Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles explained

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Settlement Type:Borough of Montreal
Image Blank Emblem:Logopat.png
Blank Emblem Size:175px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Montreal
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Montréal
Seat Type:Electoral Districts
Federal
Seat:
La Pointe-de-l'Île
Honoré-Mercier
Parts Type:Provincial
Parts:Pointe-aux-Trembles
LaFontaine
Government Type:Borough
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Caroline Bourgeois (PM)
Leader Title1:Federal MP(s)
Leader Name1:Mario Beaulieu (BQ)
Pablo Rodríguez (LPC)
Leader Title2:Quebec MNA(s)
Leader Name2:Chantal Rouleau (CAQ)
Marc Tanguay (PLQ)
Established Title3:Merge into
Montreal
Established Date3:January 1, 2002
Area Land Km2:42.3
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:106,743
Population Density Km2:2,524.7
Population Blank1 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank1:42,420
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:(514) and (438)
Blank Name:Access Routes[2]
Blank Info:
Website:https://montreal.ca/riviere-des-prairies-pointe-aux-trembles

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a suburban borough (arrondissement) on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of the Island of Montreal.

Geography

The borough is located at the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal. It is composed of the districts of Rivière-des-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles and La Pointe-aux-Prairies, which were part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers. Prior to 2002, it was an exclave separated from the rest of Montreal by independent cities to the west. From January 1, 2002 to January 1, 2006, the borough included the town of Montreal East, which has now demerged from Montreal.

The borough's name lists the two neighbourhoods according to their date of annexation to Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies joined in 1963 and Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1982). It has a population of 102,457.

Rivière-des-Prairies is mainly composed of suburbs, as well as multiple forested areas and fields. Pointe-aux-trembles is more urban and dense but remains suburban in nature. The third district, La Pointe-aux-Prairies, is a typical suburb composed of townhouses, condos and single-family dwellings, which makes it a destination of choice for young families that wish to remain on the island of Montréal. The Saint Lawrence River flows at the southern border of Montreal, while the Rivière des Prairies River forms Montreal Island's northern boundary with Laval.

Demographics

+Home language (2016)LanguagePopulationPercentage (%)
French68,49071%
English15,75516%
Other languages12,02013%
+Mother Tongue (2016)LanguagePopulationPercentage (%)
French63,70063%
English6,9857%
Other languages29,91530%
+Visible Minorities (2016)EthnicityPopulationPercentage (%)
Not a visible minority77,37074.5%
Visible minorities26,44025.5%
The Rivière-des-Prairies part of the borough is more multiethnic and known for its high concentration of Italians and Haitians, while the Pointe-aux-Trembles segment is more homogenous and ethnically French-Canadian. On July 9, 2006, after Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Maurice Duplessis Boulevard was closed to traffic due to the great number of fans celebrating in the street.

Politics

The borough is divided into three districts—La Pointe-aux-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles and Rivière-des-Prairies—and has seven elected representatives since the November 2005 municipal election: one borough mayor, three city councillors, and three borough councillors.

As of the November 5, 2017 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors: tango

DistrictPositionName Party
- Borough mayor
City councillor
Caroline Bourgeois Projet Montréal
La Pointe-aux-PrairiesCity councillorRichard Guay Ensemble Montréal
Borough councillorLisa Christensen Projet Montréal
Pointe-aux-TremblesCity councillorSuzanne Décarie Ensemble Montréal
Borough councillorGilles Déziel Ensemble Montréal
Rivière-des-PrairiesCity councillorGiovanni Rapanà Ensemble Montréal
Borough councillorNathalie Pierre-Antoine Ensemble Montréal

Federally it's in the ridings of Honoré-Mercier and La Pointe-de-l'Île, and provincially part of LaFontaine and Pointe-aux-Trembles.

Education

The Borough is served by two school boards. The French schools are part of the Centre de Service Scolaire Pointe-de-l'Ile while the English schools are part of the English Montreal School Board.

Francophone schools:

Anglophone schools:

The borough is served by the Pointe-aux-Trembles and Rivière-des-Prairies branches of the Montreal Public Libraries Network.[5]

Additional information

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/PROFIL_SOCIOD%C9MO_RDP-PAT%202016.PDF
  2. Web site: Official Transport Quebec Road Map . 2010-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110224075355/http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte%5Froutiere/ . 2011-02-24 . live .
  3. "Secondaire ." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  4. "Primaire ." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  5. "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement ." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.