Grâce Notre Dame Park — Attraction in Montreal

It is a beautiful and relaxing park with a recently renovated dog park, a small water park and a playground for kids, which are now open. Sometimes atmosphere feels like Woodstock. Before the freak microbursting windstorm of August 22nd, 2017, there were lots of old trees but they did do a nice job making the park beautiful again. Having a play in the park was a good idea, and has become a pleasant but distant memory of the old days. Considering many people in this neighborhood don't have backyards or balconies, going to a park is crucial for their well being, especially when so much has been stopped and may not restart as expected or promised. One thing missing in this park is an official skateboard area/rink so there is a lot of random skateboarding going on sometimes even on the cenotaph and obstructing the walking area around the cenotaph. Sometimes the distancing rules are not remembered and some boarders wiz by other park goers within inches so there is a potential for a future accident waiting to happen, IMO. You also have to keep an eye on the path when walking because, like most of Montreal there are a lot of pot holes, skateboarders whizzing by and people who stand in the path talking to each other 6 feet apart so you have to walk around them. Sometimes not much respect for social distancing and a small number of frisbee throwers, not wearing masks, tend to be inconsiderate of others sitting on benches, while apologizing every time they almost hit them with a possibly contaminated frisbee, sometimes crawling under the bench the person is sitting on to retrieve the possibly contaminated frisbee, so only safe option is to find another bench. Similar with taking a bus nearby. An unmasked person putting their hands on the back of your seat gives you no other safe option but to find another seat, cause someone saying that they are sorry while they are possibly spreading, instead of trying to prevent the spreading and the fear of spreading Covid-19 to possibly vulnerable people is not enough IMO & rather stupid if not hypocritical. We have gone through all this for 3 months, putting millions out of work & many businesses could go bankrupt, to prevent spread of Covid-19, so an umasked stranger can whimsically throw a possibly contaminated frisbee so another can crawl under your bench to retrieve it. For a moment a beautiful park feels like a sad...

This park is also full of big old trees spaced attractively, a dog park is fenced in and frequently visited where dog lovers and dogs can connect with old friends and new, a fine water park and picnic tables make for a lot of family fun in Summer. In Winter the ice skating is great fun for everyone, night and day. The sloping ground from the main red brick chalet makes for a very pleasant vantage point to people- watch the pedestrians on Sherbrooke Street. So many come to the park with a blanket to sit and dream as the clouds pass over the tall trees. Squirrels love it too. As do dogs of various sizes as long as they are on a leash. Dogs can run free in the fenced in dog park. Most importantly, the park is now home to The Vimy Ridge Monument as of 2017. Where it is placed prominently at the mouth of the park facing Sherbrooke Street, it is called Place Vimy.

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NDG Park is one of the better green spaces in NDG. It covers a large area and is great for people of all sorts - families, couples, groups, and individuals. If you need a quiet corner, it's easy to find and if you're looking for some socializing there are plenty of people just hanging out. Large trees, shade, well balanced with other large open areas. There's a kiddie area with plenty of swings etc. and a water playground for hot summer days. In the winter, there's an outdoor hockey rink that the city sets up.There also is an enclosed dog area that is large and dogs can roam free and play with other doggies. There's a subsection to keep the smaller dogs away from...