According to a 1973 newspaper article, there were 29 beaches on the island of Montreal.

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According to a August 1973 Gazette article, there were 29 beaches on the island of Montreal.
I hope to find all their former locations and place them here so they are not forgotten.

"...instead of saving the beaches, we closed them." said Tony LeSauteur

"...if they (waterfront beaches) disappear they are gone for good." (1984)

"...in the '50 and early '60's when thousands of people from across the island flocked on hot summer days to the beach off the Cap."

"...the local shoreline (Roxboro) brought thousands of people out from Montreal...Traffic jams along Gouin Boulevard were monumental in those days, cars piled up bumper to bumper for miles along that antiquated thoroughfare."

The Gazette http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zoY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z8FAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3392%2C2836224

Above newspaper photo (15 August 1968 ) is of the former Roxboro beach. Where 2nd Ave North meets the Rivière des Prairies

North Shore News page 2 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uAPFzskPt0AC&dat=19680815&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

1947-49 Roxboro beach

Roxboro beach 2009 (not used)

The Montreal Gazette March 29, 1944 "where swimming is banned".

The Montreal Gazette August 16 , 1911 river water not fit to drink

For a history of the West Island , of  Pointe Claire : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_claire "...the parish was subdivided in three côtes/ranges (east to west): St. Rémy (present-day Boulevard-des-Sources), St. Jean and St. Charles."
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The First Clue

1950's map L'Anse a L'Orme Beach, Cap St Jacques Beach, Crystal Beach and Roy Beach

The first clue I found to some of the old beaches names and locations was on a map (above) from the 1950's.
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1952  map Riviere L'Orme, Crystal Beach and Roy Beach

I also found "Crystal Beach" and "Roy Beach" on a Federal Government map (above) of  the year 1952.
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1998 Carte topographique du Québec 31-H-05-200-0201 Pierrefonds  map

Beaches Crystal and Noel. Noel beach circled in red. Crystal location is wrong.

Beaches Noel and Riviera. Riviera circled in red.

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Found September 2013. Beach/Plage Crystal , Noel and Riviera from online National Resources Canada nrcan.gc.ca