EC Montreal students love finding out about new restaurants and bars in our beautiful and fun city! When I heard that ‘Canal Lounge’, a bar on a boat on the Lachine Canal, just officially opened up for the summer season, I had to let everyone know! Open from late May to October, Canal Lounge … Read more
EC Montreal staff and students were invited to participate in a self-defense training class as part of our May Health and Fitness month! This week was about learning a new skill. We hired a professional instructor who holds a black belt in martial arts to run the class. His first lesson was if any s … Read more
Cheng-Chun (Nicky) Weng participated in EC Montreal’s General English programme for the past few months. He is from Taiwan and a we discovered a very talented chef! His homestay host told us about all the incredible meals he helped to prepare. Recently, at EC Montreal’s annual potluck picnic, Nic … Read more
EC Montreal students are always curious about new shops in our city! Chinese retailer, MINISO, is literally opening up one of their fun stores right across the street from EC Montreal this summer! Started in 2013 with the headquarters in Guangzhou, China, Japanese designer Miyake Junya and Chinese … Read more
Marina Shikata was an EC Montreal English plus Gastronomy student in 2017. She was booked for a 16-week course and had a working holiday visa. She found a job in Montreal despite the lack of her French language skills. She wants to send a message to everyone not to be intimidated by the French la … Read more
The month of May at EC Montreal is all about health and fitness! It is national fitness month in Canada and EC Montreal is committed to promoting wellness! On Wednesday we served a healthy lunch to our students. We prepared a salad bar with so many wonderful ingredients. We had three different ki … Read more
EC Montreal students love outdoor parties in the summer! When I heard that Village Au Pied-du-Courant, located at Papineau metro station in Montreal, is hosting a summer beach party, I just had to bring it to everyone’s attention. This super fun place is located about 20 minutes by metro from EC Mo … Read more
Our EC Montreal students love the Old Port of Montreal. Every Sunday, our new EC Montreal students get a tour of Old Montreal as their welcome weekend activity. The pictures always look spectacular! Especially in the summer, there are many outdoor activities to take part in for people of al … Read more
In the Spring and Summer at EC Montreal, a lot of students love to go out and enjoy some fresh air and experience our beautiful city views – and what better way to do this than with the activity of bicycle riding around town! Montreal is an incredibly bicycle friendly city! Coming very soon in a co … Read more
EC Montreal students are always looking for fun activities to do on the weekend! There are so many festivals and places opening up this weekend in Montreal for the bustling summer period. One of these places is La Ronde Amusement park on Parc Jean-Drapeau, which is opening up to the public on Satur … Read more
