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Langelier Boulevard
Langelier Boulevard (French: ''Boulevard Langelier'') is a north-south artery of Montreal. Location and access From north to south, this boulevard crosses three boroughs: Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Saint-Léonard and Montréal-Nord. At one important section, it connects Hochelaga Street to the south to Des Grandes-Prairies Boulevard to the north, and then another portion of the boulevard connects Henri-Bourassa Boulevard and Gouin Boulevard. The two sections of Langelier Boulevard are separated by train tracks. Langelier metro station, part of the Montreal Metro's green line, is located at the street's intersection with Sherbrooke East Street. A planned extension of the Blue Line, which would include a station on Langelier Boulevard, has received funding, but is yet to be constructed. The street is also served primarily by the 33 Langelier bus. Exit 78 of the Quebec Autoroute 40 leads to Langelier Boulevard. Name The boulevard gets its name from Sir Franço ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouin Boulevard
Gouin Boulevard (officially in ) is the longest street on the Island of Montreal, stretching across the north side of the island from Senneville, in the west, to Pointe-aux-Trembles, in the east, where it intersects with Sherbrooke Street (Quebec Route 138). Overview Throughout most of its length, Gouin Boulevard parallels the Riviere des Prairies, which separates Montreal from Laval ( Île Jésus). Beginning in the west at the Montreal/ Senneville boundary on Anse-à-l'Orme Road, it crosses the areas of Pierrefonds, Sainte-Geneviève, Roxboro, Saraguay, Cartierville, Ahuntsic, Montréal-Nord, Rivière-des-Prairies, and Pointe-aux-Trembles. The boulevard is named after Sir Lomer Gouin, Premier of Quebec from 1905 to 1920. Many sections of the street feature bicycle lanes, which are part of Quebec's Route Verte network. However, several sections have been criticized as dangerous becaus of the presence of hydro poles in the lanes. The road has been voted the worst r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33 Langelier
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) operates 220 daytime and 23 night service routes and provides a vast number of routes for the Island of Montreal, serving an average of 749,500 passengers on an average weekday as of 2025. A route is referred to by its route number and name (such as 80 Du Parc). The name of the route is usually named after the road or the community that it primarily serves. Express routes are usually denoted by a 4 before the number of its local equivalent (such as 480 Express Du Parc). However, there are some exceptions (such as 211 Bord-du-Lac/405 Express Bord-du-Lac), and some express routes (such as 475 Express Dollard-Des-Ormeaux) have no local equivalents. Bicycle racks are equipped on bus routes 34, 50, 94, 140, 146, 180, 185, and 769. Routes The following is a complete list of all current STM bus routes. , Rush-hour high-frequency routes (Buses run every 2 to 12 mins or less during rush hour) , - !{{Avoid wrap, {{ric, Canada transit, STM, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFB Montreal
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal, formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Montreal (also CFB Montreal or Longue-Pointe) is a Canadian Forces base, Canadian Forces Base network located in Montreal, Quebec. The address of CFB Montreal is 6769 Notre-Dame Street. History In 1994, the Canadian Forces Bases (CFBs) in Montreal and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Jean were merged to create a new entity, an expanded CFB Montreal that included the Longue-Pointe, CFB St. Hubert, Saint-Hubert (Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Saint-Hubert), Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec), CFB Saint-Jean, Farnham, Quebec, Farnham and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Saint-Bruno sites. In 1998, the mergers culminated in the amalgamation of CFB Montreal and CFB Valcartier into a new organization, 5 Area Support Group (now 2nd Canadian Division#2nd Canadian Division Support Group, 2nd Canadian Division Support Group). Physical description CFB Montreal is delimited by secto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada is a Canadian retail corporation, discount retailer and the Canadian subsidiary of the U.S.-based multinational retail conglomerate Walmart. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta, it was founded on March 17, 1994, with the purchase of the Woolco Canada chain from the F. W. Woolworth Company. Originally consisting of discount stores, many of Walmart Canada's contemporaries and competitors include Giant Tiger, Home Hardware, Canadian Tire, Mark's, Sport Chek, GameStop, Dollarama, Winners, HomeSense, Rossy, Staples Canada, Michaels, Pet Valu, the Great Canadian Dollar Store, Dollar Tree, and Hart Stores. Based on the success of the US format, Walmart Canada has focused on expanding Supercentres from new or converted locations, offering groceries which puts them in the same market as supermarket chains such as Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Real Atlantic Superstore, Your Independent Grocer, No Frills, Metro, Sobeys, Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other countries. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded in 1962 by brothers Sam Walton and Bud Walton, James "Bud" Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. Walmart has 10,586 stores and clubs in 24 countries, operating under 46 different names. Walmart is the List of largest companies by revenue, world's largest company by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500, ''Fortune'' Global 500 list in October 2022. Walmart is also the List of largest United States–based employers globally, largest private employer in the world, with 2.1 million employees. It is a publicly traded family-owned business (the largest such business in the world), as the company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue Jean-Talon
Jean Talon Street (officially in ) is one of the longest streets on the Island of Montreal. It runs from Décarie Boulevard in the west through Anjou in the east to Galeries d'Anjou. Jean Talon was the first Intendant of New France. In the Town of Mount Royal, it is called Dresden Avenue. In the Montreal Borough of Saint-Léonard, it is colloquially known as Via Italia. Via Italia Between Viau Boulevard and Langelier Boulevard in the Montreal borough of Saint-Léonard, Jean Talon Street passes through the heart of Montreal's Italian community and is nicknamed ''Via Italia''. It is home to many Italian Canadian businesses and runs through the largest Italian-Canadian community in Montreal. There are 260,345 people of Italian ancestry living within the Greater Montreal Area. Transit stations on Jean-Talon Street *Namur * Canora station (REM) *Jean-Talon *Fabre * D'Iberville Within one block * Acadie * Parc * Parc train station * De Castelnau * Saint-Michel See also * 141 Jean T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Langelier
Sir François Langelier, (24 December 1838 – 8 February 1915) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, journalist, politician, the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, and author. He was born in Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada (now Quebec) and died in Spencer Wood, Sillery, Quebec. In 1871, he was an unsuccessful candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Bagot. A Liberal, he was elected in an 1873 by-election for the riding of Montmagny. He was defeated in 1875 but was re-elected in 1878 for the riding of Portneuf. He was Commissioner of Crown Lands and Provincial Treasurer from 1878 to 1879. He was defeated in 1881. From 1880 to 1890, he was a municipal councillor in Quebec City and was mayor from 1882 to 1890. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Mégantic in an 1884 by-election, after the results for the 1882 election were declared void. He was re-elected for Quebec-Centre in the 1887, 1891, and 1896 elections. He resigned in 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Autoroute 40
Autoroute 40, officially known as Autoroute Félix-Leclerc outside Montreal and Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine within Montreal, is an Autoroutes of Quebec, Autoroute on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. It is one of the two major connections between Montreal and Quebec City, the other being Quebec Autoroute 20, Autoroute 20 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. Autoroute 40 is currently long. Between the Ontario–Quebec boundary and the interchange with Quebec Autoroute 25, Autoroute 25, the route is signed as part of the Trans-Canada Highway. Route description The western terminus of Autoroute 40 is located at the Ontario–Quebec border, where it continues as Highway 417 (Ontario), Highway 417 towards Ottawa; the eastern terminus is in Boischatel, Quebec, Boischatel, where it transitions into Quebec Route 138, Route 138 at the end of the freeway. The portion of Autoroute 40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Line (Montreal Metro)
The Blue Line (, ), also known as Line 5 (), is one of the four lines of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the fourth to be built, notwithstanding its alternate official name of "Line 5", as Line 3 was planned but never built. Unlike the other three routes, the east–west Blue Line does not serve the city's main Metro junction at Berri-UQAM. The line first opened in 1986, with the last addition to the line being an intermediate station in 1988. The line is currently being extended five stations to the east, with completion scheduled for 2031. History The Blue Line was first proposed in the early 1970s as an east–west line passing through the centre of the island of Montreal. Construction of Snowdon station began in 1975 as part of the construction of the Orange Line. In 1979, the provincial government confirmed plans to build the Blue Line. On 16 June 1986, the first section opened, between Saint-Michel and De Castelnau. That was followed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve () is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada located in the southeastern end of the island. History ''See Mercier and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve articles for a more detailed histories of respective areas'' Hochelaga was founded as a village in 1870, and annexed to Montreal in 1883. In response, dissatisfied landowners founded the village of Maisonneuve to the east. Maisonneuve grew rapidly and became known as ''the Pittsburgh of Canada'' for its heavy industry, before finally being annexed to Montreal in 1918. These factories hired many workers, including immigrants and people from the surrounding countryside. They worked in the shoe, textile, tanning, slaughterhouse, tobacco, food, and shipbuilding industries. In 1920, many factories closed and moved east to Mercier. Mercier was an agglomeration of old villages: Beau-Rivage, Longue-Pointe and Tétreaultville. It was previously annexed to Montreal in 1910, before Maisonneuve. In 1960, the construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherbrooke Street
Sherbrooke Street (officially in ) is a major east–west artery and at in length, is the second longest street on the Island of Montreal, Canada. The street begins in the town of Montreal West, Quebec, Montreal West and ends on the extreme tip of the island in Pointe-aux-Trembles, intersecting Gouin Boulevard and joining up with Notre-Dame Street. East of Cavendish Boulevard this road is part of Quebec Route 138. The street is divided into two portions. ''Sherbrooke Street East'' is located east of Saint Laurent Boulevard and ''Sherbrooke Street West'' is located west. Sherbrooke Street West is home to many historic mansions that comprised its exclusive Golden Square Mile district, including the now-demolished Van Horne Mansion, the imposing Beaux-Arts style Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple as well as several historic properties incorporated into Maison Alcan, the world headquarters for Alcan. Sherbrooke Street East runs along the edge (both administrative and topographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Line (Montreal Metro)
The Green Line (, ), also known as Line 1 (), is one of the four lines of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The line runs through the commercial section of downtown Montreal underneath De Maisonneuve Boulevard, Boulevard de Maisonneuve, formerly . It runs mainly on a northeast to southwest axis with a connection to the Orange Line (Montreal Metro), Orange and Yellow Line (Montreal Metro), Yellow Lines at Berri-UQAM (Montreal Metro), Berri-UQAM, and with the Orange Line west of downtown at Lionel-Groulx (Montreal Metro), Lionel-Groulx. The section between Atwater (Montreal Metro), Atwater and Frontenac (Montreal Metro), Frontenac was part of the initial network; the line was extended to Honoré-Beaugrand (Montreal Metro), Honoré-Beaugrand in 1976 to provide easy access to 1976 Summer Olympics sites. It was extended to Angrignon (Montreal Metro), Angrignon in 1978. All but three stations — De L'Église (Montreal Metro), De L'Église, , and Charlevoix (Montreal Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
