Montréal-Nord
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| — Borough of Montreal — | |
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| Coordinates: 45°36′N 73°37′W / 45.6°N 73.617°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Region | Montréal |
| Merge into Montreal |
January 01, 2002 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Bourassa Honoré-Mercier |
| Provincial | Bourassa-Sauvé Crémazie |
| Government[1][2][3] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | Gilles Deguire |
| • Federal MP(s) | Denis Coderre (LIB) Pablo Rodríguez (LIB) |
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Line Beauchamp (PLQ) Lisette Lapointe (PQ) |
| Area[4] | |
| • Land | 11.07 km2 (4.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[4] | |
| • Total | 83,911 |
| • Density | 7,577.1/km2 (19,624.6/sq mi) |
| • Change (2001-06) |  0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 38,122 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 514/438 |
Access Routes[5] A-25 |
 Route 125 |
| Website | www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/mtlnord |
Montreal North (French: Montréal-Nord) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city of Montréal-Nord on Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into the City of Montreal on January 1, 2002. Although most former municipalities retained the logos; Montréal-Nord is the only borough not to do so.
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[edit] Geography
The borough is an oblong municipal division situated along the Rivière des Prairies, in the northeastern part of the island.
It is bordered to the west by Ahuntsic-Cartierville, to the southwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, to the south by Saint Leonard, at the southeast corner by Anjou, and to the east by Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Major thoroughfares in Montreal North include Saint Michel Blvd., Pie IX Blvd. (Autoroute 25), Lacordaire Blvd., Langelier Blvd., Léger Blvd., and Henri Bourassa Blvd. The Pie IX Bridge connects Montreal North to the Laval district of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.
It has an area of 11.07 km² and a population of 83,911.
There are two districts:
- Marie-Clarac
- Ovide-Clermont
[edit] Politics
[edit] Federal and provincial elections
The borough is located almost entirely in the federal riding of Bourassa, except for a tiny southeastern corner in Honoré-Mercier.
The provincial electoral district of Bourassa-Sauvé is coterminous with the borough except for a northwestern section in the electoral district of Crémazie.
[edit] Demographics
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French | 57,500 | 70% |
| English | 6,795 | 8% |
| Both English and French | 1,075 | 1% |
| Other languages | 17,345 | 21% |
[edit] Borough Government
As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
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| — | Borough mayor City councillor |
Gilles Deguire | Union Montréal | |
| Marie-Clarac | City councillor | Clementina Teti-Tomassi | Union Montréal | |
| Borough councillor | Chantal Rossi | Union Montréal | ||
| Ovide-Clermont | City councillor | Jean-Marc Gibeau | Union Montréal | |
| Borough councillor | Monica Ricourt | Union Montréal |
[edit] Riot
For yet undisclosed reasons on Saturday, August 9 of 2008 the officers of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal shot and killed Honduran immigrant Fredy Alberto Villanueva.[6] This served to set off the tensions that had already been simmering in this multi-ethnic borough, and riots erupted the next evening (2008-08-10), after an otherwise peaceful protest march in the afternoon.
The rioters looted neighborhood stores, several cars and garbage cans were set on fire, one paramedic and two police officers were wounded and one female police officer shot.[7] Firetrucks and firefighters arriving to put out the fires were then targeted by the rioters.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Montréal-Nord
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BOURASSA (Quebec)
Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: HONORÉ-MERCIER (Quebec) - ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: BOURASSA-SAUVÉ
Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: CRÉMAZIE - ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Montréal-Nord, Quebec
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ a b http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/08/15/mtl-villanuevashooting0815.html
- ^ http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=9ec92305-9cb6-493a-9271-dd569f0c50bd
[edit] External links
- Borough website (in French)
