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Granby, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Granby: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Granby

How Granby sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Granby follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Granby in national context first.

A bright spot in Granby

Palace is a reason people stay fond of Granby.

December 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Granby

How Granby compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Granby's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Granby: Granby brands itself ville rayonnante, and Granbyens still

Granby brands itself ville rayonnante, and Granbyens still explain the town with two anchors anyone can find without a map app: Zoo de

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Granby

Published residential mill-rate context for Granby.

Residential mill rates for Granby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Granby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

A lesser-known corner of Granby

Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Zoo de Granby, Granby · November 2023

Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

Lac Boivin hosts nature interpretation and even Perseids watching on the municipal events list.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby: City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity. · November 2023

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

November 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Granby

Where Granby sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Granby shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Granby permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Zoo de Granby, Granby · October 2023

Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Palace still draws people in Granby

Palace is a reason people stay fond of Granby.

October 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

Lac Boivin hosts nature interpretation and even Perseids watching on the municipal events list.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby: Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Granby

Published residential mill-rate context for Granby.

Residential mill rates for Granby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Granby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Granby: The Zoo remains the out-of-town magnet, but locals claim it as

The Zoo remains the out-of-town magnet, but locals claim it as family infrastructure as much as tourism branding. Put together, Granby

September 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby water: Lac Boivin is both a community landmark and part of

Granby draws municipal drinking water from Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed, treated at Usine de production d’eau potable de Granby.

Ask where Granby drinking water begins and the answer is Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed, then Usine de production d’eau potable de Granby. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

City surface treatment plant supplying Granby from the Yamaska / Lac Boivin local watershed system.

See the Granby water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Landmark: Zoo de Granby

Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Granby.

Granby appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

Still finding lac Boivin

Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Granby.

Broadband rows for Granby come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Granby internet page.

Palace still surprises

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

August 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby on the radon map

How Granby sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Granby follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Granby in national context first.

July 2023

Why Zoo de Granby still draws people in Granby

Zoo de Granby is a reason people stay fond of Granby.

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Granby compares nearby

How Granby compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Granby's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

lac Boivin in Granby

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Granby

Published residential mill-rate context for Granby.

Residential mill rates for Granby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Granby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Granby: The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance

Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

July 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

A named place in Granby

Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What still surprises about Granby

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Granby

Where Granby sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Granby shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Granby permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Landmark: lac Boivin

Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Zoo de Granby keeps Granby lively

Zoo de Granby is a reason people stay fond of Granby.

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

Lac Boivin hosts nature interpretation and even Perseids watching on the municipal events list.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Worth knowing in Granby: City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

The Zoo remains the out-of-town magnet, but locals claim it as family infrastructure as much as tourism branding. Put together, Granby

May 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Granby

Published residential mill-rate context for Granby.

Residential mill rates for Granby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Granby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Worth knowing in Granby: The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance

Granby brands itself ville rayonnante, and Granbyens still explain the town with two anchors anyone can find without a map app: Zoo de

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby water via Usine de production d’eau potable de

Granby draws municipal drinking water from Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed, treated at Usine de production d’eau potable de Granby.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Granby's source: Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed. Treatment at Usine de production d’eau potable de Granby sits between the intake and the tap.

City surface treatment plant supplying Granby from the Yamaska / Lac Boivin local watershed system.

See the Granby water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

lac Boivin, Granby

Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Granby

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Granby.

Granby appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Palace

Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

April 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Granby

Advertised broadband availability for Granby.

Broadband rows for Granby come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Granby internet page.

March 2023

Zoo de Granby still surprises

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Granby

How Granby sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Granby follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Granby in national context first.

lac Boivin keeps Granby lively

lac Boivin is a reason people stay fond of Granby.

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby beside its neighbours

How Granby compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Granby's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Palace in Granby

The Zoo remains the out-of-town magnet, but locals claim it as family infrastructure as much as tourism branding. Put together, Granby

February 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Granby

Published residential mill-rate context for Granby.

Residential mill rates for Granby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Granby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Zoo de Granby, Granby

Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Palace, Granby

Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

February 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

Lac Boivin hosts nature interpretation and even Perseids watching on the municipal events list.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Granby: City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

Walk or drive through Granby long enough and lac Boivin comes up. Central lake with the Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin on its shore. Birding, cycling loops, and night-sky events keep it civic, not only scenic.

Lac Boivin is the hometown lake in the middle of the story. Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin turns birding and shoreline walks into a regular habit, and municipal calendars even schedule Observation des perséides sur le lac Boivin when August skies cooperate. Carte-loisirs de Granby is how residents unlock pools and programs without a scavenger hunt across three websites. Civic memory still names Revi-centre beside the Palace when people recount downtown rebuild chapters.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Granby

Where Granby sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Granby comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Granby permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Palace keeps Granby lively

Palace is a reason people stay fond of Granby.

January 2023 in Granby: Palace. Performance hall on rue Principale that Granbyens cite when they talk about downtown culture staying put.

The Palace on rue Principale remains the downtown performance address.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Granby and Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed

Granby draws municipal drinking water from Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed, treated at Usine de production d’eau potable de Granby.

Ask where Granby drinking water begins and the answer is Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed, then Usine de production d’eau potable de Granby. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

City surface treatment plant supplying Granby from the Yamaska / Lac Boivin local watershed system.

See the Granby water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Zoo de Granby in Granby

Granby brands itself ville rayonnante, and Granbyens still explain the town with two anchors anyone can find without a map app: Zoo de

Zoo de Granby still orients Granby. Conservation campus and family outing that still defines how outsiders first hear the city's name. Locals treat membership season like a school calendar.

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

More on Granby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.