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If you check out a compass or maps app, you may notice our sense of direction in Montreal is a bit … tilted.
Our "north" leans pretty far west and if you head over to the South Shore and keep going, you end up in the Eastern Townships — which are not in Eastern Quebec. In this favourite episode from March 2024, we try to help you find your bearings by exploring our off-kilter geography.
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By CBCIf you check out a compass or maps app, you may notice our sense of direction in Montreal is a bit … tilted.
Our "north" leans pretty far west and if you head over to the South Shore and keep going, you end up in the Eastern Townships — which are not in Eastern Quebec. In this favourite episode from March 2024, we try to help you find your bearings by exploring our off-kilter geography.
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