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                <title>La Banquise</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fantastic resto with great poutine selection, as well as a summer garden patio.  Their poutine has both quantity and quality.  Either eat in, or get it to take out to eat in nearby Parc la Fontaine.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Living in Montreal</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I moved over to Montreal from London in 2004 to discover that, three evenings later it was already -10.<br><br>It took me some months and, having now lived in three quite different parts of the Île, I would rather be here now than in London. The pace is slower, you don't chase your tail so much, but there is still enough to do that you would not find anywhere outside of only a handful of British cities. Here, you have great cuisine and stretches<br>of restaurants, people are accommodating and informal and the city is geared up for the people who live here. The streets are cleaned twice a week outside of winter; the parks are there to be enjoyed, the swimming pools are usually free - so too are the ice rinks. It's a great place to bring up your children (my son is one).]]></description>
                
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                <title>Rue Prince Arthur at night</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This stretch of cobble stone street between St Laurent and Square Saint Louis is forbidden to cars. There are lots of outdoor restaurants, bars, cafes, and it's packed with people at night, especially in the summer. Square Saint Louis is a gem too.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Parc du Mont Royal - every Sunday in summer</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A rendezvous that's been going on for years and still feels totally impromptu: every Sunday, a bunch of musicians (mainly drummers, and the odd saxophonist) gathers around the Etienne Cartier statue in the beautiful Parc du Mont Royal and entertains a happy crowd of young and old hippies. Informal and really uplifting. In the winter you can enjoy a full range of seasonal activities - hockey, lovely walks and cross country ski trails that are easy, have great views and are open all evening.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Pick-up ice hockey in Parc Lafontaine</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[As temperatures plummet in winter, the municipality sets up ice-hockey rinks throughout Montreal. Usually open from late December through to early March (frost permitting), these outdoor rinks are a great way for the uninitiated to partake in Canada's big passion: ice hockey. Parc Lafontaine has facilities for skate hire, an ice hockey rink, and a big lake if you just want to have a peaceful skate.]]></description>
                
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