Montreal Gazette-Jan 5, 2017
The Townships are drawing more city professionals... who find small-town life accessible in an online world. Anecdotal evidence indicates a spike in moves to the region, which has long played second fiddle to the Laurentians for country-bound urbanites. Montreal has traditionally viewed the Townships as “our Vermont,” a scenic corner with little economic oomph. But will more commuting and telecommuting and the growth of service industries — in tourism, computer services, education, the arts — make the Eastern Townships the next hot neighbourhood?
