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With limited spots to catch a wave in Montreal, surfers ask for one in Lachine

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Surfing is more than just a hobby for Anne-Marie Paquet — it's her calling. Despite picking up a board only three years ago, she's been asked to join Canada's Paralympic surfing team and will be heading to California in a few weeks to compete in the US Open Adaptive Surfing Championship.

But with limited spots to catch a wave in Montreal and dozens of people lining up to ride one daily, Paquet says training is a challenge. "I'm trying to do the best I can ...

but the more wait, the less we do waves," she said. As it stands, there are two main surf spots in Montreal: a wave behind Habitat 67 and another just off Des Rapides Park in Lasalle, called Vague à Guy.

The city's river surfing association says the crowds at these spots have been growing for the past three to four years, which has left some people waiting more than 30 minutes to ride a wave for 45 seconds.  "There's so many people surfing in some spots that a lot of surfers that have been surfing for years now stop because it's too busy, too long of a wait to catch a wave," said Jérémie Gauthier-Lacasse, a veteran of the Montreal surfer community and spokesperson for Surf Grand Montréal.

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