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Your guide to the healthy side of Montreal. From the Montreal Canadiens to yoga centers, get information on Montreal's pro sports teams and amateur leagues as well as directories to Montreal health and fitness clubs, parks, special activities and fitness health professionals.
Emilie Heymans in Pictures
Emilie Heymans is one of Canada's best women divers in the history of the sport. Described as one of the world's most beautiful divers to watch in action, click on the links below for an illustrative review of Emilie Heymans' prolific diving career, a three-time Olympic medalist from St. Lambert in the Greater Montreal area.
Olympic Divers from Montreal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Learn more about Canada's Olympic divers living in and around Montreal, making up seven tenths of the Canadian Olympics Diving Team in 2008, including Olympics medalists Emilie Heymans and Alexandre Despatie.
Alexandre Despatie: Facts and Stats
Learn more about superstar diver Alexandre Despatie, an Olympic gold medalist born in Montreal and raised in Laval.
Westmount's Summit Park in Montreal
One of Montreal's few designated bird sanctuaries, Summit Park is also 57 acres of protected wildlife and one of Mount Royal's three peaks.
A Closer Look at Montreal Beach Plage Doré
Come take a closer look at the very accessible Montreal beach Plage Doré, located in Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Plage Doré: A Montreal Beach Review
Between a race track and a casino, find out more about Doré Beach ("Plage Doré"), one of two Montreal beaches accessible by public transit.
Gilles Villeneuve Circuit
Host to two major international racing events, including the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit glams it down most of the year but still sticks out as a picturesque street circuit ideal for cyclists, pedestrians and inline skaters.
Montreal Floralies Gardens
The Floralies Gardens or Jardins des Floralies are 25 acres of horticultural history, originally created by some of the world's best landscape artists who participated in the 1980 International Floralies fair.
The Montreal Canadiens Official Website
Read up on Montreal's 24-time Stanley Cup winning hockey team, our beloved Habs.
Montreal Alouettes Official Website
Read up on Montreal's football team, the Alouettes.
Montreal Gazette Sports Reports
Check out the latest scores of your favorite teams in The Montreal Gazette's sports section.
Montreal Impact Official Website
Check out Montreal's soccer team, the Montreal Impact.
Montreal's Green Spaces - Parks
Learn about Montreal's network of 17 large parks. Brought to you by the city of Montreal website.

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