{"id":2633,"date":"2020-10-31T00:35:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T04:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisfranc.com\/boisfranc-up\/?page_id=2633"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:07:51","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boisfranc.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row tablet_visibility=&#8221;hide&#8221; tablet_sm_visibility=&#8221;hide&#8221; mobile_visibility=&#8221;hide&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;100px&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1600258361215{padding-right: 100px !important;padding-left: 150px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1990&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2398b443&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;grostitre timeline1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A different approach&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2398b443&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;timeline2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;February 1, 2010&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2398b443&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;timeline3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;31% of the land<br \/>\ndevoted to green<br \/>\nspaces and bodies of water&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2398b443&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;timeline4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Enhancing<br \/>\nthe image<br \/>\nof Bois-Franc&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2398b443&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;timeline5&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1601572717242{padding-right: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul-vert-point-histo\">\n<li class=\"li-vert-point-histo\">In March 1990, Bombardier Real Estate Services was mandated to transform the 200-hectare runway used by Canadair in Cartierville into an innovative real estate development. 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