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4 unusual facts about Mount Royal


Edward Clouston

In 1895, she was elected vice-president of a committee to preserve Mount Royal Park.

Gens du pays

Written by poet, songwriter, and avowed Quebec nationalist Gilles Vigneault (with music co-written by Gaston Rochon), it was first performed by Vigneault on June 24, 1975 during a concert on Montreal's Mount Royal at that year's Fête nationale du Québec ceremony.

Guillaume Bailly

He spent some time directing the Sulpician mission, founded in 1676, at Mount Royal.

Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele

They began skiing at age five when their father strapped two planks of wood onto their feet and pushed them out the front door; which happened to be on top of Mount Royal in Montreal.


Billy Gilmour

Gilmour married Merle Woods of Montreal and moved to Paris, France before returning to Canada in 1942 to reside in Mount Royal, Quebec, where he lived for the rest of his life.

Phyllis Lambert

She also helped lead a successful fight against an earlier design for Place Montreal Trust on McGill College Avenue, that would have included an office tower that partially obscured the view of Mount Royal.

Port Mann

Soon after the sale of land at Port Mann, Canadian Northern Railway was involved in a similar development near Montreal where the Town of Mount Royal was created in 1912 and construction was started on the Mount Royal Tunnel on July 8, 1912.

Tam-Tams

The free event gathers thousands of drum players, dancers, vendors and visitors, every Sunday, at the George-Étienne Cartier Monument in Mount Royal Park.


see also

Bateau Mouche

The small draught of the Bateau-Mouche allows an itinerary that traditional boats cannot follow: the entrance of the Lachine Canal, Habitat 67, St Mary’s current, Mount Royal, Montreal Clock Tower, Jacques Cartier Bridge, La Ronde (Amusement Park), Le Moyne Channel, Montreal Biosphère

Jeanne-Mance Park

An Art Deco drinking fountain with an inscription in honour of Louis Rubenstein is located at the corner of Mount Royal Avenue and Park Avenue.

Matthias Lupri

In his early 20's he studied music at Mount Royal College, where he heard Gary Burton's recordings and became interested in jazz vibraphone music.

Mount Royal Tennis Club

The Mount Royal Tennis Club has been the most used venue for Canada hosting Davis Cup ties.

Name of Montreal

The historian Marcel Trudel asked the following question: "where does the name "Mount Royal" come from? in honor of Cardinal de Medici, Archbishop of Monreale? in honor of Claude de Pontbriand, son of the Seigneur de Montréal? or simply in honor of the king? No explanation has been given".