The Festive Pik-Nik is an annual picnic and festival next to the Lachine Canal for children all ages! It has activities and discoveries designed to build awareness of the Lachine Canal, enhance its rich cultural, industrial and environmental heritage, and promote the sector’s cultural and community organizations.
Bring your own picnic or purchase food and refreshments [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Festive Pik-Nik Lachine Canal
Posted in Lachine Canal, Pointe-St-Charles, St-Henri, Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, community organizations, events, food, history, industry, leisure, parks, tours, tagged Lachine Canal, picnic on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fall 2008 Sud-Ouest Express and Leisure Guide
Posted in Little Burgundy, Pointe-St-Charles, St-Henri, Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, Ville-Émard, events, leisure, sports, tagged leisure guide on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Sud-Ouest Express newsletter for Fall 2008 is available online. It provides useful information such as swimming pool hours, free events, garbage collection info, council meeting dates, and library events.
The Sud-Ouest Leisure Guide is also available online in French only. It lists sports and recreation activities throughout the arrondissement. So if you want to [...]
Douglas Institute Sculpture Garden
Posted in Verdun, art, gardens, leisure, parks on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Described as: A place of contemplation. A place of beauty. A place of healing.
The grounds of the the Douglas Institute is a hidden secret in Verdun. There you will find pleasant walking paths, a sculpture garden, a cricket pitch, community gardens, and of course McGill Douglas Institute. Free parking is available on [...]
Mobilisation Turcot Discussion Forum
Posted in Côte-St-Paul, St-Henri, Transports Quebec, Village des Tanneries, Ville-Émard, activism, environment, housing, redevelopment project, traffic, tagged discussion forum, St-Henri on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a new online discussion forum about the proposed changes to the Turcot interchange and surrounding areas. This bilingual forum, Mobilisation Turcot === Turcot Mobilisation, has a wealth of information and discussion about current issues, alternatives to MTQs proposal, and discussion on how the community can reach their goals.
Check it out and [...]
