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media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Montreal&ie=UTF8&ll=45.527036,-73.545914&spn=0.060386,0.149689&t=h&z=13&output=embed&s=AARTsJq6ioP7mTS_LW6Tah-e-K1J496QQQ" width="425" height="350" ** Montreal ****, Canada ** ** By, Hayden Fitzgerald  ** ** Mrs. DeBlock  ** ** 4/25/08  **  Did you know that Montreal, Canada is named after the mountain behind it, Mount Royal? If you didn’t then read this report where I will tell you all you need to know about Montreal, Canada. From the number of Stanley Cups their Hockey team has, to the quality of the subway lines. Whatever you need to know about the city of Montreal, Providence of Quebec, country of Canada is here. Montreal Canada was first discovered in 1534 by Jacques Cartier however did not become a settlement because it was unsuccessful in the trading company. It did however become a permanent settlement for the first time in 1639 when French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed there and created a fur trading post. When he got there he traded with the Indians. Since the Indians were fascinated by the beads, rings and jewelry, it made the process of trading easy. Montreal is in a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Pigeons can be a nuisance and have taken up a home in Montreal but having them be afraid of us helps. Also, tourists feed them so people can’t blame them for coming although they came themselves because of the buildings and the heaters giving them warm homes and the buildings make them feel like their real homes in the wild. Montreal is now very civilized and is home to many cultures such as the main, French and English. There are many things to see in Montreal like the Hockey team the Montreal Canadians. They have won 24 Stanley cups and have the most of any team in the NHL. They currently play in the Bell Centre (see model to the side!) (Centre means Center in English). They used to play at the Molson Centre but that was torn down and the Bell Centre was built. Also you can see their Planetarium at 1000 Rue Saint-Jacques (their street address) in Montreal. It has been running shows since 1966! Its goal was to offer 1“multimedia shows for people of all ages, designed to reveal the fascinating world of astronomy and space exploration.” You can also visit the Botanical Garden that has a collection of 22,000 plant species and cultivars (A variety of plant that has been created), 10 greenhouses, 30 thematic gardens and some researchers and activities staff! It is ranked one of the worlds most spectacular and one of the largest too! You can see so many other things there is not enough paper in the world to tell you. Old Montreal, the Formula one race, their other soccer and lacrosse teams (did you know lacrosse is the national sport of Canada?) and much much more. Montreal is also a very successful economic city too with a population of 1,620,693 people in the cities proper and 3,635,571 in the greater Montreal area or the Metropolitan area. Greater Montreal is the only the second most French speaking city in the world to France! In 2007 it was also ranked the 10th cleanest city in the World! Montreal is also home to the world’s quietest subway lines. Montreal was the country’s economic center but has recently been beaten out by Toronto. Montreal though, is still remains one of North America’s great cosmopolitan cities. Montreal also has two international airports (Dorval and Mirabel) and an important railway hub. Because of its great harbor on the St. Lawrence Seaway, it brings in goods and sends out some to the Great Lakes. The goods consist of Machinery, Grain, Oil and sugar. This concludes my report and I hope it helped you learn as much as you thought you would. I also hope you enjoyed it and already feel excited about all there is to hear about from the past, see in the present and hope for in the future for the city Montreal in Quebec, Canada. I also wish you luck on convincing your parents to go. It’s a long car ride. I chose this city because I go there every year at least once for a Formula 1 race and a hockey game. Bibliography Rowe, Perry and Coster, Patience //Montreal//. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library, 2005 // Various Authors, // www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/en/menu.htm. May 7, 2008 // Marc Jordin // www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/planetarium/Planitarium/index_a.html May 7, 2008