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Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It had a population of 143,853 according to the 2016 Census and a land area of . The borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension was created on January 1, 2002, following the municipal reorganization of Montreal. The borough includes the neighbourhoods of Villeray, Saint-Michel, and Parc-Extension. History Until the late Nineteenth century, the area that today comprises the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension was predominantly rural and dotted with farms. The inauguration of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1878 and the arrival of electric streetcars in 1892 permitted the growth of Villeray. It was also in this era that the Italian immigrant community chose the neighbourhood as their preferred location. In the early Twentieth century, Park Extension became industrialized, and a dozen quarries opened which led to the economic development of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Avenue Station (Montreal)
Parc station, also known as Park Avenue station and formerly Jean-Talon station (french: Gare Jean-Talon, links=no), is a historic railway station building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its western end currently houses the Montreal Metro's Parc station, while businesses occupy the rest of the building. Although the main building no longer serves the railway, the Exo commuter rail Parc station is adjacent to it. It is located on Jean-Talon Street at the end of Park Avenue in the Park Extension neighbourhood of the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. The station was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1931. Its traffic declined in the 1950s and it closed in 1984 when Via Rail transferred service to lines headed into Montreal Central Station. The City of Montreal purchased the building and the western end was converted as a metro station and the remainder of the building was adapted for business use. It currently houses a Joe Fresh outlet. History The Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Projet Montréal
Projet Montréal (officially Projet Montréal - Équipe Valérie Plante) is a progressive, environmentalist municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2004, it is led by Valérie Plante, and holds a majority of seats on Montreal City Council. Origins Projet Montréal was created by environmental activists in May 2004. Electoral performance Richard Bergeron was the party's first mayoral candidate. He was elected to the City Council in 2005 and gathered 8.53% of the vote for Mayor. In the September 2006 by-election held in the district of Marie-Victorin, Projet Montreal candidate and former city councillor Kettly Beauregard won 31.7% of the vote, for a strong second-place finish. In December 2007, candidate Jean-Claude Marsan took second place with 37.43% in a by-election to replace disgraced Outremont borough mayor Stephane Harbour. At the same time, there was a by-election in Outremont's Robert-Bourassa district to replace Marie Cinq-Mars, who chose to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel (formerly Saint-Léonard) is a federal electoral district within the City of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population during the 2011 election was 108,811. The current member of parliament is Patricia Lattanzio who is the first woman to represent this riding since its creation and is also a member of the Liberal Party. This riding is one of the safest Liberal ridings in all of Canada having elected the last candidate with over 69% of the vote. Geography The district is located in the north eastern part of the island of Montreal. The district includes the entire borough of Saint Leonard, and the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel which is a part of the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and a small part of the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie lying northwesterly of Bélanger Street. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2016 Census'' * Languages (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papineau (electoral District)
Papineau (formerly Papineau—Saint-Denis and Papineau—Saint-Michel) is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1948. Its population in 2016 was 110,750. Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party, has represented the riding since the 2008 federal election. Trudeau became Liberal leader in a 2013 leadership election, succeeding Bob Rae, and prime minister when the Liberals returned to government in the 2015 Canadian federal election, succeeding Conservative leader Stephen Harper. The name of the riding comes from a street in the Villeray neighbourhood, named after Joseph Papineau. At nine square kilometres, it covers the second smallest area of any federal riding in Canada after Toronto Centre. Linguistically, 45% of residents list French as their mother tongue, 8% list English, and 47% list neither English nor French, with large groups speaking Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frantz Benjamin
Frantz Benjamin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. '''', October 1, 2018. He represents the electoral district of as a member of the . Benjamin formerly served as a member of |
Viau
Viau is a provincial electoral district in the city of Montreal in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the Districts of Saint-Michel and François-Perrault (east of Papineau Avenue) in the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal. It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier electoral districts. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged. The riding is named after former Quebec businessman Charles-Théodore Viau, founder of the Biscuits Viau company. Members of the National Assembly Election results * Result compared to Action démocratique * Result compared to UFP , - , - , - , No designation , Yannick Duguay , align="right", 121 , align="right", 0.45 , align="right", – , - , - , Socialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurier-Dorion
Laurier-Dorion is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Villeray and Park Extension in the city of Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- .... It was created for the 1994 election from parts of Laurier and Dorion electoral districts. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged. Members of the National Assembly Election results * Result compared to Action démocratique * Increase is from UFP References External links ;Information: Elections Quebec ;Election results: (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boroughs Of Montreal
The city of Montreal is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, ''arrondissements''), each with a mayor and council. Powers The borough council is responsible for: *Fire prevention *Removal of household waste and residual materials *Funding of community *Social and local economic development agencies *Planning and management of parks and recreational facilities *Cultural and sports facilities, organization of recreational sports and sociocultural activities *Maintaining local roads *Issuing permits *Public consultations for amendments to city planning bylaws *Public consultations and dissemination of information to the public *Land use planning and borough development. List of Montreal boroughs List of former boroughs Map See also * Districts of Montreal * History of Montreal * Montreal Merger Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Fontecilla
Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967) is a Canadians, Canadian politician from Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 Quebec general election, 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion as a member of Québec solidaire. He was co-spokesperson of the party, along with Françoise David, from 2013 to 2017. Biography Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Canada in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet. He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department. Political career Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (Quebec), Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and Option citoyenne merged to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montréal (region)
Montreal is one of the administrative regions of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and a census division (CD), for both of which its geographical code is 66. Prior to the merger of the municipalities in ''Region 06'' in 2002, the administrative region was co-extensive with the Montreal Urban Community. Located in the southern part of the province, the territory includes several of the islands of the Hochelaga Archipelago in the Saint Lawrence River, including the Island of Montreal, Nuns' Island (Île des Sœurs), Île Bizard, Saint Helen's Island (Île Sainte-Hélène), Île Notre-Dame, Dorval Island (Île Dorval), and several others. The region is the second-smallest in area (499.26 km², or 192.77 sq mi) and most populous (1,942,044 as of the 2016 Canadian Census) of Quebec's seventeen administrative regions. Government The region consists of the 2002–2005 territory of the city of Montreal, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Borough
The city of Montreal is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, ''arrondissements''), each with a mayor and council. Powers The borough council is responsible for: *Fire prevention *Removal of household waste and residual materials *Funding of community *Social and local economic development agencies *Planning and management of parks and recreational facilities *Cultural and sports facilities, organization of recreational sports and sociocultural activities *Maintaining local roads *Issuing permits *Public consultations for amendments to city planning bylaws *Public consultations and dissemination of information to the public *Land use planning and borough development. List of Montreal boroughs List of former boroughs Map See also * Districts of Montreal * History of Montreal * Montreal Merger * Municipal reorganization in Quebec A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
