Sheep, lambs are coming to RosemontLa Petite-Patrie

The prospect of hanging out in oneRosemontpark this summer just got a little more interesting.

The borough of RosemontLaPetite-Patriehas approved a plan to bring about fifteen lambs and sheep to Pelican Park this July.

Their task? Eat grass.

The pilot project comes following a proposal last year fromMathyasLefebure, who was ashepherdinFrance for a decade before moving to Montreal.

He says grazing sheep is anenvironmentally-friendlyway to maintain and fertilize green spaces. He also wants to use sheepto educate city dwellers about farming.

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Montreal won'tbe the first Canadian city to try something of this kind.

TheWascanaCentre, a public park in Regina, did the same thingwith goats this year to gobble up invasive weeds.Similar programs exist in Seattle, Paris and Lyon.