On this day in Montreal — October 4, 1975: Montreal-Mirabel International Airport, known simply as Mirabel, officially opens. Close to 40,000 hectares of rich farmland is expropriated to build it. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau initiated the project in order to replace the airport that would later be named after him – Dorval Airport. Many ambitious plans for Mirabel never came to fruition, including a high-speed rail system that would link it to Montreal. Mirabel welcomed its last interna

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🌄 Les plus beaux couchés de soleil sont en Ardèche ! 😉 Merci à @tour_de_mirabel de nous avoir permis de filmer sur le site de la Tour de Mirabel. 👉 Le site de la Tour carrée de Mirabel, Ardèche, est privé. 💡 Les propriétaires des lieux laissent l'accès au site en leur absence. La Tour ne visite pas. 🚩 Lorsqu'ils sont là, vous verrez flotter ce drapeau avec les armoiries de Mirabel qui signale leur présence. Il vous faudra alors remettre votre visite du site a plus tard 😉 🙏 Lors de votre p

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