Parc de la Cité — Attraction in Longueuil

Even though I have many beautiful memories created in this park, its image and what the city of Longueuil stands for has disappointed me deeply today. A city worker asked me very rudely to leave the area next to the splash pad because apparently dogs aren’t allowed there, off the splash pad by the walking path, and it doesn’t matter if your dog is SERVICE ANIMAL. I was right off to the side of the slash pad with my service dog, on leash, watching my kid play, while the dog was on duty.

I responded several times slowly, “c’est un chien de service”. I repeated the information 3 times, slowly, just in case he couldn’t understand me. He continued yelling for me to leave, everyone in the park turned to see. I insisted, “c’est un chien de service”, and then I asked in English, “do you know what that means?” After which, he responded enraged, “I DON’T CARE!” I responded back “j’ai besoin de l’aide avec le chien, c’est un chien de service “. And he responded back again, “I DON’T CARE.”

My 3 year old asked me many times on our way back to the car, “why that man was talking to mama like screaming? “

It left me a sour taste, and I question now, are these the values we need to see in municipal workers today? What are we teaching our children when you see a man in an official capacity talking down to a woman with a service dog? Truthfully, I believe people can have bad days, but in this country, in this day and age, discrimination SHOULD’NT be...

On the first day of spring, while on a car ride, my dog and I got lost. I went in the parking to make a U turn and saw the water, the beautiful grass, the duck and the graffiti mural. We got out of the car and walk along the water before sitting at a picnic table near the water. The park is very big, there was a lot of people yet it didn’t felt so. Because there is a very big parking and you can also park your car on the street. It is a dead end, so there is no problem with leaving your car on the street along the park, but anyway the parking is very big. There is a few picnic table, a beautiful mural, there is a mini man made lac with several duck swimming peacefully. The park is large and have the shape of a donut around the water so you can walk all around with your dog and get back in the car or sit and sun bath. It’s perfect for the kids to run around, Fly kite, picnic, blow bubbles or way other activitiese. It’s also a good spot if you want to have a cell phone photo shoot with your friend for...

This is my go-to place when I want a good walk and to be close to nature without having to leave my neighbourhood. We have gaggles of Canada geese from early spring to late fall that are actually pretty tame. Or rather they do not object to sharing the lake with us and will not block our paths if we are kind to them! We also have loons and herons, foxes and turtles, and a lot of other little wildlife snug inside the park. It is a place for running and other sports, and a crossroads of sorts for cyclists. It is a place for communities in small groups stretching together or sailing miniature boats to-and-fro the width of the lake and away from the geese. Occasionally we get together for un petit fête and fireworks. The park is active in the winter, too. The same trails are cleared of snow for walking, and the city opens up the tiny forests for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Overall it is a...