Île Bizard
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Île Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago.
It was formerly a separate municipality named L'Île-Bizard, but is now part of the city of Montreal, in the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève.
The Jacques-Bizard bridge connects it across the Rivière des Prairies with Sainte-Geneviève on the Island of Montreal. There is also a very short cable ferry connection to Île Jésus (Laval), which does not operate in winter.
There is a large park in the interior of the island with nature trails. There is also a small beach at Pointe-aux-Carrières that faces the Lac des Deux-Montagnes. The Royal Montreal Golf Club is located on the island.
Ile-Bizard has a great hockey association! Link @ www.ahmib.ca! It is located at the Centre Sportif St. Raphael.
Historically named Île Bonaventure, by 1723 it had come to be named Île Bizard, after Jacques Bizard, to whom it was conceded as a fief (seigneurie) in 1678. See Seigneurial system of New France.Template:Quebec-geo-stub