Lachine, Quebec
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Website | lachine. ville.montreal.qc.ca |
Lachine (French pronunciation: [laʃin]) is a borough (arrondissement) within the city of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
It was founded as a trading post in 1669. Developing into a parish and then an autonomous city, it was
History
The first
On August 4, 1689, more than 1500
Lachine was
Etymology
Lachine, apparently from the French term la Chine for China, is often said to have been named in 1667, in mockery of its then owner René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, who explored the interior of North America trying to find a passage to China. When he returned without success, he and his men were derisively named les Chinois (the Chinese). The name was adopted when the parish of Saints-Anges-de-la-Chine was created in 1676,[7] with the form Lachine appearing with the opening of a post office in 1829.[8]
An alternative etymology attributes the name to the famous French explorer
Geography
The borough is located in the southwest portion of the
The borough is bordered to the northwest by the city of
It has an area of 17.83 km2 (7 sq. mi.) and a population of 44,489 per the 2016 Canadian Census.
Demographics[11]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1966 | 50,221 | — |
1971 | 51,220 | +2.0% |
1976 | 47,542 | −7.2% |
1981 | 42,826 | −9.9% |
1986 | 39,850 | −6.9% |
1991 | 40,233 | +1.0% |
2016 | 44,489 | +6.9% |
Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
French | 23,750 | 60% |
English | 11,880 | 29% |
Non Official language only | 4,555 | 11% |
Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
French | 23,320 | 56% |
English | 9,700 | 24% |
Non Official language only | 8,275 | 20% |
Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Not a visible minority | 32,250 | 75.9% |
Visible minorities
|
10,255 | 24.1% |
Government
Municipal government
As of the November 7, 2021 Montreal election, the current borough council consists of the following members:
District | Position | Name | Party | |
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— | Borough mayor City councillor |
Maja Vodanovic | Projet Montréal | |
— | City councillor | Vicki Grondin | Projet Montréal | |
Du Canal | Borough councillor | Micheline Rouleau | Projet Montréal | |
Fort-Rolland | Borough councillor | Michèle Flannery | Projet Montréal | |
J.-Émery-Provost | Borough councillor | Younes Boukala | Projet Montréal |
Federal and provincial districts
The entire borough is located within the federal riding of
Infrastructure
Most noticeable of Lachine's features is the
Parks
A memorial to Air India Flight 182 is located in Monk Island, in Lachine. It was inaugurated in 2010.[12]
Education
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Primary and secondary schools
The Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools.[13]
Adult schools include:
- Centre d'éducation des adultes de LaSalle, Édifice Boileau
Professional development centres include:
- Centre de formation professionnelle de Lachine (CFP), Édifice Dalbé-Viau and Édifice de la Rive
Secondary schools include:
- École secondaire Dalbé-Viau
- Collège Saint-Louis
- College Sainte-Anne de Lachine
Primary schools include:
- École Primaire Catherine-Soumillard
- École Primaire Victor Therrien
- École Primaire des Berges-de-Lachine
- École Primaire Jardin-des-Saints-Anges
- École Primaire Martin-Bélanger
- École Primaire Paul-Jarry
- École Primaire Philippe-Morin
- École Primaire Très-Saint-Sacrement
The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) operates Anglophone public schools.
- Lakeside Academy (a merger of Lachine High School and Bishop Whelan High School)
- Maple Grove Elementary School in Lachine, a merger of the Meadowbrook School in Lachine and the Bishop-Whelan School in Dorval, opened in August 2010[14]
- A portion is zoned to LaSalle Elementary Junior and Senior Campus in LaSalle[15]
- The Pearson Electrotechnology Centre (PEC; Centre d'électrotechnologie Pearson), a public vocational school of the LBPSB, is in Lachine.[16]
Public libraries
The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Saint-Pierre Branch and the Saul-Bellow Branch in Lachine.[17]
Notable residents
- Enock Makonzo (1997), Football player for the Edmonton Elks
- Jean-Louis Besnard (dit Carignant) (1734–1791), merchant trader
- Saul Bellow (1915–2005), author
- Michael E. Rose (1954–), journalist, broadcaster, novelist, playwright
- Tim Harkness (1937), Baseball player for the New York Mets
- Shmuel Schecter (1915–2000), rabbi and Torah educator
- M. Wylie Blanchet (1891-1961), travel writer, was raised in Lachine[18]: 13
See also
- Montreal Merger
- List of former cities in Quebec
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
- Lachine Canal opened in 1825.
References
- ^ "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Lachine". Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ a b "2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lachine, Quebec". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- Canada 2016 Census (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2012. Archived(PDF) from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Official Transport Quebec Road Map". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Lachine's first city hall Archived 2020-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (click on "Read More" at bottom)
- ISBN 978-0-7735-5128-2. Archivedfrom the original on 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Site archéologique de l'Église-des-Saints-Anges-de-Lachine". Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lachine (Ville)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ISBN 978-1-59691-444-5.
- ^ "Musée de Lachine". 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2006.
- ^ "Ville de Montréal - Montréal en statistiques - Lachine". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- CTVMontreal. Sunday December 5, 2010. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- Commission Scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Home Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine." Maple Grove Elementary School. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ^ "School Board Map Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Home Archived 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine." Pearson Electrotechnology Centre. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-77151-296-1.