Céline Dion finds herself at the heart of a controversy despite herself. The 52-year-old artist's former mansion is in the sights of François Duplantie. The property developer wants transform this imposing house, which is on the island of Gagnon, near Laval in Quebec, into a superb tourist complex. To attract international customers, it plans no less than 660 condominium units in buildings of two to six floors. But that's not all. He is also planning to build a five-star hotel with 35 rooms, a spa and two restaurants. An ambitious project that has creaked teeth in the town.
While the official opposition in Laval proposes that the city acquire 71.5% of the area of Gagnon Island to protect the environment, François Duplantie seems determined to carry out his project. "We want to create an international resort here", recently announced the professional. News that is not really to the taste of some Laval residents, determined to save the green spaces intended to be razed, according to information from the Journal of Montreal. So the real estate developer "does not seem to obtain the social acceptability required for his project" according to the Laval party.
The opinion of the mayor of Laval
For his part, the mayor, Marc Demers, wishes to survey the population before making a decision. The reserve councilor "his judgment after having completed the whole evaluation process, including the notion of social acceptance". Not less than 5,000 citizens of the Sainte-Rose district will be questioned in order to find out their opinions on the situation. Results expected towards "the end of summer" according to the politician, should probably calm tensions!
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