Directions
Directions to the ceremony:
The ceremony will be held at Birks Heritage Chapel, 3520 University Street, Montreal. Birks Chapel is on the left (west) side of rue University, just a few buildings north of rue Milton and the Milton Gates at the east end of the McGill Campus.
From Highway 401: Follow Hwy 401 East until you cross the Quebec border and Hwy 401 becomes “Aut-20 Est”. About 20 mins past the Quebec border you will see signs for “Aut-40/Aut-540/Montreal/Ottawa” to the left and “Aut-20 Est/Montreal Centre-Ville” to the right. Keep to the RIGHT and follow signs for “Aut-20 Est/Montreal Centre-Ville”.
From Trudeau (Dorval) Airport: Follow signs for “Aut-20 Est/Montreal Centre-Ville”. Take “Aut-20 Est” and follow signs for “Aut-720 Est/Aut-Ville-Marie/Centre-Ville”.
From Ottawa/Highway 40 East: Once on “Aut-40-Est”, take exit 66-S on the LEFT to merge onto “Aut-15 Sud/Aut-Decarie” toward “Montreal Centre-Ville”. Continue on “Aut-15-S” and keep to the left. Exit on the LEFT at exit 63-E for “Aut-Ville-Marie/Montreal Centre-Ville”.
From Highway 40 West: Once on “Aut.-40 Ouest”, take exit 66-S on the LEFT to merge onto “Aut-15 Sud/Aut-Decarie” toward “Montreal Centre-Ville”. Continue on “Aut-15-S” and keep to the left. Exit on the LEFT at exit 63-E for “Aut-Ville-Marie/Montreal Centre-Ville”.
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS ABOVE: Once on “Aut-720/Aut-Ville-Marie Est”, take exit 4 on your RIGHT for “Rue St-Jacques/Rue de la Montagne” just as you are entering the tunnel and follow signs for “rue de la Montagne Nord/rue University”. Turn LEFT at the T-Junction as you come off the exit ramp (toward rue de la Montagne Nord and rue University). At the stoplights (rue St-Antoine) follow the sign for rue University and turn RIGHT. Turn LEFT onto rue Mansfield, and follow Mansfield to the end of the street at rue Sherbrooke. Turn RIGHT onto Sherbrooke. Turn LEFT at avenue McGill College and enter the university gates to park on McGill campus.
From Highway 20 West/720 West: Take exit 5 for rue University. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for rue University. Turn RIGHT at rue St-Jacques. Turn LEFT at rue University. Follow rue University and turn LEFT onto rue Sherbrooke. Turn RIGHT onto avenue McGill College and enter the university gates to park on McGill campus.
Directions from the ceremony to the reception:
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Birks Chapel to La Toundra, 1 circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Ile-Notre-Dame
From McGill campus: Exit campus at the Roddick Gates (main gates) at avenue McGill College and rue Sherbrooke. Turn LEFT onto Sherbrooke. Turn RIGHT onto avenue du Parc/rue de Bleury. Turn RIGHT onto avenue Viger Ouest.
Turn LEFT at rue University. Continue on University, following signs for “Casino de Montreal/Parc Jean-Drapeau” and take “Aut-10 Est”.
Take exit 2 for avenue Pierre-Dupuy. Turn LEFT at avenue Pierre-Dupuy (follow signs for Casino) and follow along Pierre-Dupuy past Habitat ’67 on your right.
Continue on Pierre-Dupuy, veering RIGHT onto Pont de la Concorde. Continue straight, veering right slightly to get onto Pont des Îles.
Take the first exit ramp to Île-Notre-Dame, and turn RIGHT onto circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Go all around the island (approx. 4 km), following signs for “La Toundra – Canada Pavillion”. You can park in the La Toundra parking lot (P5) for free.
Note: Gilles-Villeneuve is a one-way circuit around the island (it is the site of the Formula 1 car races). The left-hand lane is for bicycles and pedestrian traffic only. Please be extra careful when turning RIGHT onto Gilles-Villeneuve from Pont des Îles, and when following along the track be sure to stay in the right-hand lane.