Between the canal and aqueduct

Cote st Paul is a small neighborhood between the canal and aqueduct, bordered by auto route 15 and Monk Blvd. As I rode my bike around, there were some neat buildings here and there, including this dépanneur. You can see how well these small convenience stores are integrated with the housing. 

New CL dépanneur, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2026

This gas station is at the corner of Woodland and Vérendrye Blvd, you see all the cars on Vérendrye which runs along side of the aqueduct. It was a nice place to stand, despite the din of the cars, there was a warm sun out today. 

Gas station traffic, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2026

Lastly for the day, I did another dépanneur painting, this one of Raymond dépanneur, which is painted with a blue-cyan colour. Too bad the paper is so small, but I've run out of larger pieces for now. Its almost time to buy a new stack of paper at the shop. 

Raymond dépanneur, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2026