Place-d’Armes metro station reopens after COP15 comes to an end
Posted December 21, 2022 3:32 pm.
Montreal’s Place-d’Armes metro station reopened to transit users after being closed due to COP15.
The station on the orange line was closed for nearly three weeks, from Dec. 1-20.
The security fence that formed a perimeter around the Palais des Congrès during the international event was almost fully down as of Wednesday afternoon.
The last portion of the fence surrounding Montreal’s Palais des congres on Dec. 21, 2022. (Credit: CityNews/Martin Daigle)
Montreal police have admitted COP15 posed a challenge due to its scale.
No arrests were made throughout the conference, despite a dozen demonstrations in relation to COP15.
A pair of investigations have been opened though due to incidents that took place at commercial locations, according to the SPVM.
COP15 on biodiversity concluded Monday with a landmark agreement to protect 30 per cent of the world’s land and marine areas by 2030.
Participants also vowed to mobilize at least $200 billion a year in domestic and international biodiversity funding from both the public and private sectors.
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