Montreal's 375th anniversary

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375 years of history is something worth celebrating!

In 2017, Montréal will bustle like seldom before, as the city reinvents itself, lights up and looks back on its rich history. Let’s celebrate!

But few in number, they stepped ashore in what would become Montréal in May of 1642—some 40 volunteers from France under the authority of Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance, determined to fulfil their dream of founding a missionary city on an island in America. As fraught with peril as it was, their project gave rise, in time, to one of North America’s great cultural, industrial and commercial cities.

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Bonaventure project
The Bonaventure project: For a new urban boulevard
Newly created public spaces, safe pedestrian corridors and walking areas, freshly planted trees, public artworks and improved dog parks—that, in a nutshell, is what the Bonaventure project is all about.
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Parc Frédéric-Back
Parc Frédéric-Back: A unique metamorphosis
First it was the old Miron Quarry, then a landfill site, then the Complexe environnemental de Saint-Michel ... Now a large park has been unveiled and is taking shape.
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Verdun
An urban beach in the heart of Verdun
Verdunites and Montréal residents will no longer have to cross bridges or travel miles to beat the heat. The umbrellas will soon go up on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, just steps from downtown Verdun and the De l’Église métro station.
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Bonaventure project

Parc Frédéric-Back

Verdun