Country Canada Creation June 4, 1910 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Local time Saturday 3:24 AM Team Montreal-Est Rangers | Region Montreal Constituted January 1, 2006 Area 14 km² Province Québec | |
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UA Urban agglomeration of Montreal Weather -10°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Montreal East (in French: Montréal-Est), is an on-island suburb in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the island of Montreal, formerly part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. Montreal-Est has consistently been home to many large oil refineries since 1915.
Contents
- Map of Montreal East QC Canada
- History
- Buildings
- Refineries
- Rue Dorchester
- Education
- Notable people
- References
Map of Montreal East, QC, Canada
History
Montreal-Est was founded in 1910 by businessman Joseph Versailles.
On January 1, 2002, as part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal, it was merged into the City of Montreal and became part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. After a change of government and a 2004 referendum, it was the only community in the eastern half of the Island of Montreal that de-merged, and it was re-constituted as a city on January 1, 2006.
Buildings
The Dufresne-Nincheri Museum mission is the preservation, study, and influence of the history and heritage of Montréal-Est (East Montreal). It was originally named the Château Dufresne Museum.
Refineries
The three refineries are the majority of the Montreal Oil Refining Center.
Total production: 386,000 bpd
Rue Dorchester
Montréal-Est joined Westmount as the only Montreal island municipalities to refuse to adopt the name of Boulevard René-Lévesque for their portion of the major east-west street, Dorchester. To this day, the street is called Rue Dorchester in Montréal-Est.
Education
The Borough is served by two school boards. The French schools are part of the Commission scolaire Pointe-de-l'Ile while the English schools are part of the English Montreal School Board.
Francophone schools: