Rivière-des-Prairies was a municipality that was annexed by
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
,
Canada
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in 1963. On January 1, 2002 it became part of the borough of
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. On January 1, 2006
Montreal East
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...
demerged, and the borough became
Rivière-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 ...
.
Education
The ''
Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île
The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPÎ) was a francophone school board in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, based primarily in the city's east end. It served Montréal-Nord, Saint-Léonard, Anjou, and Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trem ...
'' (CSPI) operates Francophone schools in this area. The ''
École secondaire Jean-Grou'' is within the community.
Primary schools:
*Denise-Pelletier
*Fernand-Gauthier
*François-La Bernarde
*Marc-Aurèle-Fortin and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin annexe
*Notre-Dame-de-Fatima
*Simone-Desjardins Pavillon Gouin
*Claudia Camia School of Mathematics
*Teddy Camia Institute of Medicine
The
English Montreal School Board
The English Montreal School Board (EMSB, french: Commission scolaire English-Montréal – CSEM) is one of five public school boards on the island of Montreal.
At 92.4 percent, the English Montreal School Board has the highest rate of students wh ...
(EMSB) operates Anglophone schools in the area:
*Leonardo Da Vinci,
*Michelangelo,
*East Hill.
*Gerald McShane School is in
Montreal-Nord, but also serves Rivière-des-Prairies.
The community is served by the Rivière-des-Prairies branch of the
Montreal Public Libraries Network
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.
Les bibliothèques par arrondissement
" Montreal Public Libraries Network
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. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
See also
* Boroughs of Montreal
The city of Montreal is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, ''arrondissements''), each with a mayor and council.
Powers
The borough council is responsible for:
*Fire prevention
*Removal of household waste and residual materials
*Funding of co ...
* Districts of Montreal
This is the list of the neighbourhoods in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are sorted by the borough they are located in.
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
* Ahuntsic
* Nouveau-Bordeaux
* Cartierville
*Saint-Sulpice
* Sault-au-Récollet (Île d ...
* Municipal reorganization in Quebec
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the g ...
* History of Montreal
The history of the area around what is now known as Montreal, Montreal itself was established in 1642, located in what is now known as the province of Quebec, Canada, spans about 8,000 years. At the time of European contact, the area was inhabi ...
* 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 ...
the river.
References
Neighbourhoods in Montreal
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River
Italian Canadian settlements
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