Verdun Beach

• Making a splash: Quebecers will plunge into lakes, rivers to fight lack of waterfront access

  The Grand Splash invites Quebecers to jump into bodies of water in nine different locations across the province. In Montreal, one version will happen at the former Lachine marina.

  Environment

  Jun 12, 2021
  
• Montreal’s Verdun borough ranked as world’s 11th ‘coolest’ neighbourhood

  The online website Time Out awarded the borough the high ranking based on a laundry list of reasons.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2020
  
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• Verdun beach officially opens for the season with COVID-19 restrictions

  People wanting to use the Verdun beach to cool off this summer are now finally allowed to use it with all security services in place.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2020
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• Verdun Beach closure doesn’t stop Montrealers from sunbathing, swimming

  Most beachgoers said it wasn't difficult to respect social distancing guidelines, and towels made it especially easy to measure an appropriate distance.

  Weather

  Jun 21, 2020
• A beach in Lachine? Officials say they’re interested in the idea

  Officials in Lachine say they're musing over the idea of building a beach on Lac Saint-Louis.

  Environment

  Sep 18, 2019
• Verdun beach finally opens

  The new beach in Verdun was packed Saturday, the first day it was open to the public.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2019
• Verdun beach officially opens this weekend

  After several years in the making, the Verdun beach is set to open to the public on Saturday, June 22nd.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2019
• Verdun beach finally set to open

  After several years of planning, the beach in Verdun is finally set to open.

  Environment

  Jun 13, 2019
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• With federal, provincial go-ahead, Verdun beach set to open in 2019

  Verdun borough mayor Jean-François Parenteau said citizens will be able to swim at the beach behind the Verdun Auditorium come 2019.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2018
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• Verdun Beach construction underway with ‘scaled-down’ budget

  The Verdun Beach project already has begun construction but critics say that it looks like it isn't being properly planned, and warn that it may be hastily conceived.

  Apr 18, 2017