Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city of 43,000 people (2018) in Quebec, Canada.

The old canal of Beauharnois in downtown Valleyfield

Understand

The city is situated on an island on the St. Lawrence River.

History

Salaberry was named after Colonel Charles de Salaberry who served with the British army during the War of 1812. "Valleyfield" came from the Valleyfield Mills, a paper mill south of Edinburgh in Scotland.

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield.

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is the seat of the judicial district of Beauharnois.

Get in

By car

It is 65 km west of Montreal: take Autoroute 20 out off the city to Autoroute 30, and head south to Route 530. Follow that west, and turn right onto Rue des Stables.

By bus

From the Mansfield terminal in Montreal, take Exo bus 28 (51 min, $7, hourly) to avenue Bourdon/rue Principale, and transfer to Exo bus 1 (45 min, $8, every 30 min) (Dec 2018).

By plane

Montreal's 🌍 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (YUL ^IATA) (also known to locals as Dorval Airport) is 50 km to the east. The airport is served by all major Canadian and U.S. airlines and is a major hub for Air Canada, Air Transat, and WestJet.

Get around

• Taxibus Salaberry De Valleyfield, ☎ [phone]. Daily until 00:15. A shared taxi srrvice. Call for reservations. (updated Dec 2018)

See

• The Écomusée des Deux-Rives, 21, rue Dufferin (at the corner of Grande-Île), ☎ [phone]. Th-Su 12:00-17:00. It covers the economic and cultural history of the region. Adult $7.50, senior $6, student $4, child 12 and under free. (updated Dec 2018)
• Valleyfield Regattas, 395 Rue Victoria, ☎ [phone]. Since 1938, the event has taken place every year at the beginning of July over a three-day period in the heart of the city on Bay Saint-Francois. The regatta is an international hydroplane boat race, where the hydroplanes (planes without wings) can achieve speeds of up to 225 km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it is a great weekend of thrilling hydroplane races, dinners, parties, outdoor concerts featuring renowned Quebec artists. It is capped off by a fireworks show. (updated Dec 2018)

Remains of military fortifications with the waterway in the distance

• Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site, 308 Chemin du Fleuve, Coteau-du-Lac (5 km from Valleyfield). Late June to early Sep: daily 10:00-17:00. It features Canada’s first lock canal and the remains of a fort. With a history spanning 7,000 years, the site was a portage and encampment location used by First Nations people to avoid the rapids, a military fortification, and a canal that opened the way for commercial shipping. Free. (updated Dec 2018)

Do

• Visit Parc Victoria in the centre of town, which is a scenic small island.
• Parc Regional des Iles-de-Saint-Timothee, 240, rue St-Laurent. A beach, picnic tables, volleyball & bicycles, hydro-bicycles, canoe, a small restaurant (updated Dec 2018)

Buy

• Centre Valleyfield, 50 Rue Dufferin. M-F 09:30-21:00, Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-17:00. About 30 shops and a 7-screen cinema. (updated Dec 2018)

Eat

• La Petite Grange, 415, Chemin Larocque, ☎ [phone]. A bakery, chocolaterie, patisserie, and gift shop that also carries some local products. They have a good selection of cheeses. 
• La Nouvelles Orleans, 182 Champlain Street (between de la Fabrique Street and Chemin Larocque, in front of the Albert-Dumouchel Theatre), ☎ [phone]. May-Dec: W-Su from 17:00; Jan-Apr: W-Sa from 17:00. Traditional dishes from Louisiana in an ambiance that reflects famous restaurants from the New Orleans French Quarter. Mains $19-34. (updated Dec 2018)
• Club Touriste, 133 Rue Victoria, ☎ [phone]. M-F from 11:30, Sa from 16:00; mid-May to early Sep: also on Su from 16:00. Fish, seafood, pasta, burgers, steaks in a Victorian-style mansion. (updated Dec 2018)

Drink

• Dooly's Valleyfield, 30 Av du Centenaire, ☎ [phone]. Daily 09:00-03:00. Upscale billiard hall. (updated Dec 2018)

Sleep

• Hotel Plaza Valleyfield, 40 Av du Centenaire, ☎ [phone]. 124 rooms renovated in 2018 near Autoroutes 20 and 30. The hotel has a restaurant, a beautiful terrace, a hairdresser, a billiard bar, a fitness center, a spa centre and an indoor pool. Private and covered parking is free and available on site. From $109. (updated Dec 2018)
• Motel Grande-ile, 1215 Boulevard Monseigneur-Langlois, ☎ [phone]. 55 renovated rooms. All rooms and common areas have free high-speed WiFi. Each room has cable TV, air conditioner, refrigerator, and a microwave. From $69. (updated Dec 2018)
• Motel au Bord du Lac, 6885 Boulevard Hébert, ☎ [phone]. From $78. (updated Dec 2018)

Connect

Go next

Routes through Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Kingston ← Cornwall ← Becomes ←	W  E	→ Vaudreuil-Dorion → Montréal
ENDS ← Vaudreuil-Dorion ←	W  E	→ Brossard → Sorel-Tracy / Quebec City via
ENDS at W E ← ←	W  E	→ Jct W E → Brossard → Longueuil