Montreal's Crazy July 1st Move-a-Thon

I'm back in Montreal for the first time since 1992 (came back to Montreal last summer), and oh, how much of a learning curve it is to be launched into the spring apartment-hunt! God help anyone who hasn't lived here prior to coming to Montreal, and God help you if you don't know French!

Having lived in Montreal before is a huge help. For example, I knew that most leases are swapped on July 1st... you don't know this little tidbit, and you're already behind in the shuffle. Also, as my lease is all in French, the French I learned in Montreal last time meant I could read it(!), and this means that I discovered that landlords can demand three months' notice... this means that July 1st is moving day but March 31st is apartments-starting-to-become-available-day! Tricky!!!

So, Montreal is an art unto itself. The Plateau is the place to be, but in the paper the "Plateau" can be anything from the eastern edge of the McGill ghetto to the end of Mont-Royal Est to Mile End!
Also, this does not mean that other parts of Montreal are undesirable: Outremont, NDG, Verdun, anywhere in Montreal West can be perfectly good. So it's not all about the Plateau Mont-Royal!

Apartment, Appartement, Apt, Appt in Montreal

Anyone got a nice, grand 3 1/2 ou moyen 4 1/2 apartment, appartement, apt, appt, in Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec? Email if you do at chercheplateauappartement@hotmail.com Je cherche un appartement dans le Plateau Mont-Royal quartier de Montreal, PQ. Envoie-moi un courriel ou laisse ici "A Comment".

Art in Montreal

Montreal, Quebec is the land of art. We are organizing an Aspiring Artists Art Camp in May and June (see post below), in Westmount and Hampstead (West Montreal, Quebec), and Beaconsfield and Pointe-Claire, Quebec, (Montreal's West Island), a weekend art camp for children. There should be one Aspiring Artists Art Camp in each of May and June, in each of Westmount, Hampstead (or NDG), Beaconsfield and Pointe-Claire (or elsewhere in West Island Montreal). For info email aspiringartists@mail.com and see our (needs updating) Aspiring Artists Art Camps site, http://freewebs.com/artcamps for an idea of what the Montreal children's art camps will entail. Vive le Montreal, Quebec!

Montreal Portrait Artist

I am a portrait artist. If you live in Montreal, or elsewhere in Quebec, Ontario, or New England, then consider contacting me for a luxury portrait done from your favorite photo. Email aspiringartists@mail.com

Also contact us if you have children in this area who'd be interested in our art camps, Aspiring Artists Art Camps Montreal.