A walk
Place de l'Harmonie (Promenade du Canal)
Rue Sainte-Anne
A resort-style park and promenade along the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue canal. You walk by the water, stop when you like, and the conversation falls into step with you.
No-strings hookups take it slow in the West Island
Along the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue canal, a walk by the water can open the evening. After that, each of you decides at your own pace, no strings attached.
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By the lake, away from prying eyes
The West Island is a whole sector, a string of towns along the water, a long way from downtown. For something casual, that geography has its perks: you meet near the lake rather than in a crowd, discretion comes almost on its own, and afterwards each of you heads home quietly on a road you know.
On the site, sign-up takes three steps and costs nothing, and so does browsing. Writing goes through a Gold subscription, after which a stretch of shoreline on Lac Saint-Louis makes a ready-made first meeting point.
Here, landmarks follow the water. The Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue canal has its promenade, the Village de Pointe-Claire looks out on Lac Saint-Louis, and the Centre culturel Stewart Hall is an easy meeting point to find, even for someone coming from far away. With no metro in the sector, everyone arrives by car or bike, and one of these names is enough to set the meeting.
Where to meet in the neighbourhood
A walk
Parc Edgewater
Chemin du Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore
A large green space on the shore of Lac Saint-Louis, with a multi-use path and access to the water's edge. Sitting by the water together gives you time to see whether the interest is mutual, with no table and no bill.
A walk
Parc naturel Terra-Cotta
Avenue Terra-Cotta
An urban forest in Pointe-Claire with several walking trails. A walk under the trees puts the two of you in a bubble, away from the noise, and nothing stops you from turning back if the spark isn't there.
A walk
Parc Pine Beach
Chemin du Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore
A Dorval park with a lookout, a promenade, a gazebo and a multi-use trail, at the corner of Boulevard Pine Beach. The gazebo is an easy meeting point to describe, and the lookout a first stop to talk facing the lake.
Where does a West Island hookup happen?
Mostly by the water. The Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue canal promenade, Parc Edgewater or the lookout at Parc Pine Beach all make simple first dates outdoors, easy to suggest and easy to cut short. Say clearly what you want, pick a public place for the first time, tell a friend if it reassures you, and start by opening your free profile on the site.
A few profiles to browse
A free account lets you look at profiles and photos. Writing to someone, and opening the full galleries, takes a Gold subscription.
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Your questions before you start
A discreet fling in such a spread-out sector, how does it work?
By choosing a clear meeting point. On the site you create a free profile and sort profiles by age and by what people are looking for, then a Gold subscription lets you write. After that, a park on Lac Saint-Louis or the canal promenade gives you a public place anyone can find.
A well-known landmark for a first meeting?
The Village de Pointe-Claire, on Lac Saint-Louis, is a landmark the whole sector knows. You meet there in daylight, take a few steps together, and decide on the spot whether to carry on. The Centre culturel Stewart Hall, another local landmark, also works as a meeting point.
How do we get together, and halfway to what?
By car, bus or bike, since the metro doesn't serve the sector. Chemin du Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore runs along Lac Saint-Louis past several parks: it's the simplest route for setting a meeting. If one of you is coming from downtown, Parc Pine Beach in Dorval shortens the trip.
An idea for a longer walk on a second date?
The Arboretum Morgan, McGill University's forest reserve in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, on Chemin des Pins. A walk in the woods leaves time to really talk, away from the city, and the setting makes a nice change from first dates at a café or a bar.
From what age can you sign up?
From 18, not before. Sign-up asks for your date of birth, and your age is confirmed at that step. The profiles you browse therefore belong to adults, and moderation keeps an eye on them too. If you're old enough, three free steps are all that stand between you and the profiles.
From Lac Saint-Louis to the rest of the island
If the other person lives closer to downtown, their neighbourhood page helps you find a meeting point halfway from Lac Saint-Louis.
Downtown & Plateau
East
South-West
Laval & North Shore
South Shore
A walk along Lac Saint-Louis, to start?
Your free profile takes three steps, and Parc Edgewater is ready for the first stroll.
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