Hello how may I help you? What river is the city of Montreal near? Lachine Canal Cool, what can you tell me about that river? The Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest. Awesome, are there any boat tours? yes there are Okay great, thanks for helping me learn more about Lachine Canal. you are welcome ,have you another question? Not now, thanks again for helping. Good luck