Terminus Centre-ville
Posted in Attractions on Feb 26th, 2010
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Posted in Attractions on Dec 25th, 2009
All the best from Move to Montréal. May your desire to move to this wonderful city be reached during 2010.
Cup cake Camp Montréal
Posted in Attractions, News on Nov 22nd, 2009
Today is Cup Cake Camp Montréal. The idea is that you can go and taste a whole set of cup cakes, have fun and meet Montréalers.
All the details are at: http://cupcakecampmtl.org/
Québec’s Government not Supporting its Wine Industry
Posted in Attractions, hints and tips on Oct 8th, 2009
The sale of the vast majority of wine in Québec is through a government agency called the SAQ (Société d’Alcool de Québec). Only supermarkets, dépanneurs, restaurants and vineyards can sell wine too.
For wine growers this makes selling their wares complicated. The SAQ is willing to sell Québec wines, but for a $20 bottle of wine [...]
Drink wine and see the fall colours
Posted in Areas, Attractions, hints and tips on Oct 4th, 2009
Fall in the Eastern Townships is beautiful. The gently rolling landscapes give you access to the beautiful colours of the changing trees. If you’d like to drive around the townships with a goal in mind, why not follow the Wine Route (Route des vins)?
The grape harvest, or vindange in French, is about to begin as [...]
Fall in Québec means color!
Posted in Attractions, hints and tips on Sep 30th, 2009
Autumn time is approaching in Québec, which means that the leaves on the trees start to change color. If you’ve never experienced the bright, deep reds and oranges it’s a sight you should see. Why is Québec so blessed to have this symphony of color? It’s due to the abondance of Maple trees here. The [...]
Ice Skating in Montréal
Posted in Attractions, hints and tips on Sep 13th, 2009
Ice skating is an important Canadian tradition that most natives learn as children. It is of course an essential skill for playing the national sport of ice hockey.
As a new arrival in Montréal, you may not have had the opportunity to learn to skate before. So relocating to Montréal gives you the possibility to learn [...]
Québec Makes Great Wines
Posted in Attractions on Jul 27th, 2009
For many the idea that a countryside covered in snow for three months of the year can create great wine is totally impossible. Yet it’s true, Québec makes great wine!
The atmospheric conditions mean that different grape varieties have to be used to produce wine than would be employed in the major regions of France or [...]
Montréal Jazz Festival Opened by Stevie Wonder
Posted in Attractions on Jun 30th, 2009
The 30th Montréal International Festival of Jazz will open tonight with a free concert given by Stevie Wonder. There are rumours flying that there will be a tribute to the late Michael Jackson too.
Montréal’s internationally renowned Jazz Festival runs from today for 10 days and takes place at Place des Arts downtown. For more information [...]
Surprise storm
Posted in Attractions on Jun 25th, 2009
A storm blew in today. Within minutes the warm sultry weather turned into pounding rain, hail and wind. Five minutes later the calm had returned.
That’s Montréal weather for you.
The government runs a good weather site at http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca. Forecasting in Canada is an art, The weather can be quite changable.
Here are some photographs of the storm: