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One of the principle sites of the 1st World Outgames, this sector is a sport artery for Montreal. Modern equipment for both indoor and outdoor sport and recreational activities with more than 2.3 million people frequenting these installations per year; more than 40 disciplines throughout this sector. Numerous athletes of international calibre train in these facilities.

This is one site where Montréal 2006 will be creating a mini-village offering different services like retail outlets and information kiosks to respond to the needs of participants and spectators alike. A variety of different areas will be set up and available for all types of activities in a festive atmosphere capturing the vibrant spirit of the 1st World Outgames.

Disciplines
Diving Softball Soccer (Football) Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Water Polo Wrestling
Transport
Crémazie then Outgames Shuttle

Initially constructed for the Olympic Games in 1976, the Claude-Robillard Sport Complex is named in honour of the City of Montréal’s first Chief Urban Planner. The sport complex regularly hosts a number of events like the Jeux de Montréal, the Défi Sportif (a competition for athletes with physical challenges), the telethon for research into children’s disease, exhibitions for deep-water diving, skidoos, not to mention national championships; it has even been transformed into a movie set on numerous occasions. The Montréal soccer team, Impact, regularly holds its matches here during the summer season.

Among all the sites of the 1st World Outgames, this sport complex is remarkable for its up-to-date installations respecting both international and Olympic standards.

Nicknamed the City of Sport, this complex is in fact two buildings: the principle complex itself and the arena Michel-Normandin flanked with numerous exterior terrains. It is located in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, at the intersection of the streets Christophe-Colomb and Émile-Journault, a short walking distance from the Crémazie métro station.

Some Technical Specifications:

• Olympic-size swimming pool with adjustable depth (spectator stands with 2 651 fixed seats)
• Diving pool  (5 springboards of 1 m, 2 springboards of 3 m, 1 hydraulic springboard  and platforms of 3 m, 5 m, 7 m and 10 m)
• Double gymnasium (spectator stand of 480 fixed seats)
• Multi sport gymnasium  (track and field 200 m, with jump and throw areas – a spectator stand with 1 770 fixed seats and 1660 temporary seats)
• Wrestling studios of Olympic format (2 combat surfaces)
• Judo studio (2 combat surfaces)
• Weightlifting room
• 2 Fencing rooms
• Boxing Training Studio
• 2 Squash Courts
• 2 Racquetball Courts
• Karate Sudio
• Exterior Soccer and Track and Field (spectator stand of 7500 seats)
• 12 Tennis Courts (Decoturf II)
• 2 Softball Fields

Discipline
Karate
Transport
Crémazie then Outgames Shuttle

It wasn't just one sport that made Michel Normandin the best-known French language sportscaster in Canada in the '50s and '60s - it was many of them, including pro wrestling. Normandin started his broadcasting career in 1935.

The arena is adjacent to the Centre sportif Claude-Robillard.

Discipline
Table Tennis
Transport
Crémazie then Outgames Shuttle

At the request of the Archbishop of Montréal, this college was originally founded back in 1927 by the Compagnie des prêtres de Saint-Sulpice de Montréal (The Mission of Saint Sulpice, Montréal).

The Collège André-Grasset was considered among the best classic colleges of the time though it was among the first to break with tradition by not providing residency for its students. The college is now a private education institution providing pre-university training.

It has a double gymnasium as well as a soccer field. Located on Crémazie Boulevard, close to the Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, it is only a hop-skip away from the Crémazie métro station.

Disciplines
Cycling (Criterium) Roller-Racing (Team Relay)
Transport
De Castelnau

Little Italy, or Piccola Italia for the initiated, is a neighbourhood for one of the largest ethnic communities in Montréal.

A few minutes away from downtown, Little Italy is located in the heart of the Petite-Patrie neighbourhood between the streets Drolet and Clark (East/West) and between Jean-Talon and Saint-Zotique (North/South).

Italian immigration didn’t really start until around 1880, but increased dramatically with the beginning of the 20th century, especially after WW2.

The Italian community has given Montréal life a singular richness, especially through a number of cultural intuitions like the Casa Italia, the Notre-Dame-Della-Difesa Church (opened to the public in 1919 and named after a miracle that took place in Casacalenda, in the region of Campobasso in Italy), the incredible food market Milano, the hardware store Danté, the Caffé Italia and the Jean-Talon Market. This market, just recently modernised, now has a huge underground parking, allowing for more farmers and merchants to rent space, not to mention improving accessibility.