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ﾃ四es-de-Boucherville National Park
The ﾃ四es-de-Boucherville National Park is a provincial park along the Saint Lawrence river in the province of Quebec. Located on the South Shore (Montreal), South Shore of Montreal, near the suburb of Boucherville, the park comprises a handful of islands dotted with wetlands, bike paths, kayak circuits, cross-country ski trails, and public golf courses. Wildlife can be readily observed in all seasons, including the white-tailed deer, red fox, and the Eastern gray squirrel, grey squirrel. Formerly used as agricultural land, the islands were targeted for real-estate development in the 1970s, prompting the provincial government to acquire the islands and create the park in 1984. Since 1999, it has been administered by the Sociﾃｩtﾃｩ des ﾃｩtablissements de plein air du Quﾃｩbec (Sﾃｩpaq), which manages several Quebec parks and wildlife refuges. Toponymy The Boucherville Islands have gone by several different names throughout their history. At the time of the establishment of the mano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Shore (Montreal)
The South Shore () is the general term for the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the Island of Montreal. The South Shore is located within the Quebec administrative region of Montﾃｩrﾃｩgie. The largest city on the South Shore area is Longueuil. Territory The South Shore is not represented by any sort of regional government. This is why its territory does not correspond to precise geographic boundaries. However, in 1998, a group of researchers at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique concluded that the South Shore of Montreal consisted of four Regional County Municipalities (RCM).:INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Sociﾃｩtﾃｩ. ﾂｫ La Rive-Sud de Montrﾃｩal : Dynamique intermunicipale et intﾃｩgration mﾃｩtropolitaine ﾂｻ. Montrﾃｩal. Institut national de la recherche scientifique. 274 pages. * Marguerite-D'Youville (Boucherville, Varennes, Sainte-Julie, Verchﾃｨres, etc.) * La Vallﾃｩe-du-Richelieu (Beloeil, Chambly, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
