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The next-door neighbours areenormous warehouses belonging to international conglomerates.

There is a stop for a bus that passes during peak hours only, but no sidewalks along the wide, windswept boulevard used by a steady procession of transport trucks.

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A stone’s throw from Highways 40 and 13, and on the flight path for jets making their final approach to Trudeau Airport, it may not sound like a hospitable place to live. But to its devoted inhabitants, this 7.22-acre strip of land is a tranquil oasis that offers all the advantages of living in Montreal for a fraction of the cost.

A trailer park in the middle of a busy industrial zone has been home to about 50 residents for nearly 50 years. Hidden in plain sight on Bois-Franc Rd. in St-Laurent borough, it may be Montreal’s best-kept housing secret — and one of its inhabitants would prefer to keep it to themselves.

“It’s a bit of rural in the middle of the city,” said Eva Polyi, walking Rocky, a large furry rescue dog with gigantic paws. “We try to keep it a secret.”