On Sunday, October 2, 2011, Mayor Pierre Kary celebrated the purchase of the three pieces of land soon to be added to La Pinière in the company of Ms. Anne Bourel, vice-president of the Randonneurs associés, and Mr. Yves Venditti, president of the Equestrian Club.

The Town of Saint-Lazare recently invested $625,000 in the expansion of the La Pinière park. The addition of these three lots will increase by a third its total surface area. La Pinière will now have a surface area of 205 hectares or 80 additional hectares that all Saint-Lazare residents can enjoy.

La Pinière is a conservation area where our region’s flora and fauna will flourish; therefore, this purchase represents an investment in the future of our town. Furthermore, all residents will be able to enjoy La Pinière’s many recreational trails designed for walking, horseback riding, quad riding and cross country skiing.

“We must protect our Town with the creation of green common spaces such as La Pinière so that all our residents can enjoy their favourite leisure activity in a green and sustainable environment. La Pinière is our region’s green lung”, said Mayor Pierre Kary enthusiastically.

Located on Chemin Lotbinière, La Pinière has several walking and horseback riding trails. La Pinière is able to maintain in the long term the biological diversity and natural processes and this is what makes it our region’s green lung.

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