In addition to presenting the details of the 2021 budget, including expenditures incurred under the 10-Year Capital Expenditure Program, the Mayor presented a review of the year’s achievements in the various aspects of municipal administration. 

Among the 2021 highlights, Mr. DeSousa specifically underscored the completion of the first phase of work in the Biodiversity Corridor, as well as 38 sidewalk curbs, speed bumps, intersections and raised crossings under the Pedestrian Master Plan. He also mentioned the receipt of a Certificat de francisation from the Office québécois de la langue française, the installation of 45 solar panels on the roof of the Marie d’arrondissement, the launch of subsidy programs to reduce waste and increase resilience with respect to climate change, the rollout of work at the Centre des loisirs on the agora and preschool centre, the launch of the Parcours Chameran interconnecting various local attractions, and the installation of new amenities in the Philippe-Laheurte and Raymond-Vidal parks, and Square Norseman.

What’s more, the Mayor of Saint-Laurent underscored the 68 087 persons served by the Bureau du citoyen, the 1084 housing units, most of which are striving for LEED Silver certification, approved by the Advisory Committee on Planning; the 867 new trees planted; the value of construction permits awarded totalling $254.7 million; and the $4.4 million invested in road, sidewalks, and curbs by Montréal and Saint-Laurent.