Sainte-Dorothée is a district in
Laval
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
,
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 thirtee ...
. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.
The Sainte-Dorothée that was known for forest and farmlands is no longer what it used to be. It took a giant transformation during the last decade with the arrival of
SmartCentre (formerly Mega Centre) Sainte-Dorothée and Mega Centre Notre-Dame. It began with the construction of
Canadian Tire
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,
IGA & followed with the first
Wal-Mart Canada
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Originally consisting of disc ...
in the western Laval area. The expansion has never stopped since. It now has almost every major department store, restaurant, hundreds of boutiques and two locations open 24 hours. The area also saw a rise in demand for residential development, possibly due to the "
Mega Mall" alongside the
Highway 13
The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highway - ...
or the other way around as the mall was built to accommodate the growing number of families looking for affordable homes near the Montreal area. Given the proximity of Ste-Dorothée to
Pierrefonds,
Saint-Laurent, the rest of
Montreal
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and major highways, it was only a matter of time that it would be developed.
A small seasonal
cable ferry
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carries cars across the
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 citi ...
from Sainte-Dorothée to
Île Bizard
Île Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago region.
History
Historically named Île Bonaventure, by 1723 it had come to be named Île Bizard, after Jacques Bizard, to whom it was conceded as a fief in 16 ...
(part of
Montreal
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).
In 2016, the district had a population of 65,890 people.
Geography
Sainte-Dorothée is delimited west by
Laval-sur-le-Lac
Laval-sur-le-Lac is a small sector on the western part of Laval and was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. This community contains North America's oldest French speaking private golf club, Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac, estab ...
, north-west by
Laval-Ouest
Laval-Ouest is a district in Laval, Quebec, Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.
Geography
Laval-Ouest is delimited north and north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, south-west by Laval-su ...
, north-east by
Fabreville, east by
Chomedey and south by the
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 citi ...
and
Îles Laval
The Îles Laval are an island grouping in the Rivière des Prairies in southwestern Quebec, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago.
Formerly an independent municipality (Les Îles-Laval), they became part of the city of Laval on August 6, 1965.
Geog ...
.
Education
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- ...
operates Francophone public schools.
* École primaire Jean-Lemonde
* École primaire Les Trois-Soleils
* École primaire Paul-VI
* École primaire Pierre-Laporte
* École primaire Saint-François
* École primaire Sainte-Dorothée
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 sc ...
operates Anglophone public schools. All portions of Laval are zoned to Laval Junior Academy and
Laval Senior Academy Laval Senior Academy (LSA) is an English-language senior high school in located in Laval, Québec. It is operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board.
It was created on July 1, 2015, by the merger of Laval Liberty High School and Laurier Senio ...
.
Religion
The Roman Catholic Sainte-Dorothée church and parish are located in Sainte-Dorothée.
Notable people
*
Denyse Benoit
Denyse Benoit is a Canadian actress, director and screenwriter from Montreal, Quebec. She is mostly known for ''La Crue'' (1977), ''La belle Apparence'' (1979) and ''Le dernier Havre'' (1986).
Early life and education
Denyse Benoit was born on Ju ...
, actor, director and screenwriter
References
External links
City of Laval, official website
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Neighbourhoods in Laval, Quebec
Former municipalities in Quebec
Populated places disestablished in 1965