Glenmount (previously known as ''Mount Enterprises'') is a small residential

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located in the borough of

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (, ) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Côte-des-Neiges a ...

in the city of

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. Glenmount is bordered by the

Town of Mount Royal Mount Royal (french: Mont-Royal, officially Town of Mount Royal, french: Ville de Mont-Royal, abbreviated TMR, french: VMR) is an affluent on-island suburban town located on the northwest side of the eponymous Mount Royal, northwest of Downtown M ...

(TMR) to the north, east and west, and by

Côte-des-Neiges Côte-des-Neiges (, ) is a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the geographic centre of the Island of Montreal on the western slope of Mount Royal and is part of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Côt ...

, marked by Jean-Talon Boulevard and the

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railway tracks to its south. There are about 1,300 people who live in the 75

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neighbourhood.

History

Originally a part of the Town of Mount Royal when it was founded in 1912, the area today known as Glenmount, would later split and merge into the city of Montreal. Named Mount Enterprises in 1946, the neighbourhood was renamed Glenmount in 1951 after Baron Strathcona of Glencoe and Mount Royal. In 1985, the Quebec government rejected an effort by 1600 Glenmount homeowners to join TMR, on the basis that the city of Montreal would not be adequately compensated. From 2002 to 2005, Glenmount was briefly a part of the former borough of Mount Royal, until the rest of the borough demerged, and Glenmount joined Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

Merger proposal with TMR

According to the Glemount Community Association, 98% of citizens in the neighbourhood would prefer to be part of the Town of Mount Royal rather than the city of Montreal. Citizens in the area claim to be physically isolated from the rest of their Montreal borough, due to the border created by Jean-Talon Boulevard and the CP Rail tracks. They believe that their inclusion in the city of Montreal was an error, and they claim to participate in community life to a greater extent with their Town of Mount Royal neighbours.

Points of interest

* Canora commuter rail station of the

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References

External links

Glenmount Community Association
{{MontrealNeighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Montreal Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce