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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language schools from eight former school boards were amalgamated. Laurenval School Board, Laurentian School Board and Laurentienne School Trustees were merged, and the English sector of the other school boards of the Laval, Laurentides and Lanaudière administrative regions joined to form the new administrative entity. The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is the third largest Anglophone school board in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Service area The service area, over large, includes the City of Laval and the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions. Wards 11-19 serve portions of Laval. Communities in Ward 1: Communities in Ward 2: * Estérel * Mille-Isles * Morin-Heights * Saint-Sauveur * Sainte-Adèle *Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson * Wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrington, Quebec
Harrington is a township municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. It is located in the Laurentian Mountains, about north-west of Lachute. Its population centres include Harrington, Lac-Keatley, Lakeview, Lost River, and Rivington. Geography Harrington is a land of lakes and rivers, stocked with abundant fish. The Rouge River is the main river flowing through it, and the largest lakes include Lake (Lac) MacDonald, Green Lake, and Lake Harrington, each attracting a large number summer cottage vacationers. Its territory has a characteristic appearance of the Laurentian region with dense forests, rising to an elevation of in the north-east, which is more than Mont Chauve which dominates Green Lake. The Lost River flows for some miles from a spring that disappears under a calcareous rock between Gate Lake and Fraser Lake. History Harrington Township first appeared on the Gale and Duberger Map of 1795, but was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-des-Seize-Îles
Lac-des-Seize-Îles (; French for Sixteen Islands Lake) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. The municipality surrounds and is named after Sixteen Island Lake (''Lac des Seize Îles'') with the village situated at the northern end of this lake. Geography Lac-des-Seize-Îles is located about west of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in the Laurentian Mountains. The municipality is rectangular in shape, completely encompassing Sixteen Island Lake. This lake is long and has an elevation of . Its descriptive name, which was in use as early as 1899 refers to its islands, however is a misnomer. There are in fact eighteen small islands on the lake, although the two smallest have no official name and have been judged too small for habitation: One of the two unnamed islands is commonly referred to as 'Ile aux Bleuets', although Île Armitage was previously named as such. The shores of Sixteen Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Bazinet
Lac-Bazinet is an unorganized territory in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, and one of the two most northerly of eleven unorganized areas in the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. See also * List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of unincorporated areas (''territoires non organisés'') in Quebec. There are no unorganized territories in the following administrative regions: Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Laval, Montérégie, Mont ... References Unorganized territories in Laurentides {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Minerve
''La Minerve'' (French for "The Minerva") was a newspaper founded in Montreal, Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) by Augustin-Norbert Morin to promote the political goals of Louis-Joseph Papineau's Parti patriote. It was notably directed by Ludger Duvernay in its earlier years. It existed from 1826 to 1837, and again from 1842 to May 27, 1899.{{cite web , url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=33839&Latitude=46,25&Longitude=-74,93333&Zoom=1700 , title=La Minerve (canton) , accessdate=2009-04-01 , publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec , language=French Throughout the years, it went from being a radical paper to a conservative one. History ''La Minerve'' was first published on November 9, 1826 and was soon bought by journalist and future Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society founder Ludger Duvernay in 1827. It was banned in 1837 during the events surrounding the Patriotes Rebellion, which sought to establish an independent republic for Lower Canada. Back from e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Macaza
La Macaza is a municipality and village in the province of Quebec, Canada. The village is located in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Laurentian region, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. Its population was 1094 in the 2021 Canadian census. It is home to the La Macaza – Mont Tremblant International Airport that serves the region. A medium security federal penitentiary is located next to the airport. There is a covered bridge that runs over the Macaza River, built in 1904, and is an international tourist attraction. There are many lakes and beaches in the municipality. According to the Geographic Names of the Province of Quebec (1921), "Macaza is the name of a native chief from the region", possibly the name of an old Amerindian who camped on the shores of Lake Macaza. History Although indigenous peoples had lived in the area, the first European settlers arrived circa 1866. In 1904, La Macaza was established when the parish of Notre-Dame-du-Divin-Pasteur (Our La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Conception
La Conception is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Demographics Population trend: * Population in 2021: 1527 (2016 to 2021 population change: 14.2%) * Population in 2016: 1337 * Population in 2011: 1287 * Population in 2006: 1283 * Population in 2001: 1050 * Population in 1996: 917 * Population in 1991: 695 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 743 (total dwellings: 1229) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 6.5% * French as first language: 89.9% * English and French as first language: 0.7% * Other as first language: 2.3% Education Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels. " Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lantier, Quebec
Lantier is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Demographics Population trend: * Population in 2011: 828 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.4%) * Population in 2006: 825 * Population in 2001: 654 * Population in 1996: 631 (or 634 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries) * Population in 1991: 680 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 370 (total dwellings: 762) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 8.6% * French as first language: 88.3% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 3.1% Education Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language s ...) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labelle, Quebec
Labelle is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Its large "L"-shaped territory surrounds Lake Labelle, and the village is located along the Rouge River and Route 117. Demographics Population trend: * Population in 2021: 2765 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.6%) * Population in 2016: 2477 * Population in 2011: 2445 * Population in 2006: 2258 * Population in 2001: 2272 * Population in 1996: 2256 (or 2271 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries) * Population in 1991: 2090 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1362 (total dwellings: 2017) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 2.6% * French as first language: 94.6% * English and French as first language: 0.9% * Other as first language: 1.5% Education Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts is a town in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
