About Pointe Claire's Pointe-claire Village

Pointe-Claire 100th Anniversary Celebration - Pointe-Claire Days

It's 100 years since the incorporation of Pointe-Claire as a city. And the city is having a bash this weekend. Most of the activities will be in the Village. This is the original area settled, locally called the Pointe-Claire village and is actually 300 years old as a settlement.

This is the announcement flyer put out by one of the merchants in the village. The merchants association is actively participating in and promoting the event as well as a volunteer citizens committee (That's actually been organizing this since 2009.)

Saturday the street will be closed and filled with antique cars. The nearby park will be filled with children's activities and amusements. A band stand will be erected and there will be a variety of performers all day. The swimming pool will be open (free) and there will be pony rides in the afternoon. Fireworks will begin at nine PM.

That's only Saturday, it really begins Friday afternoon and evening, and finishes up Sunday afternoon.

For the full itinerary and all the event locations as well as the shuttle bus stops, go to the city website main page and Click on the Pointe-Claire Days Programme .

Don't miss all the fun or the Smoke Meat Pete's specials.

For anyone in the Montreal area this weekend, especially the West island, this is one of those you'll regret missing.

For those who don't know, the Pointe-Claire village is the original area of the pioneering French farming village that developed this end of the island. Around this the modern city of Pointe-Claire has grown, but the character, many of the structures, lots of the 'families' have remained.

This is a real village. It has charm, identity and lots of interesting shops, stores and businesses. (No chain stores here).

Boutique Lois Butler, where the sale is, is just one of them, but it's one that should not be missed.

This Canada Day weekend has lots of events, great food variety, children's events and fireworks in the evening. Enjoy your shopping and your 'finds' and don't miss the parade, it's the real thing.