Walks are the best way to get a peek at a city's soul: an intimate look at the neighbourhoods, parks, buildings and customs that compose an urban landscape. In Montreal, walkable human-scale streets and the accessibility of recreation infrastructure are core community values. It's a fact you can hear as you move through the city, in the melodious pitter-patter of heels hitting the pavement during a run to the local dépanneur and in the laughter of friends enjoying a boozy park picnic. Here, the mundane crackles with an electric charge. And the best place to harness it is the sidewalk.
Lachine residents can look forward to a new nautical park where the Lachine Marina used to be. And while many were up in arms when the Plante administration followed through
Another day, another designated spot for outdoor drinking. A waterside terrasse is coming to Montreal's Lachine borough this summer. Located on a small peninsula formerly occupied by a marina between Parc René-Lévesque and the charming Promenade Père-Marquette, La Bronzette will offer food, beverages and entertainment into the evening as the brilliant summer sun dips into Lac Saint-Louis.
Geese love to hang out by the water in Lachine, with its fresh cut grass to graze on and access to the lake. They leave their mark on the area in the form of poop. The borough is trying to clean up the birds' act by scaring them away.