Beaconsfield, Quebec
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Beaconsfield, Quebec
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| Coordinates (303, boulevard Beaconsfield[1]): 45°26′N 73°52′W / 45.433°N 73.867°WCoordinates: 45°26′N 73°52′W / 45.433°N 73.867°W[2] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montréal |
| RCM | None |
| Founded | 1698 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
| Government[1][3] | |
| • Mayor | David Pollock |
| • Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Louis |
| • Prov. riding | Jacques-Cartier |
| Area[1][4] | |
| • Total | 24.50 km2 (9.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11.01 km2 (4.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 19,505 |
| • Density | 1,771.6/km2 (4,588/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |  1.6% |
| • Dwellings | 6,811 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | H9W |
| Area code(s) | 514 and 438 |
| Access Routes[5] |  A-20 |
| Website | www.beaconsfield.ca |
Beaconsfield /ˈbiːkənzfiːld/[6], is a city on the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Its population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 19,505.
It is located on the north shore of Lake Saint-Louis and is bordered on the west by Baie-D'Urfé, on the north by Kirkland and on the east by Pointe-Claire. It was incorporated in 1910 and is named in honour of Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 1860s and 1870s and close confidant of Queen Victoria. It is part of Greater Montreal locally referred to as the West Island.
As part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal, Beaconsfield was merged into the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002, joining with neighbouring Baie-D'Urfé to create the borough of Beaconsfield–Baie-D'Urfé. After a change of government and a 2004 referendum, both of them voted to demerge and were reconstituted as independent cities on January 1, 2006. However, they remain part of the urban agglomeration of Montreal.
The population of Beaconsfield is mostly English-speaking. Most buildings in Beaconsfield are single-family homes, with some townhouses and Montreal-style apartment buildings. It may be characterized as a bedroom community. Beaconsfield is also home to a recreation centre that contains a pool, an ice rink and a gym.
A wooded area, Angell Woods, occupies much of western Beaconsfield, and is the subject of a campaign to preserve it permanently as a green space.
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Government
The current mayor of Beaconsfield is David Pollock. The city is served by six councilors.
- Michael Montagano (District 1)
- Karin Essen (District 2)
- Wade Staddon (District 3)
- Brian Ross (District 4; deceased Dec 31, 2011[7])
- Roy Baird (District 5)
- Rhonda Massad (District 6)
The last Municipal Election was held on November 1, 2009, to replace mayors and councilors. Before that time, Bob Benedetti was the mayor.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[8]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2011 | 19,505 | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 19,194 |  0.6% |
| 2001 | 19,310 | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 19,414 | 1.0% |
| 1991 | 19,616 | N/A |
Language
Home language (2006)[9]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| English | 10,155 | 67% |
| French | 4,460 | 23% |
| Both English and French | 555 | 3% |
| Other languages | 1,210 | 6% |
Sports and recreation
Beaconsfield maintains an indoor recreation complex which includes a swimming pool and hockey rink, as well as a network of outdoor parks with numerous soccer fields and ice rinks for hockey and skating in the winter. The city also has two private yacht clubs on municipal land, Beaconsfield Yacht Club and Lord Reading Yacht Club.
Beaconsfield houses the Beaconsfield Bluefins, a competitive swim club that has trained athletes from the beginner to the national competition levels, in addition to the Lakeshore Panthers, who are usually among Quebec's top minor hockey league teams.
In 1975 the Beaconsfield Amateur Soccer Association boys' Under 10 soccer team was the first soccer team from the province of Quebec to win a National Championship. They travelled from Montreal to Winnipeg to play the championship game and won 3–1. As late as the mid-1980s the match ball and poster of the team was on display in the recreation center across from City I and City II soccer fields.
Beaconsfield is also home to Beaconsfield Rugby Football Club (brfc.ca). BRFC is a member of the Fédération de Rugby du Québec (FRQ); they have teams in men's division A, Division A reserves and a junior team (18 and under), and starting this season, a women's senior and junior team. Recently the club won the Division B championship two years in a row before being moved up to Division A rugby where they made it to the semifinals in their first season at that level.
Transportation
Beaconsfield is served by the Agence métropolitaine de transport train system, with two stations, Beaconsfield and Beaurepaire, on the Dorion-Hudson Line which ends in downtown Montreal. The city is also served by Société de transport de Montréal (STM) bus lines 200, 201, 211, 217, 221 and 261. Beaconsfield is also served directly by one major highway, Highway 20 (Autoroute 20) with two exits in Beaconsfield, exit 45 at Avenue Woodland, and exit 48 at Boulevard St-Charles. Access to Beaconsfield is also possible from the highway Highway 40 (Autoroute 40), exit Boulevard St-Charles - south (Sud).
Notable residents
- Thomas Mulcair, leader of the federal New Democratic Party and Leader of the Official Opposition
- David Phillips, co-winner Canadian national squash championships
- Louis Vachon, President of the National Bank of Canada
- Lorne Trottier, President of Matrox
- Madeline-Ann Aksich, philanthropist and Order of Canada recipient[10]
See also
- List of former boroughs of Montreal
- Montreal Merger
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
- Beaconsfield High School (Beaconsfield)
References and notes
- ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Beaconsfield
- ^ Reference number 388457 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LAC-SAINT-LOUIS (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Beaconsfield, Quebec
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ As opposed to Beaconsfield, United Kingdom, which is pronounced /ˈbɛkənzfiːld/
- ^ Obituary, City of Beadonsfield
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Beaconsfield, Quebec
- ^ "Order of Canada - Madeline-Ann Aksich, C.M., M.B.A". Governor General of Canada website. http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=8508. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
External links
- Official site of Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield Citizens Association
- Beaconsfield 2010 Centennial website
- Beaconsfield Yacht Club
- Lord Reading Yacht Club
- Association for the Protection of Angell Woods
- Beaconsfield discussion group
- City of Montreal
- Beaconsfield Rugby Club
- Beacon Hill Community Association
- Map of the West Island by Henry Whitmer Hopkins from the year 1879. Beaconsfield`s area is numbered from west to east,lots 1 to 32.
- From collectionscanada.gc.ca Gordon & Gotch's 1924 Map of the Island of Montreal. Beaconsfield is named on this map.
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