Allison Hanes: Olmsted would lament reduced access to Mount Royal

Montrealers are in the throes of a hot and sultry summer, from which the weather forecast suggests there is no relief in sight. (Not that we’re complaining.)
But even the most diehard of summer acolytes need a little relief from the pounding heat of the concrete jungle. So to the mountain we go — the closest thing to escaping the city besides actually leaving. The grassy knolls, meandering pathways and shaded woods of Mount Royal are, for some Montrealers, the only vacation they get.