreal area, crews are still very hard at work. They are preparing sites, doing performance and endurance tests,…
Since the Caisse de depôt et placement du Quebec announced their plan to build the Reseau electrique metropolitain in April of 2016, there have been serious concerns voiced by environmental activists and citizens alike about the impact the project would have on everything from trees, wetlands and noise to urban sprawl and pollution. REM’s approach…
Extension of the REM to VIA Rail – At the general meeting held on April 2, 2019, the Saint-Laurent Council asked the Montreal Agglomeration and the Caisse de depôt de placement du Quebec Infra (CDPQ Infra) to modify the original concept of the REM (the Reseau express metropolitain or Metropolitan Express Network, as it is…
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