Angell Woods

Angell Woods
Map showing the location of Angell Woods

The location of Angell Woods on the Island of Montreal

Geography
Location Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°26′01″N 73°53′40″W / 45.4337°N 73.8945°W / 45.4337; -73.8945Coordinates: 45°26′01″N 73°53′40″W / 45.4337°N 73.8945°W / 45.4337; -73.8945
Area 85 ha (210 acres)[1]
Status 57% privately owned, 43% publicly owned[2]

Angell Woods is an old-growth forest in Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by Quebec Autoroute 20 to the south, Quebec Autoroute 40 to the north, an industrial park in Baie-D'Urfé to the west, and a residential subdivision to the east.[3][4]

The Angell Woods are the only remaining old-growth forest as well as the largest wetland on the Island of Montreal.[5]

Ownership

The woods cover approximately 85 hectares (210 acres) of land.[1] Less than half of the woods are owned by the City of Beaconsfield, the Government of Quebec and the City of Montreal, while the majority has been privately owned since the 1950s, and is currently owned by a real estate developer.[5]

Owner Land Area
Yale Properties Ltd. 32.62 ha (80.6 acres)[6]
Seda Holdings Ltd. 18.06 ha (44.6 acres)[6]
City of Montreal 16.91 ha (41.8 acres)[3][6]
Government of Quebec 9.38 ha (23.2 acres)[6][7]
Montreal St. Patrick's Foundation[2] 5.11 ha (12.6 acres)[6]
City of Beaconsfield 4.1 ha (10 acres)[3][6]
Association for the Protection of Angell Woods 2.56 ha (6.3 acres)[6][8]
SZR Beaconsfield Inc. 2.01 hectares (5.0 acres)[6]
Ducks Unlimited Canada 1.22 hectares (3.0 acres)[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Abbondanza, Anthony. "Environmental groups concerned with Angell Woods reports". West Island Chronicle. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 Kramberger, Albert (2013-09-23). "Montreal never started negotiating for Angell Woods lots, owners claim". West Island Gazette. The Gazette (Montreal). Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Angell Woods". Association for the Protection of Angell Woods. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Angell Woods". City of Beaconsfield. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Beaconsfield says it cannot save Angell Woods". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "COMMISSION DE L’AMÉNAGEMENT DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ MÉTROPOLITAINE DE MONTRÉAL PORTANT SUR LE PROJET DE PLAN MÉTROPOLITAIN D’AMÉNAGEMENT ET DE DÉVELOPPEMENT" (PDF). Association for the Protection of Angell Woods. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Noseworthy, Chris (2007-04-11). "Cities set to snap up part of Angell Woods". West Island Chronicle. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Cities want to put a price on Angell Woods lots". The Gazette (Montreal). Retrieved 27 September 2013.


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