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Granby, 2024

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

December 2024

Granby: City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity. · December 2024

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

December 2024 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.

December 2024: building permits in Granby

Where Granby sits in published building-permit figures for December 2024.

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 · December 2024

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 keeps Granby lively · December 2024

Palace is a reason people stay fond of Granby.

December 2024 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.

lac Boivin in Granby · December 2024

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.

November 2024

November 2024: 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.

Palace in Granby · November 2024

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

November 2024 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.

November 2024: Granby drinking water

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, Granby · November 2024

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.

October 2024

Natural hazards near Granby · October 2024

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.

lac Boivin, Granby · October 2024

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.

Internet coverage in Granby · October 2024

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.

Granby: City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity. · October 2024

City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity.

October 2024 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.

September 2024

Indoor radon around Granby · September 2024

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.

Zoo de Granby keeps Granby lively · September 2024

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.

Granby beside its neighbours · September 2024

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 · September 2024

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.

September 2024: 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.

August 2024

Palace, Granby · August 2024

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

August 2024 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.

lac Boivin, Granby · August 2024

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: City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity. · August 2024

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.

August 2024: building permits in Granby

Where Granby sits in published building-permit figures for August 2024.

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.

July 2024

lac Boivin, Granby · July 2024

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 keeps Granby lively · July 2024

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.

Palace in Granby · July 2024

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

July 2024 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.

July 2024: 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 in Granby · July 2024

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.

June 2024

June 2024: Granby drinking water

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

June 2024 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.

lac Boivin, Granby · June 2024

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 · June 2024

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.

Palace, Granby · June 2024

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

June 2024 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.

May 2024

Internet coverage in Granby · May 2024

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.

Granby: City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity. · May 2024

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 · May 2024

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 · May 2024

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.

April 2024

Granby beside its neighbours · April 2024

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.

Palace in Granby · April 2024

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

April 2024 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.

April 2024: 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 · April 2024

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 · April 2024

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

April 2024 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.

March 2024

Granby: City news uses Granbyen for hometown identity. · March 2024

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.

March 2024: building permits in Granby

Where Granby sits in published building-permit figures for March 2024.

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, Granby · March 2024

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

March 2024 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.

Why lac Boivin still draws people in Granby

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.

February 2024

Zoo de Granby in Granby · February 2024

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.

February 2024: 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.

What stands out 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.

From Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed to the tap in Granby

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

Granby municipal drinking water starts at Yamaska River system / Lac Boivin watershed and is treated at Usine de production d’eau potable de Granby. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private 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.

January 2024

Landmark: Palace

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

January 2024 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.

Seismic and wildfire context for 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 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.

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.

Connectivity note for 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.

lac Boivin still surprises

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.