Country Canada RCM Roussillon Time zone EST (UTC−5) Founded 31 January 1957 Population 19,876 (2011) Local time Tuesday 10:19 PM | Region Montérégie Constituted January 31, 1957 Postal code(s) J5R Area 18.7 km² Province Québec | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 98% Humidity | ||
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Candiac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec; it is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Montreal near La Prairie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 19,876.
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- Map of Candiac QC Canada
- History
- Coat of arms
- Transportation
- Municipal Buildings
- Education
- References
Map of Candiac, QC, Canada
History
Candiac was created January 31, 1957 when the government of Quebec accepted the request of a Canadian-European investors group, the Candiac Development Corporation. The investors had collected over $4.5 million and bought 2,500 acres (10 km2) of land from farmers and the neighbouring towns.
In its early days, Candiac was home to 320 people who mostly lived near the St. Lawrence River. Most of the inhabitants were either farmers or Montrealers who owned a second residence in Candiac.
Candiac was named after Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, who was born in 1712 at Château de Candiac (Vestric-et-Candiac), near Nîmes, in France. Montcalm died at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City in 1759 while defending la Nouvelle-France from the English.
Coat of arms
Montcalm's heritage and the first mayor, Jean Leman, family's coat of arms were the inspiration for Candiac's coat of arms. The colour red symbolizes charity and justice, two very important values. It is also present in the Leman's coat of arms and is said to honour Montcalm's legacy. The silver cross is a typical French-Canadian symbol that reminds citizens of their French heritage. The stars were taken from the Leman's coat of arms and the towers from Montcalm's. The crown symbolizes the Château de Candiac and the maple leaves symbolize Canada.
The floral emblem of Candiac is the Campanula carpatica, better known as White Clips.
Transportation
The CIT Le Richelain provides commuter and local bus services. Suburban trains, provided by the AMT link Candiac to Lucien L'Allier train station in downtown Montréal.
Municipal Buildings
The City of Candiac has four (4) main municipal buildings: The "Hotel de Ville" (city hall), Centre Roméo-V.-Patenaude (renovated in 2005), Centre Frank-Vocino (the old library, now the Ideal Club meeting area) and Centre Claude-Hébert (the new restored library)
Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.