Brossard, Quebec

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name = Brossard, Quebec
settlement_type = Borough
official_name = Ville de Brossard
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motto = "Si Je Puis Oultre"

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subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Montérégie (16)
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subdivision_name3 = Urban agglomeration of Longueuil (TE 58)
subdivision_type4 = Federal electoral district
subdivision_name4 = Brossard—La Prairie
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leader_title = Mayor and Longueuil agglomeration council representative
leader_name = Jean-Marc Pelletier
leader_title1 = Deputy mayor
leader_name1 = Monique Gagné
leader_title2 = City council (2006-2009)
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1=1. Pierre O'Donoughue
2=2. Gilbert Lizotte
3=3. Monique Gagné
4=4. Marc Benoit
5=5. Serge Séguin
6=6. Claudio Benedetti
7=7. Zaki Thomas
8=8. Antoine Assaf
9=9. Pascal Forget
10=10. Daniel Lucier
leader_title3 = MP
leader_name3 = Marcel Lussier
leader_title4 = MNA
leader_name4 = Fatima Houda-Pepin
established_title = Founded
established_date = February 14, 1958
established_title1 = Incorporated (city)
established_date1 = 1978
established_title2 = Amalgamated
established_date2 = January 1, 2002
established_title3 = Reconstituted
established_date3 = January 1, 2006
founder = Georges-Henri Brossard
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PDFlink| [http://www.ville.brossard.qc.ca/asp/attachements/MESSAGES-FICHIER-7830-1.PDF Plan des rues] |1.64 MiB
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website = [http://ville.brossard.qc.ca http://ville.brossard.qc.ca]
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Brossard is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the island and city of Montreal. It is surrounded by four municipalities on the South Shore of Montreal: Saint-Lambert, Longueuil (Borough of Greenfield Park and Borough of Saint-Hubert), Carignan and La Prairie. Brossard is bordered by the Saint Lawrence River to the west and by the Saint-Jacques River to the south. "(see Geographic location section below)"

History

The city of Brossard was founded on February 14, 1958 and was known before then as « Municipalité de la Paroisse de La Prairie de la Magdeleine ». Later, the territory of Brossard was increased twice: a portion of land #121 from Greenfield Park was added on August 8, 1964. Furthermore, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur merged into Brossard on March 25, 1978 to form the current city.

In the 1970's, an attempt was made by René Désourdy to construct a cemetery in Brossard. The attempt failed due to the water table being too high in most of the city, and as of 2007 Brossard has no cemetery.

Brossard was merged into the city of Longueuil on January 1, 2002 as a result of municipal reorganization in Quebec. Opposition to this amalgamation, during the following years, was headed by Louise Brossard, Gilles Larin and Pierre Senécal [cite news
last =Lampron
first =Alexandre
coauthors =
title =Fatima Houda-Pepin interpelle Brossard à reconsidérer sa position
work =
pages =
language = fr icon
publisher =Le Brossard Éclair
date =2006-08-22
url =http://lebrossardeclair.canoe.ca/2006/08/22/fatima_houda_pepin_interpelle_brossard_a
accessdate =2007-04-19 ] and resulted in a municipal referendum that took place on June 20, 2004. 38.70% of the 50,539 qualified voters voted YES for demerger, [cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Referendums of June 20, 2004
work =
publisher =Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ)
date =
url =http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/tableaux/resultat_referendum_2004.asp
format =
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accessdate =2007-04-19 ] which met the requirements (35% or more of total voting population) needed for de-amalgamation. As a result, Brossard would continue to be a borough of the city of Longueuil only until the end of 2005.

On January 1, 2006, Brossard was reconstituted as a city and Jean-Marc Pelletier was elected as the new mayor. However, Brossard still remains part of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and thus, Brossard sits on the agglomeration council ("conseil d'agglomération") which determines certain powers of reconstituted cities.

Mayors

Visible minorities

From Canada 2006 Census [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2458007&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Brossard&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible%20minority&Custom= 2006 Community Profiles: Brossard, Quebec] ]

Languages

Mother Tongue LanguageFrom Canada 2006 Census [cite web | title = Brossard, V | work = Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = 2007-11-20 | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89202&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=772940 | accessdate = 2008-02-06]

Transportation

Autoroutes and provincial routes

Brossard is serviced by Autoroutes 10 (Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est), 15, 20 (Autoroute Jean-Lesage), and 30 (Autoroute de l'Acier), as well as Routes 132 and 134 (Taschereau Boulevard). Autoroute 30 runs along the west side of Brossard. Along the Saint Lawrence River on the east side of the city, Autoroutes 15 and 20 overlap with Route 132; 15 to the south and 20 to the north. At the Champlain Bridge interchange, Autoroutes 15 and 20 overlap 10 and feed into the Champlain Bridge, which crosses over into Montreal. Autoroute 10 also meets with Route 134 at the Taschereau Interchange which runs north south through heart of Brossard.

Other important roads

* Rome Boulevard
* Milan Boulevard
* Matte Boulevard
* Pelletier Boulevard
* Lapinière Boulevard
* San Francisco-Tisserand-Stravinski Avenues loop
* Panama Avenue
* Provencher Boulevard
* Chemin des Prairies
* Auteuil Avenue

Public transit

The Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL), one of the larger public transit carriers in the Montreal metropolitan region, services much of Brossard's territory as well as the rest of the South Shore. Terminus Brossard-Panama and Chevrier Park-n-Ride incentive parking lot are two of RTL's heavily used bus terminals located in Brossard.

Education

Primary

* Academie Marie-Laurier
* Good Shepherd Elementary School
* Harold Napper Elementary
* Ecole Primaire Charles-Bruneau
* Ecole Primaire Georges-P.-Vanier
* Ecole Primaire Guillaume-Vignal
* Ecole Primaire Marie-Victorin (Brossard)
* Ecole Primaire Sainte-Claire (Brossard)
* Ecole Primaire Saint-Laurent
* Ecole Primaire Samuel-De Champlain (Brossard)
* Ecole Primaire Tourterelle

econdary

* Ecole Secondaire Antoine-Brossard
* Ecole Secondaire Pierre-Brosseau

Adult education

* ACCESS Career Centre
* CEA Antoine-Brossard

ee also

* Municipal reorganization in Quebec
* Montreal
* Longueuil, Quebec
* La Prairie, Quebec

Geographic location

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest =
North = Saint-Lambert
Greenfield Park (Longueuil)
Northeast =
West = Montreal
(Nuns' Island, borough of Verdun)
"Saint Lawrence River"
Centre = Brossard
East = Saint-Hubert (Longueuil)
Southwest =
South = "Saint-Jacques River"
La Prairie
Southeast = Carignan

Notes and references

*cite book
last = Lacroix
first = Yvon-André
coauthors = Séguin, Claire
title = Brossard, de 1958 à 1983 : la création et l'évolution d'une banlieue
publisher = Ville de Brossard
date = 1984
location = Brossard, Quebec
language = fr icon
pages = 201 pages
isbn = 292042100X
*cite web
url=http://marigot.ca/dictio/brossard/dictio.html
title="Dictionnaire historique de Brossard"
accessdate=2006-11-21
last=Pratt
first=Michel
coauthors=Pépin, Karol
publisher="Société historique et culturelle du Marigot"
language=fr icon
archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050423210534/marigot.ca/dictio/brossard/dictio.html
archivedate=2006-04-14
quote=List of terms and events related to Brossard presented in alphabetic order.

External links

* [http://www.ville.brossard.qc.ca City of Brossard - Official website - ville.brossard.qc.ca]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2458005&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Brossard&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=2458005 Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile - Brossard, Quebec, Canada]