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| h Canadian English (en-ca) | In 2003, a group of persons living in Pointe Saint-Charles planted a symbolic flag on the terrain that hosted old workshops CN.<ref name="devoir1" /> The popular movement was to demand adapted facilities on the lot for the neighbourhood. Two years after the start of the campaign, CN transferred the lot for a symbolic C$1 to Groupe Mach, a real estate entity<ref name="soleil">https://www.lesoleil.com/affaires/groupe-mach-lorgne-le-portefeuille-de-cominar-4d4dd4ee43959c0d0af82d22dccab59d</ref> that was to facilitate movement of Casino de Montréal to the area financed jointly by Loto Québec and Cirque du Soleil.<ref name="lapresse1">http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/200810/22/01-32013-amt-projet-de-168-millions-a-pointe-saint-charles.php</ref> An important protest was mobilised by various community associations and after 14 years of activism was able to take legal possession of the plot in 2016.<ref name="huffpost">https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/03/10/batiment-7-quand-les-fourmis-gagnent-_n_14796838.html</ref> Decontamination efforts were pursued and in May 2018, Bâtiment 7 opened its doors.<ref name="lapresse2">https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/731bba7a-96ec-4fbf-90e1-5847cc7d7b85__7C___0.html</ref> The struggle for the development of the area resulted in the citizens acquiring further space around the facility for community use in 2021.<ref name="devoir3">https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/transports-urbanisme/593373/des-citoyens-de-pointe-saint-charles-crient-victoire</ref> |