| Greenfield Park | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough of Longueuil |
| Motto: | Fortis Fortunam Superat (Latin for "Fortune Favours the Brave") |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 45.492°N -73.487°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Longueuil |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Laporte |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] |
| Government Type: | Borough |
| Leader Title: | Borough President |
| Leader Name: | Sylvain Joly (OGP) |
| Leader Title1: | Federal MP(s) |
| Leader Name1: | Sherry Romanado (LPC) |
| Leader Title2: | Quebec MNA(s) |
| Leader Name2: | Isabelle Poulet (CAQ) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | March 24, 1911 |
| Established Title2: | Merger with Longueuil |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 2002 |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] [5] [6] |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.78 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 16,733 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3,500.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2011-16) |
| Population Blank1: | 1.4% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 7457 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J4V |
| Area Code: | 450 |
| Blank Name: | Access Routes[7] |
| Website: | Webpage |
Greenfield Park is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is currently a borough of the city of Longueuil. It covers an area of, with a population of 16,733 at the 2016 census of Canada. Greenfield Park is the only borough of Longueuil that has an officially bilingual status. It is primarily a post-WWI suburban area. Like the other two boroughs, most of the buildings in Greenfield Park are single-family homes. Nearly all of the land in Greenfield Park is built on, making it Longueuil's most densely populated borough.
Greenfield Park is divided into two sections. The older section of the borough is to the west of Taschereau Boulevard near Saint-Lambert, LeMoyne and Brossard, while the newer section is to the east, near the Laflèche neighbourhood. Most of the Greenfield Park's businesses are located along Taschereau Boulevard, the south shore's most important commercial artery. The Charles LeMoyne Hospital, located on the Taschereau Boulevard, is the largest on the south shore.
Whereas the rate-payers of the territory comprised in cadastral lots Nos . 225 to 244 of the parish of Longueuil have by a large majority in number and value represented that, in consequence of the rapid increase of population within the said territory being a suburb of the city of Montreal and in consequence of the necessity for local improvements similar to those of other suburbs of Montreal, it is necessary that the said territory be created into a separate municipality and they have prayed, that the general principles of the Cities and Towns' Act be applied to the said municipality and also that they be granted several powers similar to those of other suburbs of Montreal which are not contained in said act . . .[9]With the creation of the town came to need to put infrastructure and services in place. The only way for citizens to reach nearby Montreal was by rail, through the Grand Trunk Railway or the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway. In 1913, Greenfield Park, along with neighbouring municipalities St. Lambert, Montreal South and Longueuil, built a shared sewer system and water filtration plant. The town also used artesian wells as a source for drinking water.[9]
Following the war, returning veterans were able to purchase homes with financial assistance through a purchasing program put into place by the town.
Greenfield Park is represented by one city councillor in Longueuil City Council and two borough councillors. The borough president is Sylvain Joly of Option Greenfield Park. [12] As of the November 7, 2021 Longueuil municipal election (see 2021_Quebec_municipal_elections#Longueuil), the current borough council[13] consists of the following councillors:
| +Greenfield Park Borough Council | ||||
| Title | Party | Councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Councillor | Option Greenfield Park | Sylvain Joly | ||
| Borough Councillor 1 | Option Greenfield Park | Susan Rasmussen | ||
| Borough Councillor 2 | Option Greenfield Park | Éric Normandin | ||
| William J. Murray | 1911 | 1915 | |
| Robert Smith Chalmers | 1915 | 1918 | |
| Robert J. Walker | 1918 | 1922 | |
| Colin Duncan Campbell | 1922 | 1926 | |
| Robert J. Walker | 1927 | 1928 | |
| Herbert Wall Clarke | 1929 | 1930 | |
| Ernest A. Nightingale | 1930 | 1932 | |
| Stanley Isaac Coote | 1932 | 1940 | |
| Edward Frank Backhoven | 1940 | 1942 | |
| Alfred George Cobb | 1942 | 1946 | |
| Aban Perras | 1946 | 1948 | |
| Joseph. C. Plante | 1948 | 1953 | |
| Lawrence J. Galletti | 1953 | 1967 | |
| Maurice J. King | 1967 | 1978 | |
| Stephen Olynyk | 1978 | 1994 | |
| Marc Duclos jr | 1994 | 2001 | |
| Part of Longueuil | 2002 | present |
Greenfield Park is in the federal riding of Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne and its Member of Parliament is Sherry Romanado (Liberal Party of Canada). It also belongs to the provincial riding of Laporte and its Member of the National Assembly is Nicole Ménard (Quebec Liberal Party).
| +Home language[15] | |||
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 8,005 | 47.13% | |
| English | 6,765 | 39.83% | |
| Both English and French | 385 | 2.27% | |
| Other languages | 1,825 | 10.74% |
| +Mother tongue language | ||||||
| Language | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | 46.9% | 48.7% | 46.5% | 50% | 49% | |
| English | 36.7% | 35.2% | 33.6% | 29.2% | 26.1% | |
| English and French | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | |
| Non-official languages | 13% | 13.5% | 17.6% | 18.1% | 20.4% | |
| Population | 17,335 | 16,978 | 17,084 | 16,505 | 16,733 |
The Riverside School Board operates public schools.
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[16]
Primary
Secondary
Adult Education
There are nine parks in Greenfield Park: Fairfield Park, Iellamo Park, Jubilee Park, Empire Park, Regent Park, René-Veillet Park, Saint-Judes Park, Stephen-Olynyk Park and Watson Park. Empire Park hosts junior football and baseball teams. Cynthia Coull Arena hosts the local minor hockey association.
There are seven churches in Greenfield Park. There are two Roman Catholic churches, Saint Mary Church serves anglophones and Église Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys serves francophones. There are four Protestantism churches, St. Paul's Anglican Church (Anglican), Greenfield Park United Church (United Church of Canada), Greenfield Park Baptist Church (Baptist), South Shore Community Church (Pentecostal). There is also a Latter-day Saint chapel where two wards (one for anglophones, one for francophones) meet.
Shopping centres are located on Taschereau Boulevard and include 5000 Taschereau (formerly Mail Carnaval), Place Greenfield Park and Les Galeries Taschereau.
Bus service in Greenfield Park is provided by the Réseau de transport de Longueuil.
| Réseau de transport de Longueuil | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Route description | Service Times | Map & Schedule | |
| 1 | Victoria — Churchill — Terminus Longueuil | Regular | Schedule | |
| 3 | Montgomery — Terminus Longueuil | Regular | Schedule | |
| 4 | Taschereau — Payer — Terminus Longueuil | Regular | Schedule | |
| 6 | Terminus Panama — Victoria — Terminus Longueuil | Regular | Schedule | |
| 13 | Terminus Panama — Riverside — Terminus Longueuil | Regular | Schedule | |
| 15 | (Terminus Centre-Ville) - Terminus Panama — Churchill — Terminus Longueuil | Regular from Terminus Panama Rush hour only from Terminus Centre-Ville | Schedule | |
| 21 | Grande-Allée — Terminus Longueuil | Regular | Schedule | |
| (34) | Centenaire — Sector A — Terminus Centre-ville | Rush hour only | Schedule | |
| 54 | Terminus Panama — Taschereau — Terminus Longueuil | Regular | Schedule | |
| (59) | Gareau — Terminus Centre-ville | Rush hour only | Schedule | |
| 77 | Matte — Taschereau — CÉGEP Édouard-Montpetit | Regular | Schedule | |
| (106) | Victoria — Sector B — Terminus Longueuil | Rush hour only | Schedule | |
| (115) | Churchill — Terminus Panama — Terminus Centre-ville | Rush hour only | Schedule | |
| [177] | Taschereau — Sainte-Foy — Terminus Panama | Regular | Schedule | |