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Ville-Émard
Ville-Émard () is a neighbourhood located in the Le Sud-Ouest, Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Geography This neighbourhood is bordered by the Canal de l'Aqueduc, Aqueduct Canal to the east as far north as Desmarchais Boulevard where it meets Côte-Saint-Paul, after which the eastern boundary runs north along Monk Boulevard to the Lachine Canal, the community's northern edge. The western boundary runs south along Irwin Street and Irwin Avenue to Angrignon Park, the outer boundaries of which form the community's western and southern edges. This neighbourhood is accessible via the ''Angrignon'' exit on Quebec Autoroute 20 and the ''De La Vérendrye'' exit on Quebec Autoroute 15. History Ville-Émard was originally part of the concession of Côte Saint-Paul, granted by the Sulpician Order, seigneurs of the Island of Montreal, in 1662. The concession included modern-day Ville-Émard, Côte-Saint-Paul, and the Turcot Yards, and was used for agriculture. The La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Sud-Ouest
Le Sud-Ouest (, ) is a Montreal borough, borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Geography Le Sud-Ouest is an amalgam of several neighbourhoods with highly distinct histories and identities, mainly with working-class and industrial origins, grouped around the Lachine Canal. These include Saint-Henri (Montreal), Saint-Henri, Little Burgundy, and Griffintown to the north of the canal, and Ville-Émard, Côte-Saint-Paul, and Pointe-Saint-Charles to the south. Located southwest of downtown Montreal (hence the name), the borough is bordered to the northwest by Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, to the northeast by the Ville-Marie (Montreal), Ville-Marie borough, to the south by the borough of Verdun, Quebec, Verdun, to the west by the borough of LaSalle, Quebec, LaSalle and the town of Montreal West, Quebec, Montreal West, and to the north by the city of Westmount, Quebec, Westmount. The Saint Lawrence River is located upon part of its eastern edge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monk (Montreal Metro)
Monk station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves Green Line. The station is located in the Ville-Émard district. Art and architecture The station structure was designed by Blais & Bélanger and features many works of art, including the large sculpture ''Pic et Pelle'' by artist Germain Bergeron. Monk also features many balconies that overlook the main station below, however they have been closed for the safety of the visually impaired. Germain Bergeron considered many different ideas for the public art for this station. His first concept was to create a series of flying saucers that were suspended from the roof of the station, and were to move with the wind generated by passing trains. However, this was deemed too dangerous by authorities, and the idea was cancelled. The current two giant statues of workers constructing the Metro were to have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Côte-Saint-Paul
Côte-Saint-Paul () is a neighbourhood located in the Southwest Borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. History The concession of côte Saint-Paul was granted by the Sulpician Order, seigneurs of the Island of Montreal, in 1662. It extended northward from the current site past the current location of the Lachine Canal to Lac à la Loutre, which was then located at the foot of the Falaise Saint-Jacques, where the Turcot yards are today. The area was essentially agricultural, and remained so until the Lachine Canal bisected the area in 1825; Lac à la Loutre was dried out. Chemin de la Rivière-Saint-Pierre (now avenue de l'Église) was built to join Chemin de la Côte-des-Argoulets (Boulevard LaSalle) with the Chemin de la Côte-Saint-Paul (Rue Saint-Patrick). With the canal providing water power for factories, workers started to move in nearby, forming the nucleus of the community in the triangle bounded by the Lachine Canal, Rue Angers, and Avenue de l'Église. The village of C� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighbourhoods In Montreal
This is the list of the neighbourhoods in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are sorted by the Boroughs of Montreal, borough they are located in. Ahuntsic-Cartierville * Ahuntsic * Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Nouveau-Bordeaux * Cartierville *Saint-Sulpice * Sault-au-Récollet (Île de la Visitation) Anjou, Quebec, Anjou *Bas-Anjou: The Southeastern older portion, where the main services are located (town Hall, main library, fire station, high school) *Haut-Anjou: The L-shaped part consisting of every street North of Autoroute 40 and every street West of Autoroute 25 Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce * Côte-des-Neiges * Notre-Dame-de-Grâce **Benny Farm * Snowdon, Montreal, Snowdon * Le Triangle * Monkland Village * Glenmount Lachine, Quebec, Lachine * Ville Saint-Pierre LaSalle, Quebec, LaSalle No particular neighbourhoods. Cecil-P.-Newman Sault-Saint-Louis Le Plateau-Mont-Royal The Plateau Montreal's trendy and colourful Plateau Mont Royal neighbourhood i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angrignon Park
Angrignon Park (, ) is an urban park in the Southwest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Angrignon Park has a total area of 97 hectares. It includes a 1.1km long lake. It is considered by the City of Montreal as one of its large parks. The park is named for Jean-Baptiste Angrignon (1875–1948), an alderman in Côte Saint-Paul from 1921 to 1934. Before 1927, the area was named Crawford Park. The park was inspired by the design of 19th-century English gardens. The park contains 20,000 trees, winding paths and a pond surrounded by cattails. The park is located just south of Ville-Émard, east of Carrefour Angrignon Carrefour Angrignon () is a shopping centre in the Montreal borough of LaSalle, Quebec, Canada. Popular stores include Winners/ HomeSense, Staples, Best Buy, Maxi and Famous Players. There is also a food court. Built in 1986, it is located on ..., which is also named after Jean-Baptiste Angrignon, and west of Verdun. The park was once home to a small farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rychard Campeau
Rychard Campeau (born April 9, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Early life Campeau was born in Montreal. As a youth, he and teammates Rick Lalonde and Denis Meloche played in the 1963 and 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams in Ville-Émard and Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec. Career Campeau was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League in the fourth round, 53rd overall, of the 1972 NHL Entry Draft. He played 82 regular-season games and four playoff games in the World Hockey Association with the Philadelphia Blazers and the Vancouver Blazers The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1975. The Blazers played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, sharing the facility with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hocke ... in the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons. Career statistics References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boroughs Of Montreal
The city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada is divided into 19 boroughs (in French language, 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 * List of neighbourhoods in Montreal * History of Montreal * 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec References External links Official portal of Montréal {{Montreal Boroughs of Montreal, Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick D
Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1219–1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty * Frederick the Fair (Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), 1286–1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans = Baden = * Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907), Grand Duke of Baden * Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928), Grand Duke of Baden = Bohemia = * Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (died 1189), Duke of Olomouc and Bohemia = Britain = * Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son of King George II of Great Britain = Brandenburg/Prussia = * Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371–1440), also known as Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg * Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413–1470), Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicycle Path
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more than 1 billion bicycles. There are many more bicycles than cars. Bicycles are the principal means of transport in many regions. They also provide a popular form of recreation, and have been adapted for use as children's toys. Bicycles are used for fitness, military and police applications, courier services, bicycle racing, and artistic cycling. The basic shape and configuration of a typical upright or "safety" bicycle, has changed little since the first chain-driven model was developed around 1885. However, many details have been improved, especially since the advent of modern materials and computer-aided design. These have allowed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...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] |
Jolicoeur (Montreal Metro)
Jolicoeur () is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Côte-Saint-Paul district in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on September 3, 1978, as part of the extension of the Green Line westward to Angrignon. Art and architecture Designed by Claude Boucher, it is a side platform station, built in a shallow open cut, with the ticket hall integrated into a large glass-walled entrance pavilion. The design was influenced by the International Style architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The floor of the platform level is decorated with a series of 42 circular ceramics by the architect. Renovation and upgrade works In October 2019, work began to make the station universally accessible. To allow for the installation of elevators, the entrance building was expanded on both sides. As part of the project, a sculpture by Chloé De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
