Jacques Cartier explored and charted the St Lawrence River, as far upstream as the Lachine Rapids at Montreal. His discovery of the Lachine Rapids proved that there was not a passage to China which ran through North America.

Lachine Hospital was created in 1913.

Lachine massacre happened on 1689-08-05.

Lachine is a neighboorhood of the city of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Jacques Cartier's explorations and mapping were concentrated on the St Lawrence River, as far upstream as the Lachine Rapids at present-day Montréal, and to a lesser extent in the Gulf of St Lawrence.