Pierrefonds-Roxboro Explained

Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Settlement Type:Borough of Montreal
Image Blank Emblem:Logopierrefonds.png
Blank Emblem Size:175px
Mapsize:275px
Coordinates:45.5°N -121°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Montréal
Established Title:Established
Established Date:January 1, 2006
Seat Type:Electoral Districts
Federal
Seat:
Pierrefonds—Dollard
Lac-Saint-Louis
Parts Type:Provincial
Parts:Nelligan
Robert-Baldwin
Government Footnotes:[1] [2] [3]
Government Type:Borough
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Dimitrios (Jim) Beis (EM)
Leader Title1:Federal MP(s)
Leader Name1:Sameer Zuberi (LPC)
Francis Scarpaleggia (LPC)
Leader Title2:Quebec MNA(s)
Leader Name2:Brigitte Garceau (PLQ)
Monsef Derraji (PLQ)
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Land Km2:27.1
Population Footnotes:[5]
Population Total:69,297
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:2,560.9
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:25,335
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:H8Y, H8Z, H9H, H9K
Area Code:(514) and (438)
Blank Name:Access Routes[6]
Blank Info:
Website:Borough website

Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a borough of the city of Montreal. It was created January 1, 2006, following the demerger of parts of the city.[7]

Geography

It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds and Roxboro, spanning the northern part of the West Island. Besides its land borders with the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, as well as the boroughs of Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic-Cartierville to the east, it borders the municipalities of Senneville, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Kirkland, and Dollard-des-Ormeaux.

The borough has an area of 27.1 km2 (10½ sq. mi.) and a population of 69,297.

Pierrefonds has the largest nature park in the City of Montreal, the Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park. It is also home to several English elementary schools (St. Anthony School, St. Charles School, Greendale, Terry Fox School, Kingsdale Academy) as well as the public English high school, Pierrefonds Community High School. There are also three French private schools, Collège Charlemagne, Collège Beaubois and École Charles-Perrault.

Roxboro has two nature parks known as Roxboro Island[8] and Roxboro Woods,[9] three elementary schools (Lalande, French; Charles A. Kirkland, English; and Socrates, Greek) as well as a small library and a large library .[10] It also had a Federal Canada Post office .[11] The former headquarters of the Roxboro Volunteer Fire Brigade is now Station 58 of the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal and houses a single engine company. The adjacent former Roxboro Town Hall houses the Fire Prevention officers for Fire Division 11, and also serves as a borough point of service for the Roxboro area.

Politics

DistrictPositionName Party
- Borough mayor
City councillor
Dimitrios (Jim) Beis[12]  Ensemble Montréal
Bois-de-LiesseCity councillorBenoit Langevin[13]  Ensemble Montréal
Borough councillorLouise Leroux Ensemble Montréal
Cap-Saint-JacquesCity councillorCatherine Clément-Talbot Ensemble Montréal
Borough councillorChahi (Sharkie) Tarakjian Ensemble Montréal

Federally, it is part of the ridings of Lac-Saint-Louis and Pierrefonds-Dollard, provincially, it's part of Nelligan and Robert-Baldwin.

Transportation

The borough is served by the Sunnybrooke and Roxboro-Pierrefonds stations on the Deux-Montagnes commuter train line. Major thoroughfares include Saint Charles Boulevard, Saint Jean Boulevard, Des Sources Boulevard, as well as Gouin, and Pierrefonds Boulevards. Autoroute 13 also crosses the easternmost part of the borough.

Demographics[5]

According to the Office québécois de la langue française, the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro has been officially recognized as a bilingual municipality since 2005-12-07.[14] It is the sole borough in the City of Montreal to be bilingual.[15]

+Home language (2016)
LanguagePopulationPercentage (%)
French18,14030%
English27,580 45%
Other languages 15,225 25%
+Mother Tongue (2016)
LanguagePopulationPercentage (%)
French17,76528%
English19,995 31%
Other languages 26,875 42%
+Visible Minorities (2016)EthnicityPopulationPercentage (%)
Not a visible minority39,16556.9%
Visible minorities29,67043.1%

Education

The Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools, but were previously operated by the Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys until June 15, 2020. The change was a result of a law passed by the Quebec government that changed the school board system from denominational to linguistic.[16]

Specialized schools:

High schools:

Primary schools:

The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) operates Anglophone public schools.

Vocational Education:

High schools:

Elementary Schools:

Public libraries

The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Pierrefonds Branch (13 555, boulevard Pierrefonds) and the William G. Boll Branch (110, rue Cartier) in the borough.[21]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/arrondissement/REM31/ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Pierrefonds-Roxboro
  2. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=940 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: PIERREFONDS--DOLLARD (Quebec)
  3. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/resultats_gen.asp?bsq=Nelligan&section=resultats_gen&even='2008'&mode='n3'#resul Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: NELLIGAN
  4. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2466130&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=pierrefonds&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Custom&Custom=1000 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Pierrefonds, Quebec
  5. Web site: PROFIL SOCIODÉMOGRAPHIQUE - Recensement 2016 . Arrondissement de Pierrefonds-Roxboro . fr . May 2018.
  6. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  7. Web site: Fiche descriptive.
  8. Web site: Fiche descriptive.
  9. Web site: Fiche descriptive.
  10. Web site: Fiche descriptive.
  11. Web site: Fiche descriptive.
  12. Web site: Tani-Moore . Emmanuel . VILLE DE MONTRÉAL: Rapport officiel du recensement des votes Scrutin du 7 novembre 2021 . 50. Élections Montréal . 2 January 2023 . 9 November 2021.
  13. News: Quebec municipal election results: Pierrefonds-Roxboro . 2 January 2023 . Global News . 7 November 2021.
  14. Web site: 2022-12-19 . Organismes reconnus offrant des services dans une langue autre que le français . 2023-04-20 . www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca.
  15. Web site: 2013-02-25 . Mayor supports Pierrefonds-Roxboro's fight for bilingual status . 2023-04-20 . Montreal . en.
  16. "ÉCOLES ET CENTRES." Commission Scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
  17. Web site: Rose-Virginie-Pelletier . 2024-06-14 . Rose-Virginie-Pelletier - Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys . fr.
  18. Web site: De l'Altitude . 2024-06-14 . De l'Altitude - Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys . fr.
  19. Web site: Pierrefonds Community High School Pierrefonds, QC . 2024-06-15 . pchs.lbpsb.qc.ca.
  20. "School Board Map ." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
  21. "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.