Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Borough of Montreal

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Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles's location in Montreal
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
City Montreal
Region Montréal
Merge into
Montreal		 January 1, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal
La Pointe-de-l'Île
Honoré-Mercier
Provincial
Pointe-aux-Trembles
LaFontaine
Government
 • Type Borough
 • Mayor Chantal Rouleau (EDC)
 • Federal MP(s) Mario Beaulieu (BQ)
Pablo Rodríguez (LPC)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Nicole Léger (PQ)
Marc Tanguay (PLQ)
Area[1]
 • Land 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 106,437
 • Density 2,517.4/km2 (6,520/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) Area code 514/438
Access Routes[2] A-40 (TCH)

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a suburban borough (arrondissement) on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of the Island of Montreal.

Geography

The borough is located at the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal. It is composed of the districts of Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles and also La Pointe-aux-Prairies, which were part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers. From January 1, 2002 to January 1, 2006, the borough included the town of Montreal East, which has now demerged from Montreal.

The borough's name lists the two neighbourhoods according to their date of annexation to Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies joined in 1963 and Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1982). It has a population of 102,457.

Rivière-des-Prairies is mainly composed of suburbs, as well as multiple forested areas and fields. Pointe-aux-trembles is more urban and dense but remains suburban in nature. The third district, La Pointe-aux-prairies, is a typical suburb composed of townhouses, condos and single-family dwellings witch makes it a destination of choice for young families that wish to remain on the island of Montréal. The Saint Lawrence River flows at the southerly border of Montreal, while the Rivière des Prairies River forms Montreal Island's northerly boundary with Laval.

Demographics

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
196641,982—    
197146,455+10.7%
197651,177+10.2%
198157,730+12.8%
198676,471+32.5%
199194,602+23.7%
199699,612+5.3%
2001102,457+2.9%
2006105,372+2.8%
2011106,437+1.0%
[3]
Home language (2011) [4]
Language Population Percentage (%)
French 184,800 72%
English 15,420 16%
Other languages 12,085 12%
A typical suburban area of Rivière-des-Prairies.

The Rivière-des-Prairies part of the borough is known for its high concentration of Italians in most of the neighborhoods, and Haitians in the others. On July 9, 2006, after Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Maurice Duplessis Boulevard was closed to traffic due to the great number of fans celebrating in the street.

Politics

A view of the Rivière des Prairies river from the North of Rivière-des-Prairies.

The borough is divided into three districts—La Pointe-aux-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles and Rivière-des-Prairies—and has seven elected representatives since the November 2005 municipal election: one borough mayor, three city councillors, and three borough councillors.

Borough council

As of the November 3, 2013 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

District Position Name   Party
— Borough mayor
City councillor		 Chantal Rouleau   Équipe Coderre
La Pointe-aux-Prairies City councillor Richard Guay   Équipe Coderre
Borough councillor Manuel Guedes   Équipe Coderre
Pointe-aux-Trembles City councillor Suzanne Décarie   Équipe Coderre
Borough councillor Gilles Déziel   Équipe Coderre
Rivière-des-Prairies City councillor Giovanni Rapanà   Équipe Coderre
Borough councillor Nathalie Pierre-Antoine   Équipe Coderre

Previous councils

The borough's elected officials from January 1, 2006 to October 31, 2009 were:

On Wednesday, November 22, 2006, councillor Montmorency announced he was leaving Vision Montreal to sit as an independent. On Monday, November 27, Vision Montreal announced it was kicking councillor Bélisle out of its ranks due to Bélisle's allegedly stating his intention to leave the party.

From November 2001 to November 2005, the borough was divided into four districts and their representatives were:

Education

The Borough is served by two school boards. The French schools are part of the Commission scolaire Pointe-de-l'Ile while the English schools are part of the English Montreal School Board.

Francophone schools:

Anglophone schools:

The borough is served by the Pointe-aux-Trembles and Rivière-des-Prairies branches of the Montreal Public Libraries Network.[9]

Additional information

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Population totale en 2006 et en 2011 - Variation — Densité" (PDF). Canada 2011 Census (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  3. ↑ "Profil sociodéographique: Arrondissement de Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles" (PDF) (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. ↑ http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=6897,68087667&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
  5. ↑ "Secondaire." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Primaire." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.emsb.qc.ca/en/schools_en/pages/elementary.asp?id=17
  8. ↑ "About Our School." Gerald McShane School. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.

Coordinates: 45°39′32″N 73°31′15″W / 45.658903°N 73.520728°W / 45.658903; -73.520728

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