Parks and gardens

Named in memory of Dr. Adrien D. Archambault, founder of "Goutte de lait", a service for young disadvantaged mothers. Dr. Archambault was also co-founder of the Fédération des commissions scolaires du Québec.

Address
Located on rue de la Forêt
L’Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood

Recreational and tourist facilities
> 2 soccer fields
> Bike path across the park

This park was named in honour of Arthur Therrien, head of the Verdun Maple Leafs amateur hockey club, the team that gave rise to the late Maurice Richard in the early 1940s. Arthur Therrien arrived in at the age of 4.
Located on rue Gaétan-Laberge, this park has a new shelter for sports activities since 2006.

Address
Located between the Auditorium and the Mgr-Richard High School along the St. Lawrence River
10, rue Hickson
Wellington–de-l’Église neighbourhood
Telephone: 514 765-7250

Recreational and tourist facilities
> Playground for toddlers and young children (0 to 6 years old)
   and for children (6 to 12)
> Water play
> Swimming and wading pools
> Bike path across the park
> 1 Football field
> 1 Basketball field (6 baskets)
> 3 ball fields and a stadium
> 6 tennis courts
> Skateboard practice area 
> Dog exercise area
> Beach Volleyball 

Named in honour of the coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Address
Located between rue Manning and rue Brown, near boulevard Champlain
Desmarchais–Crawford neighbourhood

Recreational and tourist facility
> Water play

Name probably originally taken from the former share-cropping system (métairie) that prevailed on Saint Paul's (now Nun's) island, between tenant farmers and the Congrégation Notre-Dame. This system involved the leasing or sharing of rural lands by the farmer from the owner.

Address
Located at the corner of rue Métairie and rue Dupret
L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood

Recreational and tourist facilities
> Children Playground

Probably draws its name from the "Les Sommets sur le fleuve" residences in which this park is located.

Address
Located near of Chemin de la Pointe-Sud.
L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood

Recreational and tourist facilities
> Bike path

J.-Albert Gariépy served as mayor of Verdun from 1966 to 1977.

Address
Located near Allée des Brises-du-Fleuve and rue Galt
Wellington–de-l’Église neighbourhood

This green space has been named in honour of the late Lucien Caron (1929-2003), who was a Verdun City Councillor (1966-1977) and then Mayor of Verdun (1977-1985). He was also elected Liberal MNA for Verdun in 1970, and then re-elected in 1973, 1976 and 1981.

Address
Located on boulevard Gaétan-Laberge near Arthur-Therrien park
De Wellington–de-l'Église neighbourhood

Named in honour of Joseph-Arsène Richard (1859-1945), founder and parish priest of the Verdun's first parish, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs. He also founded the Verdun General Hospital.

Address
Located at the corner of Avenue Desmarchais and 5^e Avenue, near the St. Lawrence River.
Wellington–de-l'Église neighbourhood

Recreational and tourist facilities
> Playgrounds for toddlers and young children (0 to 6 years old) and for older children (6 to 12)
> Waterplay
> Crescendo Restaurant
> Marina

Rev. Joseph Théorêt was parish priest at Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes from 1944 to 1963.

Address
Located beside Chanoine-Joseph-Théorêt school
990, 5^e Avenue, corner of rue Bannantyne
Desmarchais–Crawford neighbourhood

Recreational and tourist facilities
> Playgrounds for toddlers and young children (0 to 6 years old) and for older children (6 to 12)