Valérie Plante called on Montrealers to get their hands dirty when it comes to cleanliness as blue-collar workers begin their spring cleaning.
The mayor argued that citizens must also do their part to clean up the metropolis.
“Of course people want cleaning to be done quickly when the good weather arrives, but it can’t just be the responsibility of the City of Montreal. Because that makes it waste! “, said M.me Plant, passing through a park in the Center-South in the middle of cleaning. “Concretely what that means is that we all have the responsibility to take care of making the city clean and respecting collection hours. »
Is Montreal clean? “When the good weather arrives, it’s always a difficult time because there was snow, the bags could have been ripped open,” she said. “But last year, we were able to demonstrate that when summer arrives, when the tourists arrive, it was clean. »
Monday, at the municipal council, the Plante administration was severely criticized by the opposition for the state of Montreal’s central neighborhoods. “Montreal is dirty. Our streets are currently full of trash. The trash cans are overflowing and the rats are multiplying,” lamented Jim Beis, the mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro. “The city is in such a state that we are almost embarrassed to bring people downtown. »
“The neighborhoods are clean. There is always room for improvement, but the neighborhoods are clean,” assured local municipal councilor Sophie Mauzerolle on Wednesday. An additional cleaning brigade will be launched next month in the Centre-South.