FLAG PARK

St. Helena Island is accessible by bike, boat, bus, subway or car. A little far away and espoused by the St. Lawrence, it offers a wide range of activities on a particularly privileged surface. Thus, you will find an important lookout point to admire the city and the river, not to mention the outdoor swimming pool, the Biosphère (Environment Museum), the Stewart Museum (History Museum), the lakes (Lac des Cygnes to the south, Lac des Dauphins to the north), the marina and the La Ronde theme park. In summer, one of the world's largest pyrotechnic art competitions, the International des feux Loto-Québec, takes place here. It is also the venue for the famous Piknic Electronik Sunday meeting (late May to late September) and the Osheaga Music Festival (early August). In winter, several festivities are held there, including Snow Day, a large festive and family gathering.

It should be noted that the park is about to complete its major development project in the west sector of the island (natural amphitheatre, event village, natural agora, redesigned central driveway, waterfront promenade, etc.).

On Île Notre-Dame, artificially created for Expo 67 and accessible by the pont des Îles (extending the pont de la Concorde), there is the Olympic basin, the Gilles Villeneuve racetrack where the Formula 1 Grand Prix is held in June, the superb gardens of Les Floralies, the pleasant swimming beach (with its totally new natural filtering system) and the famous casino.