Country Canada Region Montérégie Founded 1874 Population 40,077 (2011) | Province Quebec RCM Beauharnois-Salaberry Constituted April 24, 2002 University Collège de Valleyfield | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 94% Humidity Points of interest Parc Delpha‑Sauvé, Parc des îles Saint‑Timothée, MUSO, St‑Timothee | ||
Alexandre daneau beauharnois salaberry de valleyfield
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 40,077. Situated on an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordered at its western end by Lake Saint Francis, with the Saint Lawrence to the north and the Beauharnois Canal to its south. The Port of Valleyfield is situated on the canal.
Contents
- Alexandre daneau beauharnois salaberry de valleyfield
- Map of Salaberry de Valleyfield QC Canada
- History
- Merger
- Attractions
- Education
- Gault Institute
- Notable people
- References
Map of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC, Canada
History
Salaberry was named after Colonel Charles de Salaberry who served with the British army during the War of 1812. "Valleyfield" came from the Valleyfield Mills, a paper mill south of Edinburgh in Scotland.
It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield.
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is the seat of the judicial district of Beauharnois.
Merger
In 2002, the city of 26,170 amalgamated with the following communities (2001 Canada census figures):
Attractions
The Écomusée des Deux-Rives, which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is found in the city.
The city has been the site of the Valleyfield Regatas since 1938. The event takes place every year at the beginning of July over a three day period in the heart of the city on Bay Saint-Francois. The Regata is an international hydroplane boat race, where the hydroplanes (planes without wings) can achieve speeds of up to 225 km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it is a great weekend of thrilling hydroplane races, dinners, parties, outdoor concerts featuring renowned Quebec artists. It is capped off by a fireworks show.
Education
Gault Institute
Gault Institute was created by a man named Andrew Frederick Gault. He created this school during the time that the Gault Cotton Mills were up and running. To heat the school at one time he used underground pipes connecting from the school to the Cotton Mills since at the time there was no electricity.