Greenfield Park is a former city in southwestern

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, Canada. It is currently a

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of the city of

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. It covers an area of , with a population of 16,733 at the

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. Greenfield Park is the only borough of Longueuil that has an officially

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status. It is primarily a post-WWI suburban area. Like the other two boroughs, most of the buildings in Greenfield Park are single-family homes. Nearly all of the land in Greenfield Park is built on, making it Longueuil's most densely populated borough. Greenfield Park is divided into two sections. The older section of the borough is to the west of

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near Saint-Lambert, LeMoyne and

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, while the newer section is to the east, near the Saint-Hubert borough. Most of the Greenfield Park's businesses are located along Taschereau Boulevard, the south shore's most important commercial artery. The Charles LeMoyne Hospital, located on the Taschereau Boulevard, is the largest on the south shore.

History

Seigneury of Longueuil

Before becoming a town, the area known as Greenfield Park was land belonging to the

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of Longueuil. It had been an agricultural area up until the end of the 19th century. Greenfield Park benefited from its proximity to neighbouring St. Lambert's rail line connected to the newly constructed Victoria Bridge, which was the only major rail link between Montreal and the South Shore. At the time, the bridge was the longest railway bridge in the world. Development had begun to spread into Greenfield Park, which merited the establishment of a town to provide services for the population.Greenfield Park Historical Society
geocities.com; accessed October 26, 2018.

Town

Greenfield Park was named after the area's primary geographical features, which were in fact green fields and forests. The town was established on March 24, 1911. The original ''Charter of Greenfield Park'' gave reasoning for the town's creation:

''Whereas the rate-payers of the territory comprised in cadastral lots Nos . 225 to 244 of the parish of Longueuil have by a large majority in number and value represented that, in consequence of the rapid increase of population within the said territory being a suburb of the city of Montreal and in consequence of the necessity for local improvements similar to those of other suburbs of Montreal, it is necessary that the said territory be created into a separate municipality and they have prayed, that the general principles of the Cities and Towns' Act be applied to the said municipality and also that they be granted several powers similar to those of other suburbs of Montreal which are not contained in said act . . .''
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With the creation of the town came to need to put infrastructure and services in place. The only way for citizens to reach nearby

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was by rail, through the

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or the

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. In 1913, Greenfield Park, along with neighbouring municipalities St. Lambert, Montreal South and

, built a shared sewer system and water filtration plant. The town also used

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as a source for drinking water.

World War I and II

During World War I, such a high percentage of Greenfield Parkers served in the Canadian forces that regular town meetings could not be held. Similarly, in

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, Greenfield Park was the Canadian community that had one of the highest participation rate of military volunteers for its size. This fact was recognized by both

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and the Minister of National Defence, J.L. Ralston. Following the war, returning

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were able to purchase homes with financial assistance through a purchasing program put into place by the town.

Late 20th Century

In the early 1960s, Greenfield Park acquired 40 percent more land by annexing part of Saint-Hubert. This land was located on the opposite side of Taschereau, and a large amount of veterans housing was built on these lands, particularly along Bellevue Street North. During the early 60s, over 60% of the town's population traced their ancestry to the

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, roughly half of that number live in the town today.Ethno-Cultural Portrait of Canada
.

Merger with Longueuil

Greenfield Park was a

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until January 1, 2002, when it along with several other suburbs on Montreal's South Shore were merged into the amalgamated city of

. (On January 1, 2006,

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and Saint-Lambert were "demerged", or reconstituted.) Following these demergers, Greenfield Park became one of only three remaining boroughs of Longueuil, along with Saint-Hubert and

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Government

Municipal

Greenfield Park is represented by one city councillor in

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and two borough councillors. The borough president is Sylvain Joly of Option Greenfield Park. As of the November 7, 2021 Longueuil municipal election (see 2021 Quebec municipal elections#Longueuil), the current borough council consists of the following councillors: ;Coat of Arms Greenfield Park's

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is golden, with a sable reversed

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. The chevron supports a sinople coloured tree. Below the chevron are two red

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s. Above the shield is a crown, shaped like a wall with five turrets. The shield is surrounded by branches of

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. Below the shield the branches meet, tied with a red and black ribbon. The Greenfield Park

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, "Fortis Fortunam Superat," or "Fortune Favors the Brave," is attributed to Villar.

Federal and provincial

Greenfield Park is in the federal riding of

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and its Member of Parliament is

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(

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). It also belongs to the provincial riding of Laporte and its

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(

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Demographics

Education

The

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operates public schools. The

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previously served the municipality.King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board).
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(St. Johns, PQ). ''

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''. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from

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on November 23, 2014. Primary * Greenfield Park International/École Internationale de Greenfield Park * St-Jude Elementary * École Primaire Pierre Laporte Secondary *

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* École Internationale Saint-Edmond Adult Education * CEA des 16–18 ans

Attractions

There are nine parks in Greenfield Park: Fairfield Park, Iellamo Park, Jubilee Park, Empire Park, Regent Park, René-Veillet Park, Saint-Judes Park, Stephen-Olynyk Park and Watson Park. Empire Park hosts junior football and baseball teams. Cynthia Coull Arena hosts the local minor hockey association. There are seven churches in Greenfield Park. There are two

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churches, Saint Mary Church serves anglophones and Église Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys serves francophones. There are four

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churches, St. Paul's Anglican Church (

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), Greenfield Park United Church (

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), Greenfield Park Baptist Church (

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), South Shore Community Church (

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). There is also a

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chapel where two

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s (one for anglophones, one for francophones) meet. Shopping centres are located on

and include 5000 Taschereau (formerly Mail Carnaval), Place Greenfield Park and Les Galeries Taschereau.

Transport

Réseau de transport de Longueuil

Bus service in Greenfield Park is provided by the

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Important roadways

* Victoria Avenue * Churchill Boulevard *

Notable people

* Paul Adey, international hockey player *

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, comic book writer, comedian *

Cynthia Coull Cynthia Coull (born 1965), is a Canadian former figure skater. Competing in pairs with Mark Rowsom, she became the 1986 World bronze medallist, 1986 Skate Canada International champion, and a three-time national champion (1985–1987). As a ...

, former Olympic figure skater *

Sylvain Couturier Sylvain Couturier (born April 23, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing who played 33 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings between 1988 and 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 198 ...

, hockey player * Maxime Crépeau, soccer player *

Steven Crowder Steven Blake Crowder (; born July 7, 1987) is an American-Canadian conservative political commentator and Internet personality. Early in his career, Crowder worked for Fox News and posted videos on conservative media platforms. He then began h ...

, actor, right wing American political commentator was raised in Greenfield Park. *

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, actress *

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, former

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player * Steve Green, professional baseball player *

Émilie Heymans Émilie-Joane Heymans (born December 14, 1981) is a Canadian diver. She was born in Brussels, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park, a suburb of Montreal. Heymans has won four Olympic medals, two bronze and two silver. She was the first female ...

, Olympic diver *

Connie Kaldor Connie Isabelle Kaldor, (born 9 May 1953) is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is the recipient of three Juno awards. Early life and education Kaldor was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. She graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 19 ...

, Canadian folk singer/songwriter *

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* Charline Labonte, hockey goaltender who won a gold medal for Canada at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. *

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, singer *

Torrey Mitchell Torrey Charles Mitchell (born January 30, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected in the fourth round, 126th overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell also previously played for the M ...

player * Isabelle Morneau, soccer player * Craig Norman, basketball coach * Nils Oliveto, actor/screenwriter *

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, singer/songwriter *

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, politician and federal

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since 2021 * Stéphane Roy, electroacoustic music composer * Jerome Samson,

player * Myriane Samson, figure skater *

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, actor, voice actor *

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