Montreal really is the best !

As I was doing research, I came across this article  about Montreal. We might be getting bad Press , right now,because of the manifestations against  Loi 78, but for most Montrealers , this is but a new reason to show our Joie de Vivre and thirst for Freedom. But let`s stay on the subject at hand, which is why Montreal is such a great city and why living here is wonderful. 

Here are  parts of this article, written by JS Counoyer ,  in november of 2010 

More than 3.6 million people lived in the MontreaI metropolitan area. I It is diverse and international with close to 1 million people members of 80 vibrant ethnic communities: Haitian, northern Africans, Italian, Greek, Arab, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Berbers, Russian, Jewish, Brazilian, Portuguese, Germans, Scottish, Spanish, Lebanese, Polish, etc. It’s bilingual (French and English), the second largest French city in the world (after Paris) and hundreds of thousands of people have a different native language. 

Montreal is also pro entrepreneurship, pro enterprise and pro startups with low corporate taxes, the best research and development tax credits in the world (free money for tech companies, up to 80% of R&D spending) and government support for the venture capital industry.

Montreal is close to major North American cities including Toronto, New York and Boston (1-hour flight) and between a 4-5 hour flight away from San Francisco and Los Angeles. Montreal is very well positioned for the new convergence of Mobile, Gaming and Web. Some of the largest gaming studios are in MTL, includingUbisoft, Montreal is world renowned for its machine learning, natural language processing and operations research talent, and the local web development community is thriving.

Old Montreal  

In winter, some 500,000 people use the underground city every day.

Montreal is almost American, with flashes of Boston (architecture, suburbs, student population), New York (restaurants and nightlife) and San Francisco (lifestyle, proximity to nature and wine country). It’s almost European, with flashes of Paris, Madrid and Barcelona. It’s also Canadian with loads of influence from the British Empire. Its French roots give it its own movie, tv, music and book publishing industries and markets, much like France and India. Montreal has Old Montreal, the Plateau, Westmount, and Mont Royal. It has one of cleanest, most efficient subway system, bonified by the largest underground city in the world. 

Montreal Bixis...

Montreal is home to the Bixi, a revolutionary green and healthy city transportation system. It has the most vibrant comedy scene per capita in the world with its Just For Laughs festival which has now expanded 
beyond Montreal. You can’t find a bad restaurant in Montreal even if you tried. The music scene is solid, anchored by the best Jazz festival in the world. The Cirque du Soleil, the greatest circus on earth, was founded and is still headquartered in Montreal. Montreal is home to world class universities such as McGill University, University of Montreal, Concordia and UQAM, with their renowned engineering programs and business schools. It’s a great place to live, do business in, or move to with the most lenient immigration laws in North America. Montreal International can help you with that.

Montrealers work hard but like to have fun. There is always a good reason to party and have a good time. We invented the “5 a 7″ which often end at 3AM. Montrealers love sports. The Montreal Canadiens, the most storied franchise in hockey is here. Montreal also has the Montreal Grand Prix, the only F1 Race in North America. The city is also home to the Montreal Impact, soon to be members of Major League Soccer and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Footbal League. 

Oratoire St- Joseph 

Old MOntreal In Winter 

 The province of Quebec has a universal healthcare system which has flaws but remains the best in North America. Montreal has dozens of museums, parks and family activities. 
Montreal is a great place for nature lovers. There are more than half a dozen sky slopes (Saint-Sauveur, Mont Tremblant, Bromont, Sutton, Orford, Owl’s Head) in a 90 minute radius. Dozens of beautiful lakes, and great spots for kiteboarding in the summer and kite skiing in the winter, when you can also find a rink on every other corner. You can also bike to work from anywhere around the city.

So , M. Cournoyer, you said it  better than anyone... Montreal is  the Best City in the World

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Unfortunatly, he has not  post anything since 2011  :(