Montreal to host Winter Cycling Congress in 2017

Montreal will be the next city to host the Winter Cycling Congress in 2017 as part of its 375th anniversary celebrations.

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City Coun.Marc-Andr Gadourywas present at the congress this week in Minneapolis, where it was revealed that Montreal would be the next host city.

"Itappears that on the international level we really are the envy," Gadoury told CBC Montreal's Homerun.

Hegave a presentation onMontreal'ssnow removal policy for winter bike paths at the conference.

"The bike culture in Montreal is so strong, and there are lots of winter cyclists, and we do have cycle tracks [that] are well maintained."