Ahuntsic Park (french: Parc Ahuntsic) is an

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in the

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borough of

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, Canada. It is bordered by

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to the north,

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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

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, 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

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which serves as the home field of the Orioles de Montréal of the

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. On October 10, 2012, Montreal

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and former

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Rodger Brulotte announced that the baseball field at Ahuntsic Park would be named "''Gary Carter Stadium''" after the late Expo

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. On May 11, 2013, the Trois-Rivières Aigles and

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of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, played an exhibition game at Gary Carter Stadium. This marked the first professional baseball game played in Montreal since the last Expos home game on September 29, 2004.

References

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