Parc de l'Espoir

Not really a Parc but it does have a fountain with is set to fill up your bottles with cold water. It's more a rest area. Still a nice place to take a break while visiting the village

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 it once was.

It's a beautiful meaningful place but I watched a homeless man walk around on all the benches and spit on them. Don't wear shorts if you sit down. Also, to the city: please wash the benches.

From what I understand, the intention of the park is to remember the AIDS crisis, it's not a "feel-good" sort of place. This is a solemn and serious subject, and the park's design engenders this feeling. It's not a question of like our dislike, it's simply a slightly somber area.

During summer afternoons, this quiet and comfortable place is great for people watching. Many unusual but safe people hang our here. I do not recommend being here at night because the place gets sketchy.

Sometimes the place looks a bit neglected. There is always a group of people relaxing here if the weather is nice. A good place to have a rest, a coffee, and check out the scenery in the Village.

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 I was there.

Small, cute little park that's a hangout for the locals. Good to place to eat takeout, with plenty of benches and seats.

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 a reality.

At the center of the Gay Village, great for people watching, and it is an important memorial to those we have list to AIDS and those living with HIV/AIDS.