Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation National Conference

Conference Location

May 4-7, 2005
Le Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel
1201 Boulevard Rene-Levesque West
Montreal, Quebec H3B 2L7 Canada
Tel.: (514) 878-2000 Fax: (514) 878-3958

Portrait of Montréal

Montréal is a city shaped by its past, proud of its bicultural heritage, and continually enriched by immigration. Today, Montréal is home to some 3.4 million inhabitants.

The second-largest French-speaking city in the world, Montréal hosted one of the most impressive world fairs of the century in 1967 as well as the 1976 Summer Olympic Games.

It is a genuine thrill to gaze over Montréal from the heights of one of the many belvederes that grace Mount Royal, or from the impressive Olympic Stadium's inclined tower, or from Parc Jean-Drapeau in the midst of the St. Lawrence River. Seen from the spectacular Casino de Montréal on Notre-Dame Island, the downtown district, nestled between the river and the mountain, sparkles with light, reflecting the ceaseless activity, day and night. Among elegant skyscrapers, old Victorian manors and major shopping centres, renowned boutiques and restaurants compete with the cafés and nightclubs for which Montréal is known. A trip through the past in Old Montréal and the Old Port reveals the origins and the growth of the colony. Museums and historical sites alternate with irresistible bistros in an atmosphere of yesteryear.

For a more intimate portrait of Montréal and its diverse cultures, a stopover in some of the city's more picturesque districts is a must. Perhaps what visitors notice most about the city is the vitality and joie de vivre of Montréal's inhabitants, as experienced in neighbourhood markets, boutiques, restaurants, cafés and streets

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