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Montréal, Canada

Population 1039534

Dialing Code Country: 1 Area Code: 514

Did You Know? Montreal is the sister city of Hiroshima.

Electricity 110 volts 60Hz, standard two and three pin

Major Industries Aerospace, Biotechnology, Tourism, Pharmaceutical

Ethnic Mix 18% Anglophone (English), 23% Francophone (French), 3% Italian, 2% Aboriginal, 54% German, Ukranian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Arab, Irish, Scottish and Haitian

Local Expert: Olga Z.

Olga works as a freelance writer and proofreader. A Montreal native, she enjoys taking advantage of the city’s host of activities, including concerts, theatre, and comedy.
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May 14, 2008
Local News

Get Your Jazz Fest Tickets

Montreal is host to many festivals, but one of the most anticipated is the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal or The Jazz Fest, as it is dubbed by the locals.  It's not only Montrealers who revel in this incredible festival, but also people from all around the world,

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May 12, 2008
Food

A Sandwich You Won't Find in Your Lunchbox

Address:
Cafe Santropol
3990 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2W 1T7
514.842.3110

Ordering a mediocre restaurant sandwich you could have easily slapped together at home is disappointing. Thankfully, this sort of dissatisfaction won't happen at Café Santropol. The inventive sandwiches served here are carefully created, only to leave you wishing you could successfully

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May 06, 2008
Local News

Bottles upon Bottles of Beer

If you're as big a beer lover as Barney Gumble from The Simpsons, then you're in luck. The Mondial de la Bière, or The Beer Fest, will be back at the end of May to celebrate its 15th edition. The yearly event, which is North America's largest beer festival, brings brewers

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April 30, 2008
Local News

Goodbye Snow, Hello Bicycle

The snow was piled sky high this winter and it seemed as though it would never melt. But winter is long gone and the city has a newfound energy that screams: I don't have to wear boots! I can feel my fingertips! My car is not stuck in a snow bank! The streets are bustling with people and everyone

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April 25, 2008
Local News

Who Says Nothing in Life is Free?

It lasts for just one day, it arrives only once a year and it is unique in Canada. May 25th is this year's Montreal Museums Day, an event giving you access to over 30 museums, free! Don't be wary of the word "free", there is no asterisk, dagger or fine print accompanying it (unlike in

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