Espoir Memorial Park — Attraction in Montreal

Sad excuse for a memorial. Consists of faded rags attached to poles something like your neighbor the crazy cat lady would put out to scare away the crows. Some faded plastic flowers strewn at the base. Popular in summer for people watching while sitting on long granite slabs. The slabs are perpendicular to Ste-Catherine St. so you have to twist sideways to observe the action. When people are sitting here they have their backs to the memorial so it's a neglected backdrop to a hangout which needs to be rethought. Unused green space behind the memorial. Our lost friends and loved ones deserve better than this. Piano in the summer months is popular. WiFi available from nearby Second Cup. City or local merchants group has not found it worthy to install a WiFi access point (the last time...

It reminds me of the thousands of people our community lost to AIDS, homophobic public health policies and society’s indifference. They shouldn’t be forgotten. It also reminds me of how far we’ve come since then and that we must continue to research and stop the spread of HIV. We have the tools to do it now, but must make...

It is a place to remember those who passed away from HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980's and the 1990's. It is through their sacrifice that this is a park of hope because through science and technology we finally have the medicines that can combat HIV/AIDS. Now, HIV/AIDS is not the deadly disease that...