Mr. Speaker, next Saturday, October 29, will be a very important day for the citizens of Lac-Mégantic. More than three years after the railway disaster, Lac-Mégantic is now ready to reopen its downtown district, which has been closed since July 6, 2013.
Everyone in the region is invited to attend a dance and participate in several family activities. Everyone is also invited to go down to the heritage railway station, where they can meet with stakeholders and find out about future projects for the downtown area.
I tip my hat to the entire team of the Lafontaine et fils division of Groupe EXCA which, since May 25, has built sustainable public parking, restored the Parc des Vétérans, decontaminated the old municipal garage, and rebuilt the downtown road infrastructure.
I will be there for this very important moment in the townspeople's healing process.
On behalf of the people of Lac-Mégantic, I officially invite the Minister of Transport to join us next Saturday. We hope that the minister will turn words into action and confirm the construction of a rail bypass.