Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil, is donating a $5 million property to the city of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, located in southwest Quebec, Canada.
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Laliberté has contributed all the necessary funds for his hometown to protect a large area of natural riparian forest and adjacent wetlands.
“It is with great pleasure that I offer this land to the City of Saint-Bruno, the city where I grew up and where I still live,” Laliberté said, according to Le Journal de Montreal.
“I have been going to the park since my childhood and that is why I was quick to accept the City’s proposal when they offered to make this space a protected place that all residents could enjoy.”
Le Journal de Montreal reviewed the transaction documents and reported that they stipulate the land must be used only for park purposes.
“I would like to warmly thank Mr. Guy Laliberté who agreed to cede this magnificent wooded area to the City at no cost to our citizens,” said Saint-Bruno Mayor Ludovic Grisé Farand in a statement.
