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22-655: Collège Ahuntsic is a French-language public college situated in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal , Quebec , Canada. It was founded in 1967 as a merger of the Collège Saint-Ignace and the Institut de technologies Laval , and in 1970 the Institut des arts graphiques du Quebec joined the college. Founded in 1967, when the Quebec system of CEGEPs was created, it is today one of

44-462: A dog park, a community garden, water playground and large open-space field for outdoor seasonal events while Marcelin-Wilson Park has a swimming pool, tennis courts and soccer fields. The borough is also traversed by the Route Verte , a province-wide network of bicycle paths . The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard , located at 1000 Émile-Journault Avenue, is one of the main sport complexes in

66-501: A skill trade. Today, the college comprises three pre-university programs; 26 technical programs; 6000 regular education/full-time students and 4000 continuous education/part-time students; 900 employees, divided between 600 faculty members and 300 management and support staff. Usually, pre-university programs require four semesters (two years) to complete and lead to the obtention of a DEC . Usually, technical and career programs require six semesters (three years) to complete and lead to

88-514: A terminal technical degree, a diplôme d'études collégiales , or DEC. Work-study programs were created for students who wish to work part-time while completing a college diploma in a particular field of study. Although the programs usually require six semesters to complete, the time needed may be increased as a result of the part-time job. 45°33′7″N 73°38′35″W  /  45.55194°N 73.64306°W  / 45.55194; -73.64306 Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic-Cartierville

110-513: Is located in the north end of Montreal, on the banks of the Rivière des Prairies . It traces its history to the fortified Sault-au-Récollet settlement, which was established by the Sulpicians in 1696. This in turn led to the colonization of the area. One of the oldest villages on the island of Montreal , Sault-au-Récollet still retains its village atmosphere with many houses dating from

132-896: Is located on Henri Bourassa Blvd, while Ahuntsic and Sauvé on the Mascouche line are near the Sauvé St. The Bois-Franc station on the Deux-Montagnes line is located on Henri Bourassa Blvd. in nearby Saint-Laurent . Two major Autoroutes are located in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Autoroute15 (Laurentian Autoroute/Autoroute des Laurentides) runs north-south and Autoroute 40 (Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine) runs east-west. Main streets or boulevards include Henri-Bourassa, Fleury, Sauvé, L'Acadie, Chabanel, Gouin, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Denis, Salaberry. Sacré-Coeur Hospital and Fleury Hospital service

154-570: Is located, which in turn is named after a missionary called Ahuntsic , possibly of Huron (indigenous Canadian) origin, who lived in the early days of the new colony of Quebec . In 1970, the adjoining school, the Institut des arts graphiques du Quebec, which was a school of printing, joined the college. Following the lead of McGill University (with formerly the Redmen sport teams), the name "Indiens" (Indians) and its logo have been dropped from

176-592: The Montreal Metro 's Orange line which runs underneath Berri Street . Henri-Bourassa station located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard , Sauvé station located on Sauvé Street, and Crémazie station located on Crémazie Boulevard . The borough is also served by four commuter rail stations of the Réseau de transport métropolitain . Bois-de-Boulogne station and Chabanel station on the Saint-Jérôme line

198-550: The Saint-Laurent , Acadie , and Crémazie electoral districts. The Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne and the Collège Ahuntsic are located in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates French-language public schools. The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates English-language schools. Ahuntsic-Cartierville is served by three stations on the north-eastern part of

220-485: The 18th and 19th centuries. It was the original site of Fort Lorette, a trading post and mission for the conversion of the First Nations people of the area. It grew prosperous in the 18th century with the construction of a mill on the rapids on the Rivière des Prairies (from which the village derives its name: Sault-au-Récollet, or Recollet Falls). A dam was built on the narrow arm of the river that passes between

242-420: The area. The CLSC also responds to citizen's health care needs. Ahuntsic-Cartierville features large parks along its riverside, such as Île Perry and Parc de l' Île de la Visitation , which offer views of the river and of nearby Laval , Quebec. Ahuntsic Park and Marcelin-Wilson Park are the borough's main parks, which both have playgrounds, skate parks, and arenas housing ice skating rinks. Ahuntsic Park has

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264-945: The city. The Cartierville area to the west was formerly the home of the Belmont Park amusement park. The Orioles de Montréal baseball team of the Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec play their home games at Gary Carter Stadium (formerly Marcel-Clement Field) located in Ahuntsic Park . The borough has three libraries of the Montreal Public Libraries Network : Ahuntsic (adults and children), Cartierville (adults and children) and De Salaberry (children's only). 45°32′06″N 73°42′18″W  /  45.5350°N 73.7050°W  / 45.5350; -73.7050 Montreal Park and Island Railway Too Many Requests If you report this error to

286-524: The college's sports teams to be replaced by Les Aigles (The Eagles) in 2020. The CEGEP offers two types of programs: pre-university and technical. The pre-university programs, which take two years to complete, cover the subject matters which roughly correspond to the additional year of high school (grade 12) and the first year of university given elsewhere in Canada. The technical programs, which take three-years to complete, applies to students who wish to pursue

308-488: The largest CÉGEPs in Quebec. The college was created out of the amalgamation of two former institutions: the Collège Saint-Ignace and the Institut de technologies Laval, founded respectively in 1927 and 1941. The Collège Saint-Ignace taught the humanities , whereas the Institut de technologies de Laval offered the main trade programs of the era. The name of the new college comes from the district in which it

330-453: The new village operated until 1910, when the province passed laws creating the charter of the City of Montreal. It was then annexed and later combined with Nouveau-Bordeaux, forming the district of Ahuntsic-Bordeaux. The city of Cartierville and Sault-au-Récollet were added in 1918. In 1952, following a land exchange , Ahuntsic took over part of Saint-Laurent . The Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough

352-558: The oldest churches in Montreal, which is a listed historical monument. Cartierville grew as a suburb when it became in 1898 the north terminus of the Montreal Park and Island Railway tramway line, also known as the "17-Cartierville". Named in the honor of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, it became a village officially in 1906. During December 1912, it achieved city status. Two years later, the rural and agricultural part of Cartierville

374-412: The province of Quebec. The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des Prairies , and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry , and Île de la Visitation . It is bounded to the east by Montréal-Nord , to the southeast by the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension , to the southwest by the borough of Saint-Laurent , and to

396-543: The village and Visitation Island, which splits the river in two at that point. A museum and cultural centre, the Maison du Pressoir, perpetuates this memory. A hydroelectric dam was built later and still exists further down the river. The village and Île de la Visitation (Visitation Island) are surrounded by the green space of the Parc-Nature de l'Île de la Visitation . The village is noted for Visitation Church, one of

418-411: The west by the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro . It has an area of 22.92 km and a population of 127,000. The boundary between Ahuntsic and Cartierville is Autoroute 15 . The borough's office is located at 555, rue Chabanel West, Montreal. The territory is divided into four districts. Federally, the borough is in the riding of Ahuntsic-Cartierville . Provincially, the borough is divided between

440-443: Was granted independence from the city and was then known as Ville de Saraguay . On 22 December 1916, the provincial government ordered the annexation of Cartierville to Montreal. The district was famous for the Belmont Park amusement park which operated from 1929 to the 1980s. New Bordeaux (or simply Bordeaux) was originally part of the independent village of Cartierville until it became its own municipality in 1898. The district

462-510: Was originally named Saint-Joseph de Bordeaux until 1906. One year later, Bordeaux attained city status. On June 4, 1910, it was annexed by the larger City of Montreal. The district was home to Maurice Richard , writer Claude Jasmin and Comte Daeylar. The municipality of the Village of Ahuntsic was founded on January 21, 1897, by a proclamation of the Quebec provincial government. The council of

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484-400: Was part of the City of Montreal prior to January 1, 2002. For further reading on pre-merger Montreal, see Karen Herland's book "People, Potholes and Politics". In 1914, the rural and agricultural part of the city of Cartierville became independent, forming its own city. It was only in 1964, that Saraguay joined itself to the City of Montreal under law 2926 approved by the lieutenant-governor of

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