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Décarie Interchange
The Décarie Interchange, sometimes known as Décarie Circle in English-language radio traffic reports, is a highway interchange located on the island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Geography It is one of the busiest interchanges in Montreal as it connects Autoroute 40 ( Metropolitan Boulevard; also Trans-Canada Highway) with Autoroute 15 south ( Décarie Autoroute) and also provides access to Boulevard Marcel-Laurin ( Route 117) and Décarie Boulevard in the borough of Saint-Laurent. Slightly to the west of the interchange is another interchange, which is the eastern terminus of Autoroute 520 (Côte-de-Liesse Expressway); it merges into Autoroute 40 with a traffic circle and is sometimes considered part of the extended Décarie Interchange region. It marks the western terminus of the Metropolitan Boulevard elevated expressway, which falls to ground level to the west. History The Décarie Interchange was constructed from 1960 to 1964 along the Metropolitan Expressway (A-40) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transports Québec
Le Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité Durable du Québec (), known by its short form name Transports Québec or alternatively by the acronym MTQ, is a Quebec government ministry (government department), ministry responsible for transport, infrastructure and law in Quebec, Canada. Since 2022, the Minister for Transport (Quebec), Minister for Transport is Geneviève Guilbault. Role and responsibilities The ministry is responsible for: * Vehicle registration plate, Registration of all vehicles * Driver's license, Driver licensing * Driver examination centres * Provincial highways in the province * Maintenance of roads and bridges Note: Based on a structure number, the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec, under thInventory and inspection of structures tab, offers a tool that gives a detailed description of the condition of all bridges, culverts, retaining walls and tunnels under the management of the Ministry, by region, road, network. On bridges, numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Décarie Boulevard
Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada. It is also called the Décarie Expressway (English) or (French) between the Turcot and Décarie Interchanges in Montreal and the Laurentian Autoroute (English) or (French) north of Autoroute 40. It was, until the extension of Autoroute 25 was opened in 2011, the only constructed north-south autoroute to go out of Montreal on both sides. A-15 begins at the end of Interstate 87 at the United States border at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle and extends via Montreal to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts with an eventual continuation beyond Mont-Tremblant. The total length of A-15 is , including a short concurrency () with Autoroute 40 (Boulevard/Autoroute Métropolitan) that connects the two main sections. It is one of the few autoroutes in Quebec that does not have any spinoff highways. Road description Southern section The southern section of A-15 connects the south shore suburbs of Montreal and is also the primary trade corridor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Autoroutes
Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the French colony of ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was confederated with Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in 1867. Until the early 1960s, the Catholic Church played a large role in the social and cultural institutions in Quebec. However, the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s to 1980s increased the role of the Government of Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérémie-Louis Décarie
Jérémie-Louis Décarie, (; August 30, 1870 – November 5, 1927) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge in the province of Quebec. Born in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Quebec, the son of Daniel-Jérémie Décarie and Philomène Leduc, Décarie was educated at Sainte-Marie College and at the Université Laval in Montreal. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1896 and was created a King's Counsel in 1904. He read law, first in the office of E. Barnard and later with Mercier, Gouin & Lemieux. He later became a partner in the firm of Gouin, Lemieux & Decarie. In 1903 he formed a partnership with A. Decary under the firm name of Decarie & Decary. He was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Jacques-Cartier in the 1900 federal election. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Hochelaga in the 1904 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908, 1912, and 1916. In 1909, he was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (, , ), commonly known as NDG, is a residential neighbourhood of Montreal in the city's West End, with a population of 166,520 (2016). An independent municipality until annexed by the City of Montreal in 1910, NDG is today one half of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It comprises two wards, Loyola to the west and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce to the east. NDG is bordered by four independent enclaves; its eastern border is shared with the City of Westmount, Westmount, Quebec, to the north and west it is bordered by the cities of Montreal West, Hampstead, Quebec, Hampstead and Côte-Saint-Luc. NDG plays a pivotal role in serving as the commercial and cultural hub for Montreal's predominantly English-speaking West End, with Sherbrooke Street, Sherbrooke Street West running the length of the community as the main commercial artery. The community is roughly bounded by Claremont Avenue to the east, Côte-Saint-Luc Road to the north, Brock Avenue in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel-Jérémie Décarie
Daniel-Jérémie Décarie (; March 20, 1836 – October 30, 1904) was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, the son of Jérémie Descary and Apolline Gougeon, Décarie was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Hochelaga in 1897. A Liberal, he was re-elected without opposition in 1900. He died in office in 1904 and he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal. His son, Jérémie-Louis Décarie Jérémie-Louis Décarie, (; August 30, 1870 – November 5, 1927) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge in the province of Quebec. Born in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Quebec, the son of Daniel-Jérémie Décarie and Philomène Leduc, D� ... was also a Quebec MLA. References * 1836 births 1904 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 28 to October 29, 1967. It was a category one world's fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of the most successful World's Fairs of the 20th century with the most attendees to that date and 62 nations participating. It also set the single-day attendance record for a world's fair, with 569,500 visitors on its third day. Expo 67 was Canada's main celebration during its Canadian Centennial, centennial year. The fair had been intended to be held in Moscow, to help the Soviet Union celebrate the Russian Revolution of 1917, Russian Revolution's 50th anniversary; however, for various reasons, the Soviets decided to cancel, and Canada was awarded it in late 1962. The project was not well supported in Canada at first. It took the determination of Montreal's mayor, Jean Drapeau, and a new team of managers to guide it past political, physical and temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Décarie Expressway
Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada. It is also called the Décarie Expressway (English) or (French) between the Turcot and Décarie Interchanges in Montreal and the Laurentian Autoroute (English) or (French) north of Autoroute 40. It was, until the extension of Autoroute 25 was opened in 2011, the only constructed north-south autoroute to go out of Montreal on both sides. A-15 begins at the end of Interstate 87 at the United States border at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle and extends via Montreal to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts with an eventual continuation beyond Mont-Tremblant. The total length of A-15 is , including a short concurrency () with Autoroute 40 (Boulevard/Autoroute Métropolitan) that connects the two main sections. It is one of the few autoroutes in Quebec that does not have any spinoff highways. Road description Southern section The southern section of A-15 connects the south shore suburbs of Montreal and is also the primary trade corridor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Autoroute 520
Autoroute 520 or the Côte-de-Liesse Expressway is an expressway that connects Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport with Autoroute 20 at the expressway's western terminus and Autoroute 40 at the expressway's eastern terminus. This route serves as a link to the airport to residents living in the east of Montreal and the West Island as well as the city of Dorval. Exit list References External links A-520 at motorways-exits.com Transports Queb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Saint-Laurent () is a Montreal borough, borough of the city of Montreal, Canada, located in the northern part of the Island of Montreal, island. Although it is no longer an independent city, it is still commonly known as Ville Saint-Laurent (''City of Saint-Laurent'') or by its initials, ''VSL''. Saint-Laurent is the largest of Montreal's boroughs by land area. Its population was 98,828 inhabitants in 2016. History The history of Saint-Laurent begins in the end of the 17th century with the settling of the lands given by Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, Maisonneuve, first governor of Montreal, then by the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice, Sulpicians, lords of Montreal's island, to Jean Descarie. His three sons were the first to settle on the lands of Cote Saint-Laurent in 1687. After the signing of the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701, 19 other settlers joined them and built a chapel the next year. The Parish of Saint-Laurent On September 20, 1720, Saint-Laurent w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 117
Route 117, the Trans Canada Highway Northern Route, is a provincial highway within the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border where it continues as Ontario Highway 66, Highway 66 east of McGarry, Ontario. It is an important road since it is the only direct route between southern Quebec and the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. Route 117 was formerly Route 11 and ran from Montreal north towards Mont-Laurier and then followed the Gatineau River south towards Gatineau. This routing is joined with Quebec Autoroute 15, Autoroute 15 from Montreal northwards towards Mont Tremblant. Route 117 also takes in the former Quebec Routes 58 and 59. Along with Quebec Autoroute 15, Autoroute 15 to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, it is also listed as a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Ontario Highway 17 is also a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway but is an unrelated route that parallels it by about . Route description ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cities by population, ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal 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. the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census geographic units of Canada#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
