Pierrefonds Boulevard

Last updated

Pierrefonds Boulevard is an east-west boulevard in the northwest of the Island of Montreal, or the northern part of West Island. It runs mostly through the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.

Contents

History

Pierrefonds Boulevard has a total length of 9.3 km and is an important commercial street in the west of the island, known locally as West Island. It is named in honor of Pierrefonds in France, whose notary, Joseph-Adolphe Chauret, was impressed by the Château located in the city of the same name in France. Much of the boulevard was affected during the 1974 and 2017 Quebec floods. [1] [2] [3] Planning began in the early 1960s[ citation needed ] with surveying and grading started as early as 1962. [4]

Public Transit

The boulevard is well-served by the STM. Routes include 468-Pierrefonds/Gouin and 470-Express Pierrefonds, both of which connect to the Côte-Vertu Metro (rapid transit) station, and the 376-Pierrefonds / Centre-ville, which runs during the over-night period.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rivière des Prairies</span> River in Quebec, Canada

The Rivière des Prairies, called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it Skowanoti, meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the cities of Laval and Montreal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Island</span> Settlements in Quebec, Canada

The West Island is the unofficial name given to the cities, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. It is generally considered to consist of the Lakeshore municipalities of Dorval, Pointe-Claire, and Beaconsfield, the municipalities of Kirkland, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Baie-D'Urfé, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the village of Senneville, and two North Shore boroughs of the city of Montreal: Pierrefonds-Roxboro and L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pierrefonds—Dollard</span> Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Pierrefonds—Dollard is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population was 108,587 at the 2016 Canadian Census.

Pierrefonds is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located along the Rivière des Prairies on the northwestern part of the Island of Montreal. It was merged into Montreal on January 1, 2002, and is today part of the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dollard-des-Ormeaux</span> City in Quebec, Canada

Dollard-Des Ormeaux is a predominantly English-speaking suburb of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Island of Montreal. The town was named after French martyr Adam Dollard des Ormeaux.

Pierrefonds-Senneville is a former Montreal borough in the West Island area of Montreal, Quebec.

Roxboro was a town on the Island of Montreal. It was founded in 1914, and ceased to exist on 1 January 2002 as a result of municipal reorganization in Quebec. The town was located along the Rivière des Prairies. At the time of the merger with Montreal, its population was 6,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ahuntsic-Cartierville</span> Borough of Montreal in Quebec, Canada

Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, a former village annexed to Montreal in 1910 and Cartierville, a town annexed to Montreal in 1916.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec</span> Neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sainte-Geneviève was a municipality located on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now part of the Borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève in the City of Montreal, created on January 1, 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève</span> Borough of Montreal in Quebec, Canada

L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pierrefonds-Roxboro</span> Borough of Montreal in Quebec, Canada

Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a borough of the city of Montreal. It was created January 1, 2006, following the demerger of parts of the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anglican Diocese of Montreal</span> Diocese of the Anglican Church in Canada

The Diocese of Montreal is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, in turn a province of the Anglican Communion. The diocese comprises the 21,400 square kilometres (8,300 sq mi) encompassing the City and Island of Montreal, the Laurentians, the South Shore opposite Montreal, and part of the Eastern Townships. The See city is Montreal, and the cathedral is Christ Church. The diocese maintains approximately 9,000 on its parish rolls in about seventy parishes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sherbrooke Street</span>

Sherbrooke Street is a major east–west artery and at 31.3 kilometres (19.4 mi) in length, is the second longest street on the Island of Montreal. The street begins in the town of Montreal West and ends on the extreme tip of the island in Pointe-aux-Trembles, intersecting Gouin Boulevard and joining up with Notre-Dame Street. East of Cavendish Boulevard this road is part of Quebec Route 138.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gouin Boulevard</span>

Gouin Boulevard is the longest street on the Island of Montreal, stretching 57.6 kilometres (35.8 mi) across the north side of the island from Senneville in the west to Pointe-aux-Trembles in the east, where it intersects with Sherbrooke Street.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roxboro-Pierrefonds station</span> Railway station in Quebec, Canada

Roxboro-Pierrefonds in the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. is a future Réseau express métropolitain station, expected to open in 2024. It was operated by Exo in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was served by the Deux-Montagnes line. The station will be renamed to Pierrefonds-Roxboro when Réseau express métropolitain service commences, to match the name of the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henri Bourassa Boulevard</span> Thoroughfare in Montreal, Canada

Henri Bourassa Boulevard is a major east–west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located in the north of the island of Montreal, it runs parallel to Gouin Boulevard. Spanning 29 kilometres in length, it links the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles in the east to a junction with Autoroute 13 and Alfred Nobel Boulevard in Saint-Laurent in the west. West of here, the street continues into the West Island as Hymus Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in Dorval, Pointe-Claire, and Kirkland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts</span> School in Canada

Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts is a bilingual school of music and fine arts and a venue for performances located in Pierrefonds-Roxboro in the West Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The languages of instruction are in English and French. Lambda was inaugurated on 10 October 2008 by the mayoress of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Madame Monique Worth and appointed representatives from the Chinese Embassy, Ottawa. The name Lambda was specifically chosen for a variety of reasons. In physics, the sign Lambda stands for wavelength. Through the wavelength of sounds, humans communicate through music. Through the wavelength of light, we communicate emotions through various colors in painting. Lambda is also the acronym for Learning of the Arts through the Mind and Body in the Discovery of Aesthetics. Lambda School supports other organizations of the arts and education in Quebec. The school has been a sponsor of scholarships for the Montreal Classical Music Festival organized annually by the Quebec Music Teachers' Association as well as the Lakeshore Chamber Music Society, and the Quebec Music Competition while also offering an array of scholarships and bursaries to deserving students of the arts. To encourage the development of high level performance in young musicians and to promote the spirit of transcending one's artistic boundaries Lambda School also supports the Quebec Music Competition, an annual music competition organized by the Concours International de Musique et des Beaux Arts de Quebec, offering various scholarships, prizes, certificates and perpetual trophies, and performance opportunities for winners. Lambda school also offers free programs to the community and senior citizens. It is also the official examination centre for RCM Examinations of practice and theoretical subjects in the West Island of Montreal since January 2011. In 2015, Lambda has also set up an auxiliary school in Shanghai, China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rapides du Cheval Blanc</span>

There are three locations in Quebec, Canada with the name "Rapides du Cheval Blanc". This article refers to the rapids between the north shore of the Island of Montreal and the south shore of Sainte-Dorothée, Laval.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park</span> Large nature park in Montreal, Canada

The Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park is a large nature park that spans several cities on the northwestern part of the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boulevard Des Sources</span>

Des Sources Boulevard is a north-south artery located in the west of the island of Montreal, informally known locally as the West Island.

References

  1. "Pierrefonds Blvd. still a lake, but many flooded evacuees return home". montrealgazette.com. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "'We are trying to survive': Floods wash away Montreal business owners' life's work". cbc.ca. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "Pierrefonds-Roxboro in recovery from flooding".
  4. "VM97-3_04_771 - Archives de Montréal".

Coordinates: 45°28′58″N73°51′41″W / 45.482731°N 73.861307°W / 45.482731; -73.861307