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Category Archives: Waterways

1. Why a greenway? – Background

By Patrick Asch A place with unique geomorphic characteristics, Montreal still has a long way to go when it comes to protecting and enhancing our green spaces. The different communities that today form the Montreal agglomeration were initially established thanks to two main factors. One,  the island’s first colonizers travelled along the only “autoroutes” then available, [...]

Little St-Pierre River

This is the last above-ground remnant of the Little St. Pierre River, which once flowed some 15 kilometres downstream to Pointe à Callière and the open waters of the St. Lawrence. The course of the Little St-Pierre has been altered and built over numerous times since Samuel de Champlain first spotted its waves in 1611, but even [...]