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Want to take a helicopter flight over colourful forests and beautiful lakes or the nation’s capital city? Perhaps you’d like to take a relaxing pontoon boat ride or admire black bears from a lookout? How about spending the day at the largest Nordic spa in North America or sleeping in a cabin with wolves in your backyard? Maybe you just want to take the kids to a pumpkin patch for some beautiful fall photos.

After travelling around the Lanaudière-Mauricie, Laval, and Outaouais regions of Quebec a couple of weeks ago, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best road trips near Montreal, which include everything we’ve mentioned above and so much more.

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The last time we made a video about road trips in Quebec was in 2017 when we toured the country for 150 days. In this video, you’ll get a glimpse of Montreal, Quebec City, Tadoussac, Mont Tremblant, and more!

Beaver Bites

• When two airlines control about 75% of Canada’s air travel market, it’s probably worth looking into how they do business, which is what’s happening as the airlines are now being forced to comply with a competition study that involves looking into their internal records relating to things like performance metric, deals with airlines, competition barriers, and more. If you ask though, nothing will come of it.
  
  

• Churchill, Manitoba is known for polar bears but did you know they’re also home to the world’s largest beluga whale migration? Hudson Bay is home to roughly 55,000 belugas once the ice breaks up in June. We experienced it first-hand when we went snorkelling with the gentle creatures back in 2017.
  
  

• The ship continues to sink for Air Transat as they’ve just notified the Québec government that they will be laying off up to 80 people.
  
  

• Wondering where to eat in Canada? Dine at this Vancouver restaurant that was just named the best in the country.
  
  

• From almost-expired IDs to frayed passports and mismatched names, these are seven small travel mistakes that can really cost you big time.
  
  

• Whether you’re booking a flight within Canada or internationally, these are ten things to avoid when you’re booking a flight, according to travel agents.

Just for Fun

• Halifax is getting a massive new attraction, only it’s not something you can actually experience. NATO, the massive military alliance, is opening up a North American hub in Nova Scotia’s capital dedicated to developing security and defence tech for the alliance.
  
  

• There’s no doubt that everyone is fed up with COVID-19, but the common cold is equally annoying. This nasal spray, however, might just be the new way to prevent them.
  
  

• Very few people can afford a home in Toronto, so imagine how much a house would cost on the Toronto Islands! Well, it turns out they’re cheaper than a house in Edmonton. This is because, by law, homes and leases can only be sold to people on an exclusive list that can only be won through a “lottery”. Thanks to this system, the average house on the islands is in the $150,000 – $400,000 in addition to a lease fee of approximately $60k. The list lottery closes soon and costs $20 to enter.