Vandalized in December 2020, a mural paying tribute to legendary hockey player Maurice Richard will be restored in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.

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During the borough council held earlier this week, on June 7, a motion was adopted to “grant financial support of $12,000 to Ahuntsic/Cartierville crime prevention for the Maurice Richard project”.

Completed in 2015, the magnificent Promenade Fleury mural, which is found on a wall of the La Molisana restaurant, had not only been the target of graffiti, but the paint was also beginning to fade. Beyond his hockey career, the former number 9 of the Montreal Canadiens, who died in 2000, is one of the important figures in the recent history of Quebec.