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List Of Parks In Montreal
The following is a partial list of parks in Montreal, Quebec Canada. Large parks There are currently 21 large parks in Montreal, with a combined area of . Eight of the parks are considered nature parks. The "''Network of Large Parks''" consists of precious natural areas recognized for their biodiversity and beauty. Some of the large parks also contain historic homes acquired by the City of Montreal. * Angrignon Park () * Des Rapides Park () * Dieppe Park () * Frédéric-Back Park () * Jarry Park () * Jeanne-Mance Park () * Jean Drapeau Park () * La Fontaine Park () * Maisonneuve Park () * Mount Royal Park () * Promenade Bellerive Park () * René Lévesque Park () * Tiohtià :ke Otsira’kéhne Park (Outremont Summit) () Nature parks * L'Anse-à -l'Orme Nature Park () * Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park () * Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard Nature Park () * Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park () * Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park () * L'Île-de-la-Visitation Nature Park () * Pointe-aux-Prairies Natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park
Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park (french: Parc-nature du Cap-Saint-Jacques) is a large nature park in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough of Montreal, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ..., Canada. It is located in the West Island at the junction of the Lake of Two Mountains and the Rivière des Prairies. Situated on a peninsula, three quarters of the park is bordered by water. At , it is the largest park in Montreal. The land for the park was purchased by the City of Montreal on 15 February 1980 from the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Congregation des Soeurs des Saints Noms de Jesus et de Marie. The park features a natural sand beach and an organic farm, which raises animals and grows Organic food, organic produce. Farm activities are offered by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Park, Montreal
Oxford Park (french: Parc Oxford) is a park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the southern part of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. While known informally as Oxford Park for many years, with activities operated by the Oxford Park Association, the City of Montreal formally named it the ''Georges-Saint-Pierre Park'' (french: Parc Georges-Saint-Pierre) during the 1990s in honour of the founder of the local Caisse Populaire Saint-Raymond, a community credit union. The park was made famous for its sporting tradition. Hockey greats as Doug Harvey, Howie Morenz, Kenny Mosdell and Fleming Mackell learned their crafts on the outdoor rink which was part of a larger neighbourhood house league, including such teams at Terrebonne Park, Benny Park, and Patricia Park. The park was also where boxing legend Johnny Greco played sports as a child. The park is bounded by Oxford, Upper Lachine, Old Orchard Avenue and Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parc Olympique
The Olympic Park (French: ''Parc olympique'') consists of a series of venues and sports arenas in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which was home to many of the venues from the 1976 Summer Olympics. It is bound by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Viau Street to the east, Pierre de Coubertin Avenue to the south, and Pie-IX Boulevard to the west. Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics, it is nicknamed "The Big O", a reference to both its name and to the doughnut shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof. The stadium is the largest by seating capacity in Canada. After the Olympics, artificial turf was installed and was used by the Expos, Montreal's professional baseball team, the Montreal Alouettes, Montreal's professional football team and CF Montréal, Montreal's professional soccer team. The stadium currently serves as a multipurpose facility for special events (e.g. con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Bourgeoys Park
__NOTOC__ Marguerite Bourgeoys Park (french: Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys) is a park in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of the Le Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by du Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys Street to the north and east, des Filles du Roy Street to the south, and Wellington Street to the west. The park was created in 1910. It initially was named Monahan Park. It was renamed Marguerite Bourgeoys Park in 1922. The park is named for Marguerite Bourgeoys, the French founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France (present-day Quebec). She has been declared a Saint by the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a .... Art ''Le Village imaginé. «Le Renard l’emporte, le suit à la trace… ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Park, Montreal
Dante Park (french: Parc Dante) is a park in the Little Italy neighbourhood of the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It covers about one-third of a local city block, bordered by Dante Street to the north, Alma Street to the east, residential buildings to the south, and de Gaspe Street to the west. The park was inaugurated on June 26, 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the predominantly Italian Canadian parish of the Church of the Madonna della Difesa. It is located opposite the church. Dante Park was named for Dante Street, which itself was named for Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages, who authored ''Divine Comedy'', which is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. Art ''La mort de Dante'' ''La mort de Dante'' (also known as the ''Dante Monument'') is a memorial to Dante Alighieri. The monument was created by Carlo Balboni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena Park
Athena Park (french: Parc Athéna) is a small park in the Park Extension neighborhood of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It occupies a quadrilateral bounded by Jean Talon Street, Bloomfield Street, de l'Épée Avenue, and Greenshields Street. It was named in honor of the ancient Greek goddess Athena, by the City of Montreal in 1986. Art ''Athéna'' In 2000, ''Athéna'', a reproduction of a statue of the ancient Greek goddess of art and wisdom Athena, was installed in the center of the park "in homage to the Greek immigrants who came to settle in Canada and in particular in the district". It was created by the sculptor Spyros Gokakis, using an iron cast in the cire perdue method. It was presented as a gift to Montreal by the mayor of Athens, on the occasion of the celebration of independence of Greece, to underline the friendship ties that link the two cities. The sculpture has Athena dressed in a draped robe and an aegis The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahuntsic Park
Ahuntsic Park (french: Parc Ahuntsic) is an urban park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by Henri Bourassa Boulevard to the north, Saint Hubert Street to the east, Lajeunesse Street to the west and Fleury Street to the south. It is located next to Terminus Henri-Bourassa. The park is large. There are paths for pedestrians and cyclists, a playground, a bowling green, a community garden, a skate park and an indoor skating rink. One of the features of the park is its hill, and pond. There is also a welcome centre near the park's entrance. Gary Carter Stadium The park is also home to a baseball field which serves as the home field of the Orioles de Montréal of the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec. On October 10, 2012, Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay and former Montreal Expos colour commentator Rodger Brulotte announced that the baseball field at Ahuntsic Park would be named "''Gary Carter Stadium''" after the late Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Parc De L’Ouest
Grand Parc de L'Ouest is a planned park along the north shore of the western part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The plan is to combine the following into one large park: * L'Anse-Ã -l'Orme Nature Park * Bois-de-l'ÃŽle-Bizard Nature Park * Bois-de-la-Roche Agricultural Park * Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park * Rapides du Cheval Blanc Park * Various areas of interest located in boroughs or related municipalities The combined area will be over . It has the potential to become Canada's largest municipal park. Among its aims are to protect natural environments and to preserve biodiversity History On August 8, 2019, the City of Montreal announced the planned creation of the park in order to protect the natural spaces of Montreal's West Island The West Island () is the unofficial name given to the cities, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. It is generally considered to consist of the Lakeshore municipalities of Dorval, Pointe-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruisseau-De Montigny Nature Park
Ruisseau-De Montigny Nature Park is a large nature park in the Rivière-des-Prairies neighbourhood of the Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the banks of the Rivière des Prairies. Most of the park is located in the western sector of the borough Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles ( Rivière-des-Prairies neighbourhood), with a small portion located in the eastern sector of the borough of Anjou. Ruisseau-De Montigny Nature Park is a linear park, and is located between Perras Boulevard and Henri-Bourassa Boulevard, west of Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine Boulevard. The park borrows its name from a stream flowing through it from south to north, emptying into the Rivière des Prairies. This stream, which flows directly over limestone rock, has a waterfall with a drop of . It includes of trails, and four small islands. A count of the wildlife in the park indicated the presence of 62 species of birds and a doze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe-aux-Prairies Nature Park
Pointe-aux-Prairies Nature Park (french: Parc-nature de la Pointe-aux-Prairies) is a large nature park in the Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The park is divided into three sections. The northern part is between Gouin Boulevard East and Autoroute 40. The central section is between Autoroute 40 and Sherbrooke Street East. The southern section is between Sherbrooke Street East and the Saint Lawrence River. Covering an area of , the park features marshes, fields and forests. History In the 1980s, the regional parks of Rivière-des-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles and Bois-de-la-Réparation were combined into a single nature park. Following a competition held in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles primary schools, the Montreal Urban Community endorsed the name of Pointe-aux-Prairies for the park. This name was suggested by a young student who wished to associate the name of the two districts where the park is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'ÃŽle-de-la-Visitation Nature Park
L'Île-de-la-Visitation Nature Park (french: Parc-nature de l'Île-de-la-Visitation) is a large nature park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Montréal-Nord boroughs of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Much of the park is on Île de la Visitation, with the rest being opposite the island on the shore of the Island of Montreal. Bridges connect the two sections. The park was established in 1984 during the renovation of the Rivière des Prairies generating station. It has an area of 34 hectares. The footpaths along the shore allow for walking and offer views of the Rivière des Prairies The Rivière des Prairies (; ), called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it ''Skowanoti'', meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the citi .... The park has of hiking trails and of bike paths. Fishing is allowed in designated areas. Various historical monuments (Milling site, Maison du Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
