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Sainte-Marie-Salomé
Sainte-Marie-Salomé () is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality. History In 1765, the first wave of colonization occurred as a result of the Great Upheaval when Acadians from Boston arrived and settled on the south bank of the Vacher Creek () in the Seignory of Saint-Sulpice. The settlement was called Bas-du-Ruisseau-Vacher (meaning "Lower Vacher Creek"), named after a certain Vacher who accompanied surveyor John Péladeau in 1767 on the seignory's territory. In 1790, the settlement grew when families from Château-Richer arrived. Actual clearing of the area began around 1820. In March 1883, Sainte-Marie-Salomé became home to the second creamery of Quebec. In 1888, the parish municipality of Sainte-Marie-Salomé was established by separating from Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, and named after Mary Salome. Its letters patent used the misspelled "Salomée", which was not corrected until 1986. In 1889, the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joliette (provincial Electoral District)
Joliette () is a provincial electoral district in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the cities of Joliette and Saint-Charles-Borromée. It was created for the 1867 Quebec general election, 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada). Its final election was in 1970 Quebec general election, 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 Quebec general election, 1973 election and its successor electoral district was Joliette-Montcalm. However, Joliette-Montcalm disappeared in the 1981 Quebec general election, 1981 election and Joliette was recreated from parts of Joliette-Montcalm and Berthier (provincial electoral district), Berthier electoral districts. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec, Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare to Berthier (provincial electoral district), Berth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joliette High School
Joliette High School (JHS, ) is a public anglophone secondary school in Joliette, Quebec. Operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, it is the sole anglophone high school in Lanaudière. , it had about 265 students. Attendance boundary Areas assigned to Joliette High include, but are not limited to: ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017. * D'Autray RCM (almost all areas): ** [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montcalm Regional County Municipality
Montcalm () is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Sainte-Julienne. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 58,680 Subdivisions There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Saint-Lin–Laurentides ;Municipalities (9) * Saint-Alexis * Saint-Calixte * Saint-Esprit * Saint-Jacques * Sainte-Julienne * Saint-Liguori * Sainte-Marie-Salomé * Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan * Saint-Roch-Ouest Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** * Principal Highways ** ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** ** * External Routes ** None See also * List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec This is a list of the regional county municipalities (RCM or MRC) and equivalent territories (TE) in the province of Quebec, Canada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 450 And 579
Area codes 450, 579, and 354 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan in the Canadian province of Quebec, encompassing the off-island suburbs of Montreal, as well as the rest of the Montérégie region southward to the border with New York (state), New York state. Among the cities in the numbering plan area are Laval, Quebec, Laval, Longueuil, Terrebonne, Quebec, Terrebonne, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard, Repentigny, Quebec, Repentigny, Saint-Jérôme, Granby, Quebec, Granby, Blainville, Quebec, Blainville and Saint-Hyacinthe. Area code 450 is also shared by several small communities in an adjacent part of Ontario: some landline customers in Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario, Chute-à-Blondeau (East Hawkesbury, Ontario, East Hawkesbury), near Pointe-Fortune, Quebec, Pointe-Fortune use numbers from the Rigaud, Quebec, Rigaud exchange 451. History Area code 514 served the entire Montreal area for over half-a-century. However, by the mid-1990s, it was on the ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of J Postal Codes Of Canada
__NOTOC__ This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is J. Postal codes beginning with J are located within the Canadian province of Quebec. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). Canada Post provides a free postal code look-up tool on its website, via its mobile apps for such smartphones as the iPhone and BlackBerry, and sells hard-copy directories and CD-ROM A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains computer data storage, data computers can read, but not write or erase. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold b ...s. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow customers to properly match addresses and postal codes. Hard-copy directories can also be consulted in all post offices, and some libraries. Western and Northern Quebec There are currently 159 FSAs in this list. Urban Rural Most populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission Scolaire Des Samares
The Centre de services scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Canadian province of Quebec. ." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on August 6, 2016. "4671 rue Principale Saint-Félix-de-Valois, J0K 2M0" It comprises several primary schools and high schools across municipalities in the region. The commission is overseen by a board of elected school trustees. History Created in 1998 by the merger of Commission scolaire de l'Industrie, Des Cascades-l'Achigan, Berthier-Nord-Joli, and by the annexation of part of the territory ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montcalm (federal Electoral District)
Montcalm () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004. In the 2004 election, the Bloc Québécois won a larger percentage of the vote than in any other riding, with 71% of the vote. It held the seat until 2011, when it was defeated by the NDP. Geography The riding is located to the northeast of the Montreal region, in the Quebec region of Lanaudière. It consists of the Montcalm RCM, the city of Mascouche, and the districts of La Plaine and Lachenaie in the city of Terrebonne. The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, La Pointe-de-l'Île, Honoré-Mercier, Alfred-Pellan, Terrebonne, and Rivière-du-Nord. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' Ethnic groups: 92.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.8% Indigenous, 1.0% Latin American Languages: 92.8% French, 1.8% English, 1.0% Spanish Religions: 66.8% Christian (59.4% Catholic, 7.4% Other), 1.2% Muslim, 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, , 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, Quebec, Laval, Laurentides (region), 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 Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada. Service area The service area, over large, includes the Laval, Quebec, City of Laval and the Laurentides (region), Laurentides and Lanaudière regions. Wards 11-19 serve portions of Laval. Communities in Ward 1: Communities in Ward 2: *Estérel, Quebec, Estérel *Mille-Isles *Morin-Heights *Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jacques, Quebec
Saint-Jacques () is a 26 mi² (67.34 km²) rural municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality with a population of 4,300 year-round residents.Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census The municipality is notable for its natural beauty and horticulture. Officially founded in 1774 by thirty Acadian families who managed to escape by boat to Quebec after forced expulsion, Saint-Jacques is part of the region known as the "Acadian cradle of Lanaudière." "The Great Upheaval" (Fr. " le Grand Dérangement") began in the fall of 1755 and lasted until 1778. "The first removals ... fapproximately 7,000 people were from settlements around the Bay of Fundy" in present-day Nova Scotia. The majority were expelled by ship to the "continental colonies or France," but 225 fled south to Quebec. They would go on to found a handful of new Acadian villages, or “Little Cadies,” including Saint-Jacques, which is why t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 2011 Census
The 2011 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011. Statistics Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, conducts a nationwide census every five years. In 2011, it consisted of a mandatory short form census questionnaire and an inaugural National Household Survey (NHS), a voluntary survey which replaced the mandatory long form census questionnaire; this substitution was the focus of much controversy. Completion of the (short form) census is mandatory for all Canadians, and those who do not complete it may face penalties ranging from fines to prison sentences. The Statistics Act mandates a Senate and/or House of Commons (joint) committee review of the opt-in clause (for the release of one's census records after 92 years) by 2014. The 2011 census was the fifteenth decennial census and, like other censuses, was required by section 8 of the '' Constitution Act, 1867''. As with other decennial censuses, the data was used to adjust fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 2006 Census
The 2006 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The following census was the 2011 census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897. This count was lower than the official July 1, 2006 population estimate of 32,623,490 people. The previous census was the 2001 census and the following census was in 2011 census. Summary Over 12.7 million households, 32.5 million people were expected to be counted. Canada Post delivered census forms by mail to 70% of the country, primarily residents in urban areas. Census enumerators delivered to the remaining 30% of households. Every fifth home received the long questionnaire (53 questions versus 8 questions on the short form). For the first time, Canadian residents were able to go online to fill in their forms. Statistics Canada expected approximately 20% of households to file their surveys electronically. Persistent census staff are contacting tardy ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
