What makes the St Lawrence so dangerous
An explanation of why the St. Lawrence is so dangerous.
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Nicholas 13:59 on 2025-07-21 Permalink
It doesn’t really explain why there aren’t swimming places on the Back River. I’ve kayaked and rowed around Cartierville many times, and the river has lots of calm places. Even though much of it is privately owned, there are places you could have swimming.
Kate 16:02 on 2025-07-21 Permalink
It’s arguable that the city doesn’t pay as much attention to the Back River boroughs as it should.
Ian 20:57 on 2025-07-21 Permalink
There are a lot of spots though, you can rent boats, even. There’s a lot of parks in Ahuntsic that go right to the water, completely unsupervised. I often visit Perry Island, for instance, a short walk fron the end of Acadie. Perry Island even has a small beach and picnic tables.It’s right by the bike path – which also goes through a really nice park right there that also has a couple of waterfront spots including small beaches and sitting areas.
Kate 09:57 on 2025-07-22 Permalink
A regular reader of this blog, who will remain nameless, has told me about going swimming in the Back River from some unofficial spot, and they can’t be the only one doing this.
DeWolf 16:23 on 2025-07-22 Permalink
The Back River is gorgeous but the water quality is much worse than many of the swimming spots along the St Lawrence, at least based on city data.