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Agences de voyage/ Bateaux-mouches, Bibliothèque
de Montréal / Montreal Library
Disabled/ Driving
distances & directions
Immigration
& living in Québec
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Agences de voyage/Travel agents
Budget
Travel - Canada - Travel Agents. Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec
Alcoholics
Anonymous - Montréal Services d'Information Al-Anon (Français) Al-Anon Information Services (English) Al-Anon,
Alateen Adult Children of Alcoholics Community Health Centre of the Montréal General Hospital - Alcohol
Unit
Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montreal Info-Emploi CanadaOne Info-Entrepreneurs École de technologie supérieure CEO Express Ville de Montreal, site officiel
Belec, 2111D boul. St-Régis, D.D.O., 514-683-0661, twice monthly,
mostly on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Montréal - Station Centrale Greyhound Peter Pan Bus
Lines Bonanza
Bus Lines CyberDance - Ballet on the Net
Ballroom Dancing has a rundown of dance halls, links, and addresses. Bateaux-mouches, dinner cruises The Bateau-Mouche cruises in Montreal's Old Port offer daytime and dinner cruises: Le Bateau-Mouche
au Vieux-Port de Montréal Departure: Departure is at 7 p.m. for the dinner cruise (boarding at 6:30
p.m.). Also check out: Croisières
AML They offer several evening excursions. Bibliothèque de Montréal / Montreal Library Montreal's Biosphere Montreal Botanical Garden and Insectarium There are various aqua parks around the Montreal area, including Cascades d'Eau Glissades Parc Aquatique Mont St-Sauveur There is also the Aquadome in LaSalle: Aquadome
Have a look at our events
listings page under the Jazz, Blues, Swing section on the dates you'll
be be in town.
There's one at the
Westmount Public Library, 4574 Sherbrooke West (they meet once a
month).
Here's a list of bookstores worth checking out:
Pages Jaunes/Yellow Pages La Toile du Québec Annuaire des entreprises du Québec iQuébec Ministère de l'industrie et du commerce, Québec Cabaret, 2111, boul. St-Laurent, 514-845-2014 Metro: St-Laurent.
Renseignements à la billetterie du Musée Juste Pour Rire
(845-4000). Alamo
Rent-a-Car Avis Rent a Car Budget Hertz Canada
Limited Rent-A-Wreck Thrifty
Montreal Casino / Casino de Montréal 514-392-2746 or 1-800-665-2274 There's a free shuttle to the casino from downtown Montreal - departure from the Centre Infotouriste, 1001, Square Dorchester (between Peel and Metcalfe). Shuttle Info: see the representative at the Gray Line/Connaisseur counter at Infotouriste, or phone: 514-934-1222
The Chabanel district is Montreal's home of the needle trade and clothing factory outlets for the public. Directions: For orientation purposes, if you're at Jarry Street, you're below the Metropolitain blvd (the 40) and are too far south of Chabanel. If you're at Henri-Bourassa, you're too far north and you've already passed Chabanel. 99 Chabanel is one of the biggest factory outlet buildings in the area, but don't pass up the shops at 111, 125, 225, 333, 433, and 555 Chabanel too. La Chambre de commerce
du Montréal étropolitain/Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal Jeune Chambre de Commerce
de Montreal Also: The Canadian Chamber of Commerce Quebec Chamber of Commerce
There is a directory of the various city of Montreal departments and services Commerce Montréal
Recherche de code postal sur le Web:
The
Montreal Real Estate Page
Here's a list of Montreal-area software resources: Cosmodome - Space
Camp Biking and In-line Skating Page
The KEROUL Association publishes the free guide "Accès Tourisme", which lists disabled-accessible places throughout Quebec. They can also help organize activities. KEROUL You might also plan your trip with the assistance of a tour guide organization. Several specify "access for the handicapped" in the itineraries they plan. Here are some we've found: Autocar Connaisseur (Gray Line of Montréal) ClubTourSat Limousine Montréal Inc. Sedans, stretch limos, mini-vans. Transportation to and from airports. Montréal Guide
Service div/CDM Associates Inc. Services offered in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Japanese, American Sign Language. Visites de Montréal Tours email: Visites.Montreal@sympatico.ca
Il y'a une page sur la site de la Ville de Montréal apropos de cette question. There is a page on this very topic on the City of Montreal website. Driving distances & directions Montreal to New York is 378 miles (608 km), or about a 7-hour drive.> Montreal to Niagara Falls is 418 miles (673 km) or about a 7 1/2-hour drive. Some other frequently requested distances: Montreal-Quebec City: 253 km (157 miles); Montreal-Boston: 499 km (310 miles) Directions & other driving distances are available through Mapquest Employment
College career placement centres (in Québec): You can keep track of events and festivals in Montreal on our events listings page. We also have a festival guide. Le Festin du
Gouverneur Fête des Neiges
de Montréal
Try the search engines at: L'International Benson & Hedges International / Fleuristes de Montréal list Air Canada Grand
Prix
Here are some links: Genealogy
You can get by in many parts of Montreal speaking only English (talking to people, shopping, day-to-day stuff), it's just that you'll miss so much of what the city is about. French is in the majority here, and to understand the cultural, political, and social makeup of the city, you've got to know a little of the main spoken language (and it will greatly improve your odds in finding a job). Don't rush to find a place to live east of the Main (Boulevard Saint-Laurent); you're more likely to find unilingual francophones there. For anglos, it's still best to stick to the western suburbs, at least at first. Most folks here are supportive of anyone who makes an effort to speak French - and English is often there as a backup (a joke about life in Montreal is that the best way to get someone to speak English is to begin speaking to them in poor French; they will immediately switch to English when they see you're having difficulty). Fortunately, learning the basics of French (especially the hybrid Montreal French) is not difficult - when you get here, find a good course at one of the universities, start watching French television or reading magazines in French, put on French radio stations, and it'll start to filter in. The biggest retail suppliers in Montreal for golf equipment: Chuck Brown's 5775 blvd. Leger (Montreal North) Golf UFO Swing Magic
Try the following links: Golf Montreal's Picks Horse carriage tour Walking tours Guidatour
Inc. South Central Heritage Walks (conducted by the Écomusée du
Fier-Monde) Aerial tours Flowers Aviation Inc. Boat tours Old Port of Montréal Croisières AML Descentes sur
le St-Laurent (Les) Lachine
Rapids Jet Boating & Rafting Tours Bus tours Cycling tours Vélo-Tour Montréal Biking and inline skating page Other Tour Services Archi-Tram / Lachine City Tours Aventure Boréale inc. ClubTourSat Delco Aviation Ltd. Fuji TBS Inc. JTB International (Canada) Ltd. Koto Villa Maria, Inc. Limousine Montréal Inc. McLean Kennedy Inc. Montréal Guide
Service div/CDM Associates Inc. Montréal Kanko Randonneige
Québec Step on Guides Inc. Visites de Montréal Tours
The biggest competition in the area is in Blainville
(near Montreal). The following is from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada site: Most of the applications you will need for immigration and citizenship services are available on this site....You may (also) obtain kits for use outside Canada by contacting a Canadian embassy, high commission or consulate abroad and kits for use in Canada by contacting a CIC Call Centre. Kits can be downloaded here in Acrobat format. Immigration & living in Québec Citizenship
and Immigration Canada general
information Province of Quebec Immigration and working in Quebec The province of Quebec selects its own immigrants, who are administered in cooperation with the government of Canada. If you wish to live in Quebec, you should contact the nearest Quebec immigration office for further information. Montreal has the lowest cost of living of any large city in Canada. To give a very rough idea, a two-bedroom apartment rents for around CAN$650/month. These sites can provide info on apartments and real estate prices:
Centre d'Escalade
Horizon Roc Allez-Up Indoor Climbing in Quebec page Le Faubourg Ste-Catherine, 1616, rue Ste-Catherine Quest - 7
jours, 10h30-22h30. 937-6000 It isn't easy to find an up-to-date listing because ISP businesses
amalgamate, close and change frequently. Centre de Tennis du Parc Jarry
Please look at the all-ages section of our events calendar for the period
of your visit. Parc Jean-Drapeau -
1, Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal H3C 1A9
Dates d'ouverture et tarification de La Ronde saison
2001 I'm planning on going to Montreal to take some French classes.
Could you please let me know some sites? Try contacting the following places:
Club d'échange linguistique de Montréal / Language Exchange
Club McGill
University Berlitz Centre
Linguista LSC - Language
Studies Canada MILC - Montreal
International Language Centre Laserdome Laser
Quest Salsatheque Casa Nacho Enigma Manhattan La Conga Bar Saint-Laurent Nous aimerions savoir où se trouve le quartier de la petite
Italie? Le quartier de la petite Italie est situé dans le quadrilatère formé
par les rues Saint-Zotique, Jean-Talon, Marconi et Drolet. C'est près les
stations métro Jean-Talon et de Castelnau.
We would like to know where the Little Italy quarter is
located. Little
Italy is within the area bounded by the following streets:
Saint-Zotique, Jean-Talon, Marconi and Drolet, near the Jean-Talon and de
Castelnau metro stations.
Je suis a la recherche d'un site Internet sur lequel je pourrais
trouver un endroit a Montreal (chambre ou appartement) que je pourrais
louer pour trois semaine au cours du mois de juillet.
Voir weekly paper,
classified ads (French language)
La Page
Immobilière de Montréal
The Gazette
(English language daily)
Gîte touristique
du centre-ville et Appartements meublés / Downloadable, printable maps of Montreal are available in this section of the city of Montreal web site.
Cartes disponibles sur d'autres sites internet:
Maps to Dorval Airport / Carte de direction routière vers l'Aéroport Dorval
Maps to Mirabel Airport / Carte de direction routière vers l'Aéroport Mirabel
Communauté urbaine de Montréal / Montreal Urban Community Réseau de transport de la région Métropolitaine de
Montréal Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal Inc. Justices of the Peace, Civil marriages, Notaries, Churches
Palais de Justice Montreal Association of Legal Court Interpreters and Translators Click on the "Ceremony Sites" link of theLet's Get Married site
The Church of St. James the Apostle (Anglican Church of
Canada) Links to planners, services, catering, etc.:
La Fédération Nationale des Services de Préparation au Mariage Université de
Montréal, Faculté de médecine
La Société québécoise de
biochimie clinique McGill University,
Faculty of Medicine
I'd like to know the official opening date of Montreal's metro,
and how many stations there were at the beginning. Mayor Jean Drapeau announced the metro system officially open at 4:30
p.m. on Oct. 14, 1966. The fare was 20¢.
Twenty-six stations were opened in time for Expo 67 on Line 1 (green)
from Atwater to Frontenac; Line 2 (orange) from Bonaventure to
Henri-Bourassa; and Line 4 (yellow) from Berri to Longueuil.
The Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de
Montréal (STCUM) has maps, info on fares, and other
transportation-related material.
La Société
de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM) offre de
l'info, plan du réseau, tarifs, etc.
Beauties Folio Agence Allure Agence Constance Brown-Sybille Sasse Focus International GPG Model Specs Tickets sold through Admission outlets Molson Centre Ticket Office Business hours : For more information email services@centre-molson.com
montreal.com - Why not more
French on your site?
Nous sommes bien conscients que le contenu de notre site est
principalement en anglais. Ce n'est pas parce que nous souhaitons
supporter une position politique quelconque, ou pour dédaigner la réalité
de la langue et de la culture francophone du Québec.
Nous sommes une petit entreprise privée, fondée par les personnes qui
parlent anglais. Pour le moment, nous n'avons pas les ressources pour
traduire des articles que nous éditons ni pour payer des écrivains
d'expression française.
Pendant que nous grandissons, nous avons l'intention de chercher des
écrivains français, et de présenter tout notre site en les deux langues.
Veuillez être patient avec nous.
We're a small privately owned enterprise, founded by mainly
English-speaking people, and we currently do not have the resources to
translate articles we publish nor to commission articles in French.
As we expand, we intend to seek out more French-language writers, and
to present all our content in both languages.
Please bear with us.
Hi, I'm from Germany. Last week there was a report about Montreal
telling that all citizens of the town have to move to a new apartment on
a special day, caused by an ancient rule of former times. I couldn't
believe that. Neither did my friends. So what's about that?
In answer to your question: well, not really...
Traditionally, apartment leases here go from July 1 to the June 30, so
people who want to move usually do so around July 1 (and it gets pretty
chaotic here at that time).
People of course can move into new places whenever they like - students
often look for new digs in August and September, for instance. Landlords
also make leases for different periods, and of different durations; it's
just that July 1 to June 30 is the most common arrangement.
It used to be traditional to have a lease beginning in May, but a 1973
provincial government decision to switch moving day from May 1 to July 1
actually had more to do with not disrupting the school year. So, it
doesn't make a lot of sense, but there you go...
I am very interested about Montreal in Canada. Can you please add
me to your mailing list if you have one, or tell me of any newsgroups
that exist? We don't currently host a mailing list here at montreal.com, but you
might want to have a look at these newsgroups related to Montreal and
Quebec: Can you direct me to an area on your website that best shows me
what I can find in Old Montreal? Please try the following places: Québec's motto (from the Government of Québec site):
The motto of Québec has appeared officially at the bottom of Québec's
coat of arms since 1939, but was in use as far back as 1883, the product
of the imagination and the initiative of the designer of the Parliament
Building.
Eugène-Étienne Taché intended to place the province's coat of arms
above the main door of the Parliament Building, and to inscribe under it
a motto of his own devising: "Je me souviens" (I remember). He prepared
his plans accordingly, and they were appended to the building contract
signed on February 9, 1883 under an executive order-in-council dated
January 22 of the same year. The Québec government thereby "ratified"
the motto created by Eugène-Étienne Taché.
The coat of arms above the main door of the Parliament Building is,
however, not the one designed by Taché. The base of the main tower
underwent major repairs in the early 1960s, and the coat of arms that
had been there since the façade was built, in the mid-1880s, was
unfortunately replaced with the coat of arms in use since 1939.
What does the motto "Je me souviens" mean? Several authors have
sought the true import of what is perhaps too simple a sentence.
André Duval read it as the response of a French-Canadian subject to
the motto of the Marquess of Lorne, Governor General of Canada, which
can be seen in the hall of the Parliament Building: "Ne obliviscaris"
(Be careful not to forget). Conrad Laforte believed that Taché was
inspired by the Canadien errant of Antoine Gérin-Lajoie: "Va, dis à mes
amis/Que je me souviens d'eux" (Go tell my friends/That I remember
them). These recent interpretations (1970) seem to have nothing in
common with those that were current at the turn of the century among the
contemporaries of the creator of the motto and that were more likely to
have fuelled his thoughts, unfortunately never put down on paper.
Judge Jetté, in a speech in 1890, evoked the feeling of Canadians
when the French flag reappeared on the river in 1855: "Oui, je me
souviens, ce sont nos gens" (Yes, I remember, these are our people).
According to Pierre-Georges Roy, this motto reflects "clearly the past,
the present and the future of the only French province in the Canadian
Confederation". The opinion of Ernest Gagnon also deserves
consideration, for he was the secretary of the Department of Public
Works at the time and knew Taché well. In an appendix to the
Department's annual report, Gagnon wrote that the motto admirably
summarized "la raison d'être du Canada de Champlain et de Maisonneuve
comme province distincte dans la Confédération" (the raison d'être of
the Canada of Champlain and Maisonneuve as a distinct province in the
Confederation). Can you please tell me if the outdoor market is open every weekend
during the summer. Montreal's two main outdoor markets are the Atwater and Jean-Talon.
Both have indoor sections, with the outdoor part open throughout the
summer and fall. Here's the run-down of markets in the city: Paintball Tombstone I'm from Holland, and will be coming to Montreal at the end of
July. I was wondering if there is a company in Montreal where I can go
parachute jumping. Check out the Canadian Sport Parachuting Association page.
The shortcuts link "where to skydive" lists places in Quebec where you
can jump out of a plane to your heart's content.
The Parc Jean-Drapeau (known until recently as Parc des Îles)
consists of Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame, site of the Expo 67
world's fair and currently home to the Montreal Casino, La Ronde amusement
park, the Formula One race on Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, the yearly
fireworks competition and other installations and events. In 1999, soon
after the death of longtime Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau, under whose rule
the islands were expanded to their current scope, it was announced that
the park would be renamed after him.
Site officiel
du Parc Jean-Drapeau Could you tell me the best patisserie in Montreal.
There are so many good patisseries in Montreal, I'd hate to start a war
by singling out one. Here are a just a few (highly recommended) choices:
Calendrier de la Place
des Arts
Billetterie Admission Guichet de la Place des Arts Place des Arts calendar
of events
You can reserve tickets for PDA shows on their web site. The
ordering procedure (even if you don't complete the actual order) also
shows you a seating plan. Also, a seating chart is usually available at
PDA and Admission box offices.
Admission outlets Place des Arts box office Place Ville-Marie was built in 1959 by the renowned Chinese-American
architect I.M. Pei. Among his works are the East Wing of the National
Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C. (1978); the West Wing of the Museum
of Fine Arts, in Boston (1981); and the subterranean entrance complex
for the Louvre, in Paris (1985), crowned by a glass pyramid. Even the police have a web page nowadays.
You can find the phone number of your district police station on page
10 in the phone directory blue pages.
To navigate the ACCÈS Montreal phone directory, dial " 87-ACCES".
What is the population of Montreal? The 1996 census lists the population of Montreal (for the Montreal
Urban Community - in other words, the whole island of Montreal) at
1,776,000. The entire metropolitan area is the second largest in Canada,
with a population of 3,359,000.
You can also get a whack of statistical info about Montreal here.
Do you have a listing of Montreal area raves? Have a look at these pages for more info: Raveweb Rave Montreal
I need to know about how to enroll my kids in school in Montreal.
I may be moving there in the fall. I need info about English Catholic
schools. Schooling remains a contentious issue in Montreal because of language
and immigration laws and the recent changes in Quebec school boards.
Schools are now organized by language rather than religion. For more info
on enrolment and admissions criteria, please consult the following links:
Here are some links to ski resorts, transportation and accommodations
in and near Montreal:
SKInetcanada
de Radio-Canada
Could you recommend a day spa where I could get a massage, facial,
manicure, pedicure, etc. Yes, there are several "relais santé" throughout Montreal. Consult the
listings at Association des Relais Santé: Sports teams
- Canadiens, Expos, Alouettes
Where would I find a complete list of all the sports events to come
to Montreal in the next few years? I don't know of any one site that could give you all of this information
? But you might want to do some research at the following places: Admission outlets I am looking for a stage in Montreal, were would be a good place
to get help ? Best place I can think of would be :Info-Emploi Canada
I'd like to know the names of underground places to shop for
clothes and Christmas gifts and also perhaps the sections of St.
Catherine that is the most trendy. Try the stretch of Ste-Catherine Street between Phillips Square and rue
Guy for the trendy places.
Underground shopping can be found throughout this whole area and
beyond: try La Cathedrale - under Christ Church Cathedral, at
Ste-Catherine and University - 2020 University, The Bay, and Place
Ville-Marie (a lot of underground shopping spots are linked by walkways
and tunnels). Anywhere in this area that you see a blue Metro sign, you'll
find an entrance to the underground city. The chief metro stations are
Peel, McGill and Bonaventure. A few blocks east of Phillips Square another
underground axis has grown up between Place des Arts, Complexe Desjardins
and the Palais des Congrès - metro stations Place des Arts and Place
d'Armes. And at Square Victoria there's a small but interesting atrium
clustered around Montreal's World Trade Centre.
I want to know the names & the addresses (web site, email) of
Universities in Montreal, Canada. Concordia
University McGill
University Université de
Montréal Université du Québec à
Montréal (Unité administrative) École Polytechnique de
Montréal École des Hautes Études
Commerciales Pouvez-vous me dire s'il y a un site internet sur le village
olympique? And a mapi une carte.
Peut-on avoir accès aux services de la Ville de Montréal (ex:
comptes de taxes, bureau enregistrement etc..) par votre site?
Il y a une répertoire de services disponibles sur le site de la
Ville de Montréal:
Volunteer organizations around Montreal:
I'm shopping around for a great web design college in
Montreal. Here are a few links you may wish to check out: ...could you tell me some names of some downtown youth
hostels? There's a youth hostel downtown at 1030 Mackay, 514-843-3317
Have a look as well at the Hostelling International Canada page.
A couple of other options for inexpensive accommodations:
Manoir Ambrose Hôtel du Nouveau Forum email hdforum@globale.net
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