Construction of the Maison des aînés Denis-Benjamin-Viger Has Begun!

A sod-turning ceremony took place on October 10, 2023, on the site of the Maison des ainés (MDA) Denis-Benjamin-Viger. To mark the start of the work, several dignitaries and partners attended and spoke to the importance of such an installation for the senior population of the West Island.

In time, this MDA will be home to the residents of the aging Centre d’hébergement Denis-Benjamin-Viger. Located at 4601 Boulevard des Sources in Pierrefonds-Roxboro–Dollard-des-Ormeaux, the facility being constructed will be home to 192 individuals in private rooms with a bathroom (toilet and adapted shower) for each resident. The work now underway should be completed by winter 2025–2026. The residents will be relocated in the month following the delivery of the completed building.

To learn more the Montréal West Island CIUSSS’ MDA project:

•  View the public information session that took place on May 24, 2023;
•  Visit the dedicated page on our website.

About senior housing (Maison des aînés)

The MDA model will feel more like home and will encourage both human contact and a more active lifestyle by providing access to furnished outdoor spaces and indoor facilities that are adapted to the needs of the residents and their families. This is the government’s new vision for seniors’ housing.

From left to right, dignitaries and partners present at the sod-turning ceremony held on October 10, 2023:

• Representatives (3) of the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI);
• Mr. Dimitrios Jim Beis, Mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro Borough;
• Ms. Brigitte Garceau, Member for Robert-Baldwin;
• Ms. Karine Boivin Roy, Government assistant for issues concerning the Metropolis;
• Mr. Jean-François Miron, Associate Executive Director and Project Promotor, Montréal West Island CIUSSS;
• Mr. Alex Bottausci, Mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux;
• Mr. Richard Legault, President of the Board of Directors, Montréal West Island CIUSSS;
• Ms. Micheline Béland, President of the Integrated Users Committee (CUCI), Montréal West Island CIUSSS;
• Ms. Isabelle Caron, Director of Support for Elderly Autonomy Program—Long-Term Care and Project Promotor, Montréal West Island CIUSSS.