Everybody gets sick – it’s a fact of life. Nobody likes having to go to the hospital, but if you do find yourself needing to pay a visit, it helps to be at the best possible facility for the care you need. Montreal is blessed with many different hospitals to serve the diverse needs of [...]
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Luxury Hotels
Montreal offers a broad spectrum of hotels, but if you are looking to be pampered during your stay on the island, then you should focus on the luxury accommodations available to you in this city. Most of these high-end hotels are located either in the downtown core or in Old Montreal, ensuring that no matter [...]
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Animals at the Ecomuseum Zoo
The Ecomuseum of Montreal is the closest thing to a zoo the city has to offer. In the middle of nature, featuring swamps and wooded areas, over 30 different types of animals are on exhibit. The animals are all native to Canada, most of them can be found here in the St. Lawrence Valley. An [...]
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Ecocentres of Montreal
Ecocentres (for ecological centers) are locations where residents of Montreal can discard items in an environmentally friendly way. Lots of different types of materials can be brought there : construction materials, paints, batteries, soil, wood, metal, concrete… The service is free for all Montreal residents. You are required to show proof that you live in [...]
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City Museums
Most major cities can boast at least a few impressive museum collections, and Montreal is no exception. The main focus of the museums in Montreal tend to be the history of the city and the area, art, and architecture. Each of these spheres is well represented. Is it art? There are two main spots to [...]
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Cycling In The City
Montreal is not known for a friendly downtown when it comes to general bicycling. A harsh winter season combined with difficult traffic conditions make cycling downtown a sometimes treacherous proposition. This is strange when considering Montreal’s overall reputation as a town which is very accessible to cyclists, as evidenced by the huge number of bike [...]
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The Film Industry
Despite the recent drop in the American dollar, Montreal remains a popular location for film companies from all over North America for shooting different types of films. With different parts of Montreal easily made over to resemble both Europe and America, as well as access to over 50 sound stages and television studios, the city [...]
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Ethnic Communities
Everyone knows that Montreal has a dominant French Canadian culture that can trace its roots back to the initial colonization of North America in the 17th century. But you may not be aware of some of the other cultural communities that have thrived in the city. Aside from the linguistic divide of French and English, [...]
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Canadiens Hockey Scene
Go Habs Go!. Almost every visitor to Montreal is familiar with the city’s obsession with hockey. Not only do many of the city’s residents regularly don the blades to play this game, be it in pick up games or highly competitive organized leagues, but the Montreal Canadiens are the most successful franchise in National Hockey [...]
