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Pont-Viau
Pont-Viau, Quebec is a district in the southern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a town before August 6, 1965. It was named after Viau Bridge, which links it to Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec. Geography It is deliminated by the Rivière des Prairies to the south, by Duvernay to the east, by Vimont to the north and by Laval-des-Rapides to the west. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools. * École primaire Saint-Gilles * École primaire Saint-Julien " . Retrieved on September 24, 2017. |
Laval, Quebec
Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Canada with a population of 422,993 in 2016. Laval is geographically separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Laval occupies all of Île Jésus as well as the Îles Laval. Laval forms its own administrative region in Quebec which constitutes the 13th region of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec as well as a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) with geographical code 65. It also constitutes the judicial district of Laval. History The first European Settlers in Laval were Jesuits, who were granted a seigneury there in 1636. Agriculture first appeared in Laval in 1670. In 1675, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viau Bridge
The Viau Bridge (officially in french: Pont Viau; formerly called the Ahuntsic Bridge, french: Pont Ahuntsic) was built in 1930, rebuilt in 1962 and widened in 1993. The bridge spans the Rivière des Prairies between the Montreal borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville and the Laval neighbourhood of Pont Viau. It is part of Route 335. About 36,000 drivers cross the bridge each weekday. The Société de transport de Laval has a designated bus lane for one of its bus routes heading south towards Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord and the Henri Bourassa Station and north towards Cartier Station. The Orange Line (Line 2) of the Montreal Metro that was extended in 2007 northward to Laval is backed up with the bus route of the same number. On August 8, 2007, a large hole and crack in the bus-only lane near the Laurentian Boulevard (Laval) side of the bridge brought a complete closure, but an inspection concluded that the bridge had no structural problems or damage and was reopened the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duvernay, Quebec
Duvernay is a district in the eastern part of Laval and was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Geography It is located south-west of Saint-Francois, south-east of Auteuil, east of Vimont and Pont-Viau and around Sant-Vincent-de-Paul. The Rivière des Prairies passes to the south. Demographics Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools. * École secondaire Leblanc * École primaire Des Ormeaux * École primaire J.-Jean-Joubert * École primaire Notre-Dame-du-Sourire * École primaire Val-des-Arbres ** , it has about 430 students Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB) operates English-language public schools. Elementary schools serving sections of Duvernay: * Genesis Elementary School * Jules Verne Elementary School * St. Paul Elementary School ** it has about 430 students. All sections of Laval are zoned to Laval Junior Academy and Laval Senior Academy SWLSB previously had its headquarters in Duvernay. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimont, Quebec
Vimont is a district in the centre of Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Until 1960 the name was Saint-Elzéar. Geography Vimont is delimited north-west by Sainte-Rose, north-east by Auteuil, east by Duvernay, south-west by Chomedey and south-east by Pont-Viau. Features The Cité de la Santé de Laval, Laval's main hospital is located in Vimont, as is the Vimont Commuter Train station. Vimont has one hockey arena in the area, the Lucerne arena. Vimont is part of the Monteuil sports association along with Auteuil. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates Francophone public schools. * École primaire Les Explorateurs * École primaire Le Sentier * École primaire Paul-Comtois * École primaire Père-Vimont Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools. Elementary schools serving Vimont include: * St. Paul Elementary School in Duvernay ** it has about 430 students. * Terry Fox Elementary School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides is a district in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Geography The neighbourhood is delimited on the north, north-west and west by Chomedey, on the east and north-east by Pont-Viau and on the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools. * Écoles secondaire de la Mosaïque * Écoles secondaire Mont-de-La Salle * École primaire De l’Arc-en-ciel * École primaire Léon-Guilbault * École primaire Marcel-Vaillancourt * École primaire Sainte-Marguerite " . Retrieved on September 24, 2017. |
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language schools from eight former school boards were amalgamated. Laurenval School Board, Laurentian School Board and Laurentienne School Trustees were merged, and the English sector of the other school boards of the Laval, Laurentides and Lanaudière administrative regions joined to form the new administrative entity. The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is the third largest Anglophone school board in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Service area The service area, over large, includes the City of Laval and the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions. Wards 11-19 serve portions of Laval. Communities in Ward 1: Communities in Ward 2: * Estérel *Mille-Isles *Morin-Heights *Saint-Sauveur *Sainte-Adèle *Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson *Wentworth * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, a former village annexed to Montreal in 1910 and Cartierville, a town annexed to Montreal in 1916. Ahuntsic-Cartierville is located in the north end of Montreal, on the banks of the Rivière des Prairies. It traces its history to the fortified Sault-au-Récollet settlement, which was established by the Sulpicians in 1696. This in turn led to the colonization of the area. History Sault-au-Récollet One of the oldest villages on the island of Montreal, Sault-au-Récollet still retains its village atmosphere with many houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the original site of Fort Lorette, a trading post and mission for the conversion of the First Nations people of the area. It grew prosperous in the 18th century with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies (; ), called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it ''Skowanoti'', meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the cities of Laval and Montreal. Geography Flowing west to east, the Rivière des Prairies bisects the Hochelaga Archipelago and originates in the Lake of Two Mountains. It flows on either side of Île Bizard (part of Montreal), then divides the Island of Montreal (Montreal) to the south from Île Jésus (Laval) to the north, after which it flows into the St. Lawrence River at the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal. The river contains a large number of islands, including Île Bizard, the Îles Laval ( Île Bigras, Île Pariseau, Île Verte and Île Ronde) belonging to Laval, and Île de la Visitation, a nature park belonging to Montreal. There are also islands named Île Mercier, Île Ménard, Île Jasmin, Île Barwick, Île de Roxboro, Île ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission Scolaire De Laval
The Centre de services scolaire de Laval (CSSDL) is a French-language school service centre in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is headquartered in Laval. As of 2011, the board of the predecessor, ''Commission scolaire de Laval'', managed fifty-two primary schools, fourteen secondary schools, eight professional development centres, and three adult education centres in Laval. Like all school boards in Quebec, the commission is overseen by a board of elected trustees. Schools Secondary schools * '' École secondaire Alphonse-Desjardins'' * '' École secondaire Curé-Antoine-Labelle'' * '' École secondaire De la Mosaïque'' * ''École secondaire Georges-Vanier École Secondaire Georges-Vanier is a public high school in Laval, Quebec. It is named for Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier Georges-Philias Vanier (23 April 1888 – 5 March 1967) was a Canadian military officer and diplomat w ...'' * '' École secondaire Horizon Jeunesse'' * '' École secondaire Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
