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Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ⓘ) is a borough of the city of Montreal, Canada, located in the northern part of the island.Although it is no longer an independent city, it is still commonly known as Ville Saint-Laurent (City of Saint-Laurent) or by its initials, VSL.
This was the last city to be merged into Montreal until the 2002 municipal reorganization. On January 1, 2002 this neighbourhood at the far east end of the Island of Montreal became part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est .
It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds and Roxboro, spanning the northern part of the West Island.Besides its land borders with the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, as well as the boroughs of Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic-Cartierville to the east, it borders the municipalities of Senneville, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Kirkland, and Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
The third district, La Pointe-aux-Prairies, is a typical suburb composed of townhouses, condos and single-family dwellings, which makes it a destination of choice for young families that wish to remain on the island of Montréal. The Saint Lawrence River flows at the southern border of Montreal, while the Rivière des Prairies River forms ...
Boroughs and list of all fire halls in the city (listed as Casernes, French for fire hall). The borough council is responsible for: Fire prevention
Ski resorts include Saint-Sauveur and Mont Tremblant. The Laurentides offer a weekend escape for Montrealers and tourists from New England to Ontario, and with the building of a major highway through the area in the 1970s ( Autoroute 15 ), the area has experienced much growth.
Montreal [a] is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America.It was founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", [19] and is now named after Mount Royal, [20] the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. [21]
The following is a list of municipal electoral districts in Montreal. They were created for electoral purposes and are based on historical boundaries of neighborhoods and former towns or cities. They were created for electoral purposes and are based on historical boundaries of neighborhoods and former towns or cities.