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(Montreal, Quebec) A Montreal real estate developer has applied to the city to buy the park that houses the AIDS Memorial. The developer wants to demolish the memorial and build a restaurant.
Parc L'espoir lies in the heart of Montreal's gay village. Fifteen years ago the lot was vacant land, and gay activists set up an impromptu memorial to those who had died of HIV/AIDS in the city.
After years of lobbying the city reluctantly declared the lot a park.
Now, the memorial is in danger of coming down. But, not without a fight.
The city has proposed moving the park to a nearby site behind the Beaudry metro station, but gay community leaders say that would be like moving a cemetery.
"It seems that the decision has already been taken," Michael Hendricks told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Calling it a desecration Hendricks and other gay leaders say they'll fight to save the park.
"Just like a [cemetery]," Helene Jolicoeur said. "You just don't take a [cemetery] to somewhere else, just to please someone that wants to make more money."
"We've received a letter form the city saying that everyone's agreed — well, we never agreed and the community hasn't been consulted," said Hendricks who speaks for the group that founded the park.
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