#1 North American city to live in
By: Anvay Pethkar
Montreal
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second largest in Canada, and the ninth largest in North America. It has an area of 141 sq. miles, and has a population of 1,680,000,and is located on the Island of Montreal. It was founded on May 17 1642 and constituted on January 1st 2002.
Climate in Montreal
Montreal has a semi continental climate with humid summers and cold winters. During winter the temperature ranges from 16 degrees Fahrenheit to 13 degrees Fahrenheit(-9 degrees Celsius- -10.5 degrees Celsius). During April there tends to be much hotter weather, and in May there is a lot of thundery rain showers. The annual precipitation of Montreal is 980 millimeters (39 in) including an average of 225 millimeters (89in) of snowfall.
Types of Climate in Montreal
Winter in Montreal
Winter in Montreal is extremely cold, sometimes winter in Montreal rises above freezing temperature. In Montreal snow lasts from the 1st and the 2nd week of December till March. Sometimes the temperature does not fall below -30 degrees Celsius, but the wind chill often makes the temperature feel low.
Summer in Montreal
Summer in Montreal is humid with temperatures ranging from warm to hot with a daily average of 21 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees Celsius during July, and temperatures like 30 degrees Celsius occur often.
Spring and Fall in Montreal
Spring temperature in Montreal ranges from chilly to warm weather, and it usually begins in mid March and lasts till June. The temperature is usually around 2 degrees Celsius to 5 degrees Celsius and is very unpredictable. Autumn in Montreal is fairly equal temperature wise to spring with temperatures around 13 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius. It lasts from the end of September till the 1st or 2nd week of December.
Jobs oppurtunities in Montreal
Types of jobs
Montreal has different types of job opportunities, it has two professional sports teams Montreal Canadians and the Montreal impact, so you could be a soccer or a hockey player. You can also be a musician in the Orchestra Symphonique de Montreal, or be a artist. Lastly you can be a librarian on the Island of Montreal or a museum worker at the Pointe a Calliere Museum.
Government and Economy in Montreal
Montreal's government is a municipal government and has a Montreal city council. It has a mayor, and it has a borough council and a city council. Montreal has 19 boroughs which are administrative divisions in an own town. Montreal surrounds the St. Lawrence river and the Riviere des Prairies. There is a lot of mining industries and factories meaning they have lots of paper and cloth. There is also a lot of forests meaning that there is a lot of wood and lumber.
Website: ville.montreal.qc.ca
Location: 275 Notre Dame St E, Montreal, QC H2Y 1C6,Canada
Phone: 514-872-0311
Education in Montreal
Montreal is ranked as one of the best North American cities when it comes to education. Montreal has 6 universities and 12 junior colleges, and has the highest proportion of post secondary students than any city in North America with 248,000 which is also one of the largest in the world. High school students who want to go to college in Montreal must complete two years of college, as an alternative some people spend it in American prep schools.
Physical features in Montreal
Montreal has lots of physical features like the St.Lawrence to the South, and the Riviere des Prairies to the north. There is also Mont Royal which is one of the tallest mountains in the city. These features are important to the city because they give Montreal lots of it's natural resources like water and coal. Also it gives travelers and tourists a place to go hiking, canoeing, or kayaking.
Fun things to do in Montreal
There is a lot of fun things to do in Montreal, you can go and see the Montreal Impact or the Montreal Canadians. You can also go and see the Orchestra Symphonique de Montreal, and you can go to Old Montreal and see what the city was like in the olden days. Lastly you can see special monuments like the Notre Dame Bascilla , you can go visit Olympic Park where the 1976 Summer Olympics took place, and you can visit Parc Jean-Drapeau which is consists of the islands of Sainte - Helene and the manmade Notre Dame, and is a long space of green space with diverse attractions and events.
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