Parc Mary Anne Phillips
Parc Mary Anne Phillips in the Baie du Fer à Cheval at the Chelsea dam is generally considered Cantley's most environmentally diverse and beautiful park. The approx. 8 acre greenspace has the potential of providing sports and active living enjoyment, a community celebration space, a biological interesting shoreline forest and a river aquatics experience.
Unfortunately closure of a pathway through the shoreline forest to the river currently limits use of the park to the sports and community areas. An environmental friendly solution is required. reference
River aquatics area
(56 m of natural sandy clay)
Sports and community events field
Shoreline forest ( better picture needed)
The park's 4 primary recreational components (A,B,C and D) could even become part of a unique River Recreation Park by connecting with Parc Riverain (F). Such a park would celebrate the natural features of the river and shoreline and demonstrate Cantley's environmental ethic.
A = sports
B = community events
C = shoreline forest
D = river aquatics area
E = stream ecology (private property)
F = Parc Riverain shoreline forest
G = paddling and wind boat launch site (Hydro Quebec )
Much of the park was was used as agricultural land for over 100 years without shoreline destabilization. A 2017 update of the area's landslide map assessed the shoreline soil as a "medium to low risk" landslide property.
Parc Mary Anne Phillips environmental observations
- Shoreline forest and littoral zone
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To be continued