My OH is going to Montreal & Calgary on a look-see / meet potential employers in October.

I've been looking into possible areas to stay in and have identified Hudson, Qc and Cochrane, Ab. (reasons : not a city, stuff for 3 kids, schooling, etc etc)

We have friends near Calgary he's going to meet, but anyone in Hudson who would be willing to possible meet him for a coffee and give their view on the place ?

Many thanks !

Seriously, no replies ? Oh well, never mind. Husband will be meeting other new arrivals in Montreal (Outremont).

Hudson is a small town predominantly Anglophone or it was 20 years ago. Its close to the Ontario border and about 30 mile from Montreal.
Probably not a place most expats would chose to live in. Ive got drunk there thats about all I can say about it.

it's a nice enough place to visit. My in-laws used to live in Baie d'Urfe, just past Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue on the Island, so I've been there a few times but never lived in the vicinity. Hudson is a bit twee for my taste, from a visitor's perspective it seemed like the kind of place I would expect to be a little Stepford-ish. But, I should emphasise, I have no absolutely no factual basis for that opinion other than a few short visits to the community theatre, a festival of some sort, the ferry to Oka...

Oka is that where you bought cheese or cheap cigarettes

Stepford ? Bring it ! Just looking for a small town, don't really get living in cities, although nice to have one nearby should I get the urge for proper shopping / a bit of culture.

I'm in the Ottawa area and have been to Hudson a couple of times...it strikes me as being very anglo (along with nearby St. Lazare which is very horsey) with little in the way of low end housing. The setting along the river is nice and in 45 minutes or so, off peak, you could be in downtown Montreal, etc.

If for some reason, living in Quebec is not desired, I would recommend South Lancaster, Ontario.

I have a number of friends who live in the Hudson/St Lazare area. It's a lovely small town area and I would have loved to live there when I was in Montreal (I was 'on island' in DDO)