Making Friends

Hey y’all,

I (26M) recently moved to Montreal from Manitoba in September, for work, and I would love to live here long term. However, I find it so hard to make friends outside of work. Coming from the prairies, it is really easy to make friends, just given how hospitable prairie people are. I find that people in Montreal are very nice, but don’t have the same type of hospitality, so being a small town boy, I end up getting intimidated. Also lack of French doesn’t help, but I am signed up to take French courses.

So my question is, for those of you who were in a similar situation, how did you make friends? Where can you find sports/running/ hobby clubs by area. I live in the old port / old Montreal area? And do have any recommendations for a running club / tennis / soccer clubs in the old port / old Montreal area?