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 ...

Verdun residents are making one last push to have their voices heard as the borough barrels toward its fall deadline for settling on a location for its new beach. A number of residents have said ...

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 ...

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 ...

Montreal police visit Verdun beach and speak to lifeguards in Montreal on June 24, 2025. The visit came one day after an accidental drowning. (Credit: Allen McInnis) The only sign that was visible at ...

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 ...

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, ...

Hundreds of people packed the long-awaited Verdun beach when it opened its doors on Saturday. While the beach is not entirely ready, those who arrived in the afternoon had trouble looking for a place ...

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 ...

Montreal's Verdun borough is pledging new safety upgrades at its beach after a coroner’s report blamed cannabis use and swimming in a prohibited zone for the June drowning of a 27-year-old man.

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 ...