Quebec

Montreal, 2023

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

December 2023

Basement air context for Montreal

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

Indoor radon figures for Montreal 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 Montreal in national context first.

A bright spot in Montreal

Ville-Marie is a reason people stay fond of Montreal.

December 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Parc du Mont-Royal lists Lac aux Castors, Belvédère Camillien-Houde, and Chemin Olmsted as named park pieces.

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

City Score neighbours for Montreal

How Montreal compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Montreal'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.

Montreal: Montrealers orient by arrondissement and by the STM. You take

Montrealers orient by arrondissement and by the STM. You take the métro with an OPUS card, check the service state before you complain, and

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal 2026 appears among current city alerts.

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

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Montreal

Published residential mill-rate context for Montreal.

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

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

A lesser-known corner of Montreal

Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

Parc du Mont-Royal, Montreal · November 2023

The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Parc du Mont-Royal lists Lac aux Castors, Belvédère Camillien-Houde, and Chemin Olmsted as named park pieces.

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

What still surprises about Montreal

STM branding treats métro as the everyday name for the subway network, with OPUS as the fare card.

November 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

STM branding treats métro as the everyday name for the subway network, with OPUS as the fare card.

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

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Montreal

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

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

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

Parc du Mont-Royal, Montreal · October 2023

The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Montreal Canadiens coverage is a standing section on the Gazette sports desk.

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

Why Ville-Marie still draws people in Montreal

Ville-Marie is a reason people stay fond of Montreal.

October 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Municipal alerts and consultations routinely name boroughs such as Verdun and Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

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

Montreal: Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

October 2023: property tax in Montreal

Published residential mill-rate context for Montreal.

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

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

September 2023

Montreal: On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Montreal sits at rank

On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Montreal sits at rank 18 of 125. The hometown read is island-metro life: métro noise underfoot,

September 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal 2026 appears among current city alerts.

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

Montreal water via Charles-J.-Des Baillets (LaSalle)

Montreal draws municipal drinking water from St. Lawrence River and Lac Saint-Louis, treated at Charles-J.-Des Baillets (LaSalle).

Ask where Montreal drinking water begins and the answer is Lac Saint-Louis, then Charles-J.-Des Baillets (LaSalle). That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Largest Montréal production plant; St. Lawrence intake; ozonation and UV among treatment steps.

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

Landmark: Parc du Mont-Royal

The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Municipal alerts and consultations routinely name boroughs such as Verdun and Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

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

Montreal on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Montreal.

Montreal 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 Belvédère Kondiaronk

Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

Montreal broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Montreal.

Broadband rows for Montreal 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 Montreal internet page.

Ville-Marie still surprises

Montreal Canadiens coverage is a standing section on the Gazette sports desk.

August 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Montreal Canadiens coverage is a standing section on the Gazette sports desk.

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

Montreal on the radon map

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

Indoor radon figures for Montreal 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 Montreal in national context first.

July 2023

Why Parc du Mont-Royal still draws people in Montreal

Parc du Mont-Royal is a reason people stay fond of Montreal.

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Parc du Mont-Royal lists Lac aux Castors, Belvédère Camillien-Houde, and Chemin Olmsted as named park pieces.

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

How Montreal compares nearby

How Montreal compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Montreal'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.

Belvédère Kondiaronk in Montreal

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

July 2023: property tax in Montreal

Published residential mill-rate context for Montreal.

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

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

Montreal: Municipal alerts and consultations routinely name boroughs such as

Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday

July 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Municipal alerts and consultations routinely name boroughs such as Verdun and Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

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

June 2023

A named place in Montreal

Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

Parc du Mont-Royal still surprises

STM branding treats métro as the everyday name for the subway network, with OPUS as the fare card.

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

STM branding treats métro as the everyday name for the subway network, with OPUS as the fare card.

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

June 2023: building permits in Montreal

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

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

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

Landmark: Belvédère Kondiaronk

Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

May 2023

Parc du Mont-Royal keeps Montreal lively

Parc du Mont-Royal is a reason people stay fond of Montreal.

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Municipal alerts and consultations routinely name boroughs such as Verdun and Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

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

Worth knowing in Montreal: Parc du Mont-Royal lists Lac aux Castors, Belvédère

On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Montreal sits at rank 18 of 125. The hometown read is island-metro life: métro noise underfoot,

May 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Parc du Mont-Royal lists Lac aux Castors, Belvédère Camillien-Houde, and Chemin Olmsted as named park pieces.

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

May 2023: property tax in Montreal

Published residential mill-rate context for Montreal.

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

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

Worth knowing in Montreal: Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal 2026 appears among current

Montrealers orient by arrondissement and by the STM. You take the métro with an OPUS card, check the service state before you complain, and

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal 2026 appears among current city alerts.

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

Montreal and Rivière des Prairies

Montreal draws municipal drinking water from St. Lawrence River and Lac Saint-Louis, treated at Pointe-Claire.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Montreal's source: St. Lawrence River and Lac Saint-Louis. Treatment at Pointe-Claire sits between the intake and the tap.

West-island plant; historically fluoridated with Dorval.

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

April 2023

Belvédère Kondiaronk, Montreal

Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

Natural hazards near Montreal

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Montreal.

Montreal 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 Ville-Marie

Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday

April 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

STM branding treats métro as the everyday name for the subway network, with OPUS as the fare card.

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

Internet coverage in Montreal

Advertised broadband availability for Montreal.

Broadband rows for Montreal 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 Montreal internet page.

March 2023

Montreal: Montreal Canadiens coverage is a standing section on the Gazette

Montreal Canadiens coverage is a standing section on the Gazette sports desk.

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Montreal Canadiens coverage is a standing section on the Gazette sports desk.

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

Indoor radon around Montreal

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

Indoor radon figures for Montreal 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 Montreal in national context first.

Belvédère Kondiaronk keeps Montreal lively

Belvédère Kondiaronk is a reason people stay fond of Montreal.

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

Montreal beside its neighbours

How Montreal compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Montreal'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

Ville-Marie in Montreal

On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Montreal sits at rank 18 of 125. The hometown read is island-metro life: métro noise underfoot,

February 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal 2026 appears among current city alerts.

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

February 2023: property tax in Montreal

Published residential mill-rate context for Montreal.

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

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

Parc du Mont-Royal, Montreal

The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Municipal alerts and consultations routinely name boroughs such as Verdun and Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

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

Ville-Marie, Montreal

Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday

February 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Parc du Mont-Royal lists Lac aux Castors, Belvédère Camillien-Houde, and Chemin Olmsted as named park pieces.

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

January 2023

Montreal: STM branding treats métro as the everyday name for the subway

STM branding treats métro as the everyday name for the subway network, with OPUS as the fare card.

Walk or drive through Montreal long enough and Belvédère Kondiaronk comes up. Overlook at the Chalet du Mont-Royal on the city parks list. It is the postcard view earned after a city climb, not a countryside drive.

Parc du Mont-Royal is the shared vertical landmark. Locals climb toward Lac aux Castors, cut along Chemin Olmsted, and claim Belvédère Camillien-Houde or Belvédère Kondiaronk when they need a view that is still inside the city. It is weekend geography more than brochure geography, and the anniversary programming only underlines how permanent the mountain is in civic life. On the sports desk, the Montreal Canadiens remain a permanent Gazette frame, while 2026 also puts Championnats du Monde Route UCI Montréal on the civic alert list. Chinatown shows up as a neighbourhood file with planning weight, not as a food-court caption. Outremont shares Mont-Royal park edges with Ville-Marie and CDN-NDG, another reminder that the mountain is a multi-borough workspace rather than a single postcard district.

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

January 2023: building permits in Montreal

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

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

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

Ville-Marie keeps Montreal lively

Ville-Marie is a reason people stay fond of Montreal.

January 2023 in Montreal: Ville-Marie. Central borough that shares Mont-Royal access with neighbouring districts. Civic consultations and park pages keep the name in everyday municipal English and French.

Montreal Canadiens coverage is a standing section on the Gazette sports desk.

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

Montreal and Lac Saint-Louis

Montreal draws municipal drinking water from St. Lawrence River and Lac Saint-Louis, treated at Charles-J.-Des Baillets (LaSalle).

Ask where Montreal drinking water begins and the answer is Lac Saint-Louis, then Charles-J.-Des Baillets (LaSalle). That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Largest Montréal production plant; St. Lawrence intake; ozonation and UV among treatment steps.

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

Parc du Mont-Royal in Montreal

Montrealers orient by arrondissement and by the STM. You take the métro with an OPUS card, check the service state before you complain, and

Parc du Mont-Royal still orients Montreal. The mountain park Montrealers treat as an indoor-outdoor compass. Lac aux Castors, Olmsted paths, and the Camillien-Houde overlooks are the pieces locals name without a map.

Parc du Mont-Royal lists Lac aux Castors, Belvédère Camillien-Houde, and Chemin Olmsted as named park pieces.

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