Nineteen years after the last passenger flight at Mirabel airport, a commemorative site will be set up along the Guy-Lafleur highway (highway 50) to remind us that approximately 1700 families had been expropriated in 1969 in order to allow planes to land in the Lower Laurentians.

This space, with an area of ​​41,200 square meters (443,500 square feet), will be located at the entrance to the International Aerocity site of Mirabel and will be dedicated to the Center for the collective memory of the expropriation of Mirabel. “With this gesture, we aim to preserve our collective memory while offering comfort to the families who have experienced this difficult episode,” said Aéroports de Montréal President and CEO Philippe Rainville.

A monument designed by Quebec sculptor Armand Vaillancourt will be erected. The details were revealed Monday by Mr. Rainville, the co-founders of the Center, Françoise Drapeau-Monette and Denise Beaudoin, as well as the mayor of Mirabel, Patrick Charbonneau.