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| Ville de Brossard | |||||
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| Motto: Si Je Puis Oultre | |||||
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| Coordinates (2001, boulevard Rome [1]): 45°27′20″N 73°28′04″W / 45.45556°N 73.46778°W | |||||
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Quebec |
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| Region | Montérégie (16) | ||||
| RCM or TE | Urban agglomeration of Longueuil (TE 58) | ||||
| Founded | February 14, 1958 | ||||
| Incorporated (city) | 1978 | ||||
| Amalgamated | January 1, 2002 | ||||
| Reconstituted | January 1, 2006 | ||||
| Founder | Georges-Henri Brossard | ||||
| Named for | Prominent family of the region and the city's founder | ||||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Brossard—La Prairie |
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| Provincial | La Pinière | ||||
| Government [1][2][3] | |||||
| - Mayor | Paul Leduc | ||||
| - Deputy mayor | Claudio Benedetti | ||||
| - City council (2006-2009) |
List of councillors
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| - Federal MP(s) | Alexandra Mendès (LIB) | ||||
| - Quebec MNA(s) | Fatima Houda-Pepin (PLQ) | ||||
| Area [1][4] | |||||
| - Total | 58.38 km2 (22.5 sq mi) | ||||
| - Land | 45.2 km2 (17.5 sq mi) | ||||
| - Water | 13.60 km2 (5.3 sq mi) | ||||
| Population (2006)[4] | |||||
| - Total | 71,154 | ||||
| - Density | 1,574.3/km2 (4,077.4/sq mi) | ||||
| - Change (2001-06) | ▲9.4% | ||||
| - Dwellings | 27,530 | ||||
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| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||||
| Postal code(s) | J4W to J4Z | ||||
| Area code(s) | (450) | ||||
Access Routes[5] A-10 A-15 A-20 A-30 |
 Route 132 Route 134 |
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| NTS Map | 031H06 | ||||
| GNBC Code | EQKVD | ||||
| Québec Geocode | 58007 | ||||
| CLSC Territory | Brossard-Saint-Lambert (16052) | ||||
| Demonym | Brossardois(e) | ||||
| Rank | 72nd | ||||
| Website | ville.brossard.qc.ca | ||||
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Brossard is a Canadian city situated in the Montérégie administrative region of the province of Quebec. A suburban area, Brossard is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the island and city of Montreal.
Brossard is subdivided into many smaller sections. These sections are characterized by having street names that all begin with the same letter of the alphabet. The only notable exceptions are few major arteries (such as Taschereau Boulevard and Rome Boulevard) that span across two or more sections. The residential sections of Brossard are primarily composed of single-family homes, however high-rise condominiums are common near the river. Brossard is the commercial hub of the south shore, most businesses located along Taschereau Boulevard, inside Champlain Mall and Place Portobello or at the brand-new lifestyle centre, Quartier DIX30. A particular segment of Taschereau Boulevard near La Prairie and the Saint-Jacques River is home to an exceptionally large concentration of car dealerships offering most available makes and models.
Brossard is the most ethnically diverse municipality in Quebec. In 2006, 23 different ethnic groups had at least a one percent share of the city's population. More than a third of the population are first generation immigrants. It has the highest rate of immigrants in Quebec outside the Island of Montreal. Brossard is home to the largest concentration of Chinese immigrants in Quebec.[6]
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History
The city of Brossard was founded on February 14, 1958 and was known before then as « Municipalité de la Paroisse de La Prairie de la Magdeleine ». Later, the territory of Brossard was increased twice: a portion of land #121 from Greenfield Park was added on August 8, 1964. Furthermore, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur merged into Brossard on March 25, 1978 to form the current city.
In the 1970s, an attempt was made by René Désourdy to construct a cemetery in Brossard. The attempt failed due to the water table being too high in most of the city, and as of 2007 Brossard has no cemetery.
Brossard was merged into the city of Longueuil on January 1, 2002 as a result of municipal reorganization in Quebec. Opposition to this amalgamation, during the following years, was headed by Louise Brossard, Gilles Larin and Pierre Senécal[7] and resulted in a municipal referendum that took place on June 20, 2004. 38.70% of the 50,539 qualified voters voted YES for demerger,[8] which met the requirements (35% or more of total voting population) needed for de-amalgamation. As a result, Brossard would continue to be a borough of the city of Longueuil only until the end of 2005.
On January 1, 2006, Brossard was reconstituted as a city and Jean-Marc Pelletier was elected as the new mayor. However, Brossard still remains part of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and thus, Brossard sits on the agglomeration council (conseil d'agglomération) which determines certain powers of reconstituted cities.
| Years in office | Mayor |
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| 1958-1967 | Georges-Henri Brossard |
| 1967-1978 | Léon Gravel |
| 1978-1982 | Alphonse Lepage |
| 1982-1983 | Claude Chevrier |
| 1983-1990 | Georgette Lepage |
| 1990-2001 | Paul Leduc |
| January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2005 |
Nicole Carrier (Brossard borough president in Longueuil)[10] |
| 2006-2009 | Jean-Marc Pelletier |
| 2009-Present | Paul Leduc |
Geography
Brossard is surrounded by four municipalities on the South Shore of Montreal: Saint-Lambert, Longueuil (Borough of Greenfield Park and Borough of Saint-Hubert), Carignan and La Prairie. Brossard is bordered by the Saint Lawrence River to the west and by the Saint-Jacques River to the south. (see Geographic location section below)
Many parks are scattered throughout the city of Brossard, including Parc écologique des Sansonnets. The parks are connected to the other areas of the city by about 37 km of biking paths.[11] The city also has a municipal library building connected to its city hall building via an indoor passageway.
Demographics
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| Year | Population |
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| 1956 | 2,572 |
| 1961 | 3,788 |
| 1966 | 11,884 |
| 1971 | 23,455 |
| 1976 | 37,635 |
| 1981 | 52,232 |
| 1991 | 64,793 |
| 1996 | 65,927 |
| 2001 | 65,026 |
| 2006 | 71,154 |
| Ethnic Origin | Population | Percent |
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| Canadian | 24,960 | 35.3% |
| French | 16,290 | 23% |
| Chinese | 8,345 | 11.8% |
| Irish | 4,085 | 5.8% |
| Italian | 2,930 | 4.1% |
| East Indian | 2,550 | 3.6% |
| English | 2,255 | 3.2% |
| Scottish | 2,120 | 3% |
| Greek | 1,820 | 2.6% |
| Spanish | 1,715 | 2.4% |
| Vietnamese | 1,680 | 2.4% |
| German | 1,365 | 1.9% |
| Romanian | 1,155 | 1.6% |
| Lebanese | 1,155 | 1.6% |
| Portuguese | 1,135 | 1.6% |
| Filipino | 1,095 | 1.5% |
| Ethnic Origin | Population | Percent |
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| Not a visible minority | 46,440 | 65.6% |
| Chinese Canadians | 7,995 | 11.3% |
| South Asian | 3,805 | 5.4% |
| Arab Canadians | 3,090 | 4.4% |
| Black Canadians | 2,445 | 3.5% |
| Latin American Canadian | 2,145 | 3.0% |
| Southeast Asian | 1,785 | 2.5% |
| West Asian | 1,155 | 1.6% |
| Filipino | 970 | 1.4% |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French | 35,505 | 50.2% |
| English | 8,880 | 12.6% |
| Both English and French | 575 | 0.8% |
| Other languages | 25,770 | 36.4% |
Sports
Hockey
In November 2008, the Montreal Canadiens and the city of Brossard opened the Bell Sports Complex, a multipurpose sports facility that features two ice hockey rinks and one indoor soccer pitch.
NHL Hockey Hall of Fame member and Team Canada hockey player Jean Ratelle made his home in Brossard during his career with the New York Rangers.
Baseball
Brossard hosted the 2004 Canadian Little League Baseball Tournament at Parc Marie-Victorin.
City Leagues includes : Chimo and PVB (Petit Vieux de Brossard) who has a league for men over 45 and women.
Transportation
Autoroutes and provincial routes
Brossard is serviced by Autoroutes 10 (Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est), 15, 20 (Autoroute Jean-Lesage), and 30 (Autoroute de l'Acier), as well as Routes 132 and 134 (Taschereau Boulevard). Autoroute 30 runs along the west side of Brossard. Along the Saint Lawrence River on the east side of the city, Autoroutes 15 and 20 overlap with Route 132; 15 to the south and 20 to the north. At the Champlain Bridge interchange, Autoroutes 15 and 20 overlap 10 and feed into the Champlain Bridge, which crosses over into Montreal. Autoroute 10 also meets with Route 134 at the Taschereau Interchange which runs north south through heart of Brossard.
Other important roads
- Taschereau Boulevard
- Rome Boulevard
- Milan Boulevard
- Matte Boulevard
- Pelletier Boulevard
- Lapinière Boulevard
- San Francisco-Tisserand-Stravinski Avenues loop
- Panama Avenue - Auteuil Avenue
- Provencher Boulevard
- Chemin des Prairies
Public transit
The Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL), one of the larger public transit carriers in the Montreal metropolitan region, services much of Brossard's territory as well as the rest of the South Shore. Terminus Brossard-Panama and Chevrier Park-n-Ride incentive parking lot are two of RTL's heavily used bus terminals located in Brossard.
Education
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Primary
- Academie Marie-Laurier
- Good Shepherd Elementary School
- Harold Napper Elementary
- Ecole Primaire Charles-Bruneau
- Ecole Primaire Georges-P.-Vanier
- Ecole Primaire Guillaume-Vignal
- Ecole Primaire Marie-Victorin (Brossard)
- Ecole Primaire Sainte-Claire (Brossard)
- Ecole Primaire Saint-Laurent
- Ecole Primaire Samuel-De Champlain (Brossard)
- Ecole Primaire Tourterelle
Secondary
- Ecole Secondaire Antoine-Brossard
- Ecole Secondaire Pierre-Brosseau
Adult education
- ACCESS Career Centre
- CEA Antoine-Brossard
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Brossard
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROSSARD--LA PRAIRIE (Quebec)
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: LA PINIÉRE
- ^ a b c d 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Brossard, Quebec
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ deWolf, Chris (1 December 2007). "Chinatown is changing". URBANPHOTO. http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/12/01/chinatown-is-changing/. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ Lampron, Alexandre (2006-08-22). "Fatima Houda-Pepin interpelle Brossard à reconsidérer sa position" (in (French)). Le Brossard Éclair. http://lebrossardeclair.canoe.ca/2006/08/22/fatima_houda_pepin_interpelle_brossard_a. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
- ^ "Referendums of June 20, 2004". Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ). http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/tableaux/resultat_referendum_2004.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
- ^ Pratt, Michel (2001). "Atlas historique: Le XXe siècle: De la balkanisation des villes à leur fusion" (in (French)). Société historique et culturelle du Marigot. http://marigot.ca/Atlas/Ind_Pag/Cen_Pag/Haut_Pag/20_Pag/Balk_Bas.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ^ There was no mayor of the city of Brossard from 2002 until the end of 2005 because it was merged into the city of Longueuil and remained a borough during this period. The mayor of Longueuil at the time was Jacques Olivier while Nicole Carrier was in charge of Brossard as the president of the borough.
- ^ My Spring, My City - Ville de BrossardPDF (1.39 MiB)
- ^ Brossard, de 1958 à 1983 : la création et l'évolution d'une banlieue, p.28
- ^ 2006 Canadian Census: Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlights Tables: Brossard, Quebec
- Lacroix, Yvon-André; Séguin, Claire (1984) (in (French)). Brossard, de 1958 à 1983 : la création et l'évolution d'une banlieue. Brossard, Quebec: Ville de Brossard. pp. 201 pages. ISBN 292042100X.
- Pratt, Michel; Pépin, Karol. "Dictionnaire historique de Brossard" (in (French)). Société historique et culturelle du Marigot. Archived from the original on 2006-04-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20050423210534/marigot.ca/dictio/brossard/dictio.html. Retrieved 2006-11-21. "List of terms and events related to Brossard presented in alphabetic order."
External links
- City of Brossard - Official website - ville.brossard.qc.ca
- Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile - Brossard, Quebec, Canada
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