Montreal will have a brand-new beach next summer, as the borough of Verdun has obtained the last of the needed federal and provincial authorizations to complete the much-anticipated project. "Citizens ...

Montreal is getting a very belated 375th birthday gift: a brand new beach in Verdun. After years of bickering over its location and cost, as well as a holdup in getting federal and provincial ...

Anna Nowak visited Montreal's newest beach with her baby daughter a couple weeks ago, hoping to cool off on a hot summer's day. But they never even dipped a toe in the St. Lawrence River. "We stepped ...

Almost five years after the project was first proposed, Verdun beach is set to open in less than two weeks. The site, behind Arthur-Therrien Park and the Verdun Auditorium, is still under major ...

At the June borough meeting in Verdun, the council presented its plan for the new Verdun Beach, and four possible sites. There were more than 250 people there and the crowd was overflowing into the ...

Borough Mayor Jean-Francois Parenteau says Verdun’s long-awaited urban beach — promised for Montreal’s 375th anniversary in 2017 — will be ready for its official opening on Saturday. But passersby ...

MONTRÉAL, Oct 5, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Starting in 2017, within Montréal's 375th anniversary, Verdunites will be able to take advantage of a new beach set up in the heart of the Borough's downtown core, ...

The new beach in Verdun was packed Saturday, the first day it was open to the public. Though it wasn’t as warm as it might have been in the Caribbean, people were thrilled. “The water is a bit cold,” ...

MONTREAL -- It wasn’t a great day for sun and sand but that didn’t stop the Verdun Beach from finally getting inaugurated, two years behind schedule and considerably over budget. “I’m sure lots of ...

Two years behind schedule, the new Verdun Beach is scheduled to open this weekend but it's not quite ready, and crews are scrambling to finish work. It's supposed to open to the public Thursday ...

Montreal police have recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who had last been seen in the St. Lawrence River near the Verdun Beach. Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils said several calls ...

Anna Nowak visited Montreal's newest beach with her baby daughter a couple weeks ago, hoping to cool off on a hot summer's day. But they never even dipped a toe in the St. Lawrence River. "We stepped ...