Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles


Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a suburban borough on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of the Island of Montreal.

Geography

The borough is located at the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal. It is composed of the districts of Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles and also La Pointe-aux-Prairies, which were part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers. From January 1, 2002 to January 1, 2006, the borough included the town of Montreal East, which has now demerged from Montreal.
The borough's name lists the two neighbourhoods according to their date of annexation to Montreal. It has a population of 102,457.
Rivière-des-Prairies is mainly composed of suburbs, as well as multiple forested areas and fields. Pointe-aux-trembles is more urban and dense but remains suburban in nature. The third district, La Pointe-aux-prairies, is a typical suburb composed of townhouses, condos and single-family dwellings witch makes it a destination of choice for young families that wish to remain on the island of Montréal. The Saint Lawrence River flows at the southerly border of Montreal, while the Rivière des Prairies River forms Montreal Island's northerly boundary with Laval.

Demographics

LanguagePopulationPercentage
French68,49072%
English15,42016%
Other languages12,08512%

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The Rivière-des-Prairies part of the borough is known for its high concentration of Italians in most of the neighborhoods, and Haitians in the others. On July 9, 2006, after Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Maurice Duplessis Boulevard was closed to traffic due to the great number of fans celebrating in the street.

Politics

The borough is divided into three districts—La Pointe-aux-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles and Rivière-des-Prairies—and has seven elected representatives since the November 2005 municipal election: one borough mayor, three city councillors, and three borough councillors.

Borough council

As of the November 5, 2017 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
DistrictPositionName Party
—Borough mayor
City councillor		Caroline Bourgeois Projet Montréal
La Pointe-aux-PrairiesCity councillorRichard Guay Ensemble Montréal
La Pointe-aux-PrairiesBorough councillorLisa Christensen Projet Montréal
Pointe-aux-TremblesCity councillorSuzanne Décarie Ensemble Montréal
Pointe-aux-TremblesBorough councillorGilles Déziel Ensemble Montréal
Rivière-des-PrairiesCity councillorGiovanni Rapanà Independent
Rivière-des-PrairiesBorough councillorNathalie Pierre-Antoine Ensemble Montréal

Previous councils

The borough's elected officials from January 1, 2006 to October 31, 2009 were:
On Wednesday, November 22, 2006, councillor Montmorency announced he was leaving Vision Montreal to sit as an independent. On Monday, November 27, Vision Montreal announced it was kicking councillor Bélisle out of its ranks due to Bélisle's allegedly stating his intention to leave the party.
From November 2001 to November 2005, the borough was divided into four districts and their representatives were:
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:
Anglophone schools:
The borough is served by the Pointe-aux-Trembles and Rivière-des-Prairies branches of the Montreal Public Libraries Network.

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