Nearly 300 seniors took part in the public consultation meeting on how to make the city more senior friendly.
The English meeting was held at the Cummings Centre in Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It was added after the city was criticized for seemingly ignoring Anglophones when it announced the original four public meetings.
"Unfortunately the city is often in reactive mode on a lot of dossiers, not just listening to seniors, as you can imagine. It's a big machine. It can be hard to turn around," NDG city councillor Peter McQueen told CTV Montreal.
While many believe the entire process still needs work, they admit it is better than not having any input at all.
"Well it's a beginning. All beginnings are good. They just have to stay with this don't they? Don't do this to sort of like giving a dog a bone to keep us all quiet," said resident Roz Levy.
There were many issues brought up during the meeting, including:
"The sidewalks are a mess out there. It's been cold, it's been icy. The sidewalks are treacherous, so it's very dangerous for people," said Shannon Hebblethwaite, the spokesperson for the Centre for Research on Aging.
If you missed Monday's meeting and would like to have your voice heard, you can fill out a survey online at makingmtl.ca.
There will be a second English meeting on March 7, in Pierrefonds-Roxboro.