LAVAL

Laval is the largest suburb of Montreal , the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006. 2010 estimates put the population of the suburb at nearly 400,000.

Laval geographically is separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Laval occupies all of Île Jésus as well as the Îles Laval.

Public transit

 Métro

Montmorency (Montreal Metro)

• In April 2007, the Montreal Metro was extended to Laval with three stations. The long-awaited stations were begun in 2003 and completed in April 2007, two months ahead of the revised schedule, at a cost of $803 million, funded entirely by the Quebec government. The stations are Cartier, De La Concorde, and Montmorency. The arrival of the metro in Laval was long awaited as it was first promised in the 1960s.

• Public transit users must purchase the $111 per month (2010) TRAM-3 card to access the metro from Laval's three new stations or pay $2.75 per trip towards Montreal since regular Montreal tickets and the CAM pass are not valid at the three new stations.

See the Société de transport de Laval page for the public transit system. The STL's network consists of 35 regular lines, two rush hour lines, two trainbus lines, three express lines, one community circuit and several taxi lines.

A Google Map of the subway system, including the three new Laval stations can be viewed at Montreal-Laval Subway Mashups

Laval, an island of numerous outdoor activities!

The Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles alone is well worth the detour! Laval is also a reference in recreational sciences,, with its Cosmodôme , Armand-Frappier Museum and C.I.eau (water interpretation centre).

In June, the Loto-Québec World Choral Festival features thousands of choirists. Laval is also a recreational tourist destination with attractions such as SkyVenture, which offers the free fall experience, and the new Maeva Surf, for flowboarding.

 All this plus great restaurants, ample quality accommodations at competitive prices and Laval's trendy shopping

City of Laval.