Pointe-Calumet, Quebec

Pointe-Calumet is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The municipality is located within the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region. It is situated about 30 minutes northwest of Montreal. Its population as of the 2006 Canadian Census is just over 6 000.

Geography

The town is located on the northern shore of the Ottawa River, the Rivière des Mille Îles and the Lake of Two Mountains which all joins the Saint Lawrence River to its south near the west island of Montreal.

Pointe-Calumet is accessible from the Greater Montreal Area and points east from Quebec Autoroute 640 that runs from Laval, Saint-Eustache, Terrebonne and Repentigny. Quebec Route 344 runs through the village and also links the northern Montreal suburbs as well as the Grenville area north of Hawkesbury, Ontario. It is also located nearby the Montreal commuter train that runs from downtown Montreal to nearby Deux-Montagnes.

The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Deux-Montagnes which also includes the municipality of the same name located to its east.

History

Pointe-Calumet was declared a municipality in 1952 after being part of the Saint-Joseph-du-Lac parish where about 30 families were living prior of being a municipality. However, with the presence of numerous beaches in the vicinity numerous visitors from the Montreal region were visiting the area during weekends. [ [http://municipalite.pointe-calumet.qc.ca/historique.php Municipalité Pointe-Calumet ] ]

Tourist attractions

The town's major attraction is the Super Aqua Club, is one of the biggest waterparks in the province along with the Water Parks at Mont Saint-Sauveur. Opened in 1984, the park contains about 40 attractions. The Beach Club is today the main beach of the area. [ [http://www.beachclub.com/ Le Beach Club - La Plage de Pointe Calumet Quebec Canada The Beach Club ] ] The town is also located the Oka National Park situated about 10 kilometers west near the village of Oka.

Municipal council

* Jacques Seguin, mayor
* Jean-Guy Lafaille, councilor (district 1)
* Denis Gravel, councilor (district 2)
* Alexander Tomeo, councilor (district 3)
* Robert Beauchamp, councilor (district 4)
* Normand Clermont, councilor (district 5)
* Marie-Claude Prud'Homme, councilor (district 6)

ee also

* List of municipalities in Quebec

Footnotes

External links

* [http://municipalite.pointe-calumet.qc.ca/ Municipality website]
* [http://www.superaquaclub.com/ Super Aqua Club website]
* [http://municipalite.pointe-calumet.qc.ca/pdf/carteCartier.pdf Map of Pointe-Calumet]
* [http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=Pointe-Calumet&ie=UTF8&ll=45.498647,-73.956528&spn=0.13452,0.170288&t=h&z=12 Location of Pointe-Calumet via Google Maps]