The story
From goose + village (“neighbourhood”). From the geese that once nested on the riverside next to Victoriatown, where geese hunting once was permitted.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goose Village
Today it means: A neighbourhood of Quebec. A former area in Montreal, that has since been demolished to make way for an industrial area, freeway, World's Fair and Olympics infrastructure. Located street-south of the neighbourhood of Grffintown, south of the Lachine Canal, west of Old Montreal, north of the Victoria Bridge. Full definition →