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City in Quebec, Canada
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, commonly known as Valleyfield (formerly known as "Pointe-du-Lac" and "Sainte-Cécile-de-Valleyfield"), is an attractive town. It is a city of 42,787 people (2021) located in Beauharnois-Salaberry, in the Western Montérégie region of Quebec.
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Since 1938, the event has taken place every year at the beginning of July over a three-day period in the heart of the city on Bay Saint-Francois. The regatta is an international hydroplane boat race, where the hydroplanes (planes without wings) can achieve speeds of up to 225 km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it is a great weekend of thrilling hydroplane races, dinners, parties, outdoor concerts featuring renowned Quebec artists. It is capped off by a fireworks show.
Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte Cécile
Built in 1934, the Basilica-Cathedral is known as one of the most beautiful Gothic Revival buildings in North America. There are religious celebrations every day.
It features Canada’s first lock canal and the remains of a fort. With a history spanning 7,000 years, the site was a portage and encampment location used by First Nations people to avoid the rapids, a military fortification, and a canal that opened the way for commercial shipping.
This bucolic park includes an outdoor aquatic complex, its beach in a natural environment, the Jacques-Cartier cross, the wharf of the Valleyfield kayak club, and a variety of major shows and cultural events.
Marina du Vieux canal au centre-ville
The marina of the Old Canal has a capacity of 400 boats at the quay. Its bucolic bay opens onto the majestic Lake Saint-François which is crossed by the St. Lawrence River. Visitors can take advantage of the urban promenade along the Old Canal, its Delpha-Sauvé park, its shore cycle network, the commercial streets of the city center, gourmet restaurants as well as admire the old built and well-restored heritage. This marina also offers a boat launch and a pleasure craft rental service.
St. Timothy Islands Regional Park
A beach, picnic tables, volleyball & bicycles, hydro-bicycles, canoe, a small restaurant.
Parc régional de Beauharnois-Salaberry
Regional Park laid out on each bank of the Beauharnois canal. It crosses the municipalities/cities of: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Saint-Timothée sector), Beauharnois, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois and Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka. It includes a 72-km paved cycling circuit with no gradient. It includes a marsh area on Grande-Île at the border of the Saint-Timothée and Melocheville (Beauharnois) sectors.
Club de Golf de Valleyfield
This golf club has a pro shop and a bistro. The club offers tournament organization for groups.
A bakery, chocolaterie, patisserie, and gift shop that also carries some local products. They have a good selection of cheeses.
Traditional dishes from Louisiana in an ambiance that reflects famous restaurants from the New Orleans French Quarter.
Fish, seafood, pasta, burgers, steaks in a Victorian-style mansion.
Upscale billiard hall.
Formerly Hôtel Delta Valleyfield
124 rooms renovated in 2018. The hotel has a restaurant, a beautiful terrace, a hairdresser, a billiard bar, a fitness centre, a spa centre and an indoor pool. Private and covered parking is free and available on site.
55 renovated rooms. All rooms and common areas have free high-speed WiFi. Each room has cable TV, air conditioner, refrigerator, and a microwave.
About 30 shops and a 7-screen cinema.
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Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (YUL) (also known to locals as Dorval Airport) is 50 km to the east.S. airlines and is a major hub for Air Canada, Air Transat, and WestJet.
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