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Montreal - definition of Montreal in Encyclopedia (3707 words) |
 | However, the decline was short-lived and in 1821 Montreal became the transportation centre of Canada with the opening of the Canal de Lachine, prompting shipping to replace fur as the chief industry of Montreal. |
| The city boomed as railways were built to New England, Toronto, and further out to the west and factories were established along the Canal de Lachine. |
| CFTU (Canal Savoir, French) owned by Université de Montréal |
| [ruv.net] Freelance Designer : : Montreal, Quebec, Canada (4304 words) |
| Scots were instrumental in building the Lachine Canal that turned the city of 16,000 inhabitants into one of the most important and prosperous ports in North America. |
| It was also Scots who constructed Montreal's first bridge across the Saint Lawrence River and who founded many of the city's great industries, including Morgan's, the first department store in Canada, incorporated within the Hudson's Bay Company in the 1970's; the Bank of Montreal; Redpath Sugar; and both of Canada's national railroads. |
| The city boomed as railways were built to New England, Toronto, and the west, and factories were established along the Lachine Canal. |
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