75-641: Boisbriand ( French pronunciation: [bwabʁijɑ̃] ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal , at the entrance of the Lower- Laurentides in southwestern Quebec , Canada, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality . Although relatively small, Boisbriand is bisected by three highways: Highway 13 on the west, Highway 15 on
150-434: A Class C airspace twelve years after becoming a flight service station due to a resurgence in air traffic volume. More than 69,000 movements were reported in 2017, and 72,000 in 2018. The air traffic control service is in service 16 hours a day, from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM local time. The Class C control zone becomes an advisory Class E — Mirabel was a Class E airspace since 2008 — when the tower isn't in operation. Mirabel
225-749: A central "spine road" through the middle of the airport, bringing the main surface transport artery through the center of the airport, with decentralized terminals arranged along the spine road. This spine road was planned to have four lanes, with the capacity to expand to eight lanes, and room made in the median for an automated people mover to connect the terminals. The six planned runways were to be arranged in three pairs of parallel runways. Two pairs were to be oriented northwest–southwest (the prevailing wind direction), and one pair would be oriented east–west (crosswind). These were to provide capacity for 160 takeoffs and landings every hour, allowing 630,000 annual movements. The runways' lengths would have varied, with
300-446: A historical injustice", Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the return of 4,450 ha of farmland expropriated to build Mirabel airport. About 125 farmers, who rent their land from the federal government, were permitted to buy it back. Harper said he was pleased to finish the work started by former prime minister, Brian Mulroney , who unlocked a major parcel of expropriated land during his first term in office in 1985. In May 2007, it
375-574: A length of 2,700 m (8,800 ft) and in April 2012 was restored to its 3,700 m (12,000 ft) length. From the farthest reach of the parking lot to the airplane seat, one could walk as little as 200 m (656 ft). A train station was also built in the basement for the planned TRRAMM commuter rail service by Société de transport de Montréal (CTCUM), right below the main passenger concourse (and more recently Agence métropolitaine de transport , successor to CTCUM, had planned to extend
450-528: A medical supply plant on a part of the 400,000 m (4,300,000 sq ft) site of the former passenger terminal complex, and that Mirajet was building an airpark at the foot of the air traffic control tower with 20 hangars available for lease to civil and business aviation clients. Other tenants at the time included Bombardier Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney Canada's Mirabel Aerospace Centre , Stelia Aerospace (formerly Aerolia), L3 Communication Mas, Avianor and Nolinor, as well as specialized services, creating
525-423: A new airport that would be more than able to absorb increased passenger traffic well into the 21st century. The Canadian Department of Transport studied five possible sites for Montreal's new airport: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (50 km (31 mi) to the southeast), Vaudreuil-Dorion (40 km (25 mi) to the west), Joliette (70 km (43 mi) to the north), St-Amable (30 km (19 mi) to
600-505: A passenger airport. It soon became apparent that the additional capacity from the opening of Mirabel became redundant. Although this redundancy would have been resolved if Dorval was decommissioned as originally intended, public pressure in support of Dorval prevented its planned closure. Another obstacle of the planned transfer from Dorval to Mirabel was Air Canada's desire to keep flights in Dorval, with its proximity to AVEOS workshops, and
675-466: A planned area of 39,660 hectares (396.6 km ; 98,000 acres), until surpassed by King Fahd International Airport in 1999. In 1989, 32,780 hectares (81,000 acres) of the 39,660 hectares (98,000 acres) were deeded back to their original owners. The airport was intended to replace the existing Dorval Airport as the eastern air gateway to Canada. Accordingly, from 1975 to 1997, all international flights to and from Montreal (except for flights to and from
750-558: A population of 4,027,100, almost half that of the province. A smaller area of 3,838 square kilometres (1,482 sq mi) is governed by the Montreal Metropolitan Community ( MMC ; French : Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal , CMM). This level of government is headed by a president (currently Montreal mayor Valérie Plante ). The inner ring is composed of densely populated municipalities located in close proximity to Downtown Montreal . It includes
825-609: A population of approximately 3.7 million people who make more than 750,000 trips daily. The major transit commissions under the ARTM are: (In Montreal, except where otherwise noted.) 45°34′N 73°40′W / 45.56°N 73.66°W / 45.56; -73.66 Montr%C3%A9al%E2%80%93Mirabel International Airport Montréal–Mirabel International Airport ( IATA : YMX , ICAO : CYMX ), originally called Montréal International Airport , widely known as Mirabel and branded as YMX International Aerocity of Mirabel ,
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#1732791769558900-492: A reason, as well as its facilities being unfit for commercial aviation needs and lacking any economic viability. Aéroports de Montréal had spent $ 30 million in maintenance over a decade, while renovations to keep it operational were estimated at $ 25 million. Several reports suggested that it would simply be less expensive to rebuild a new smaller budget terminal to attract the interests of ultra low cost carriers , such as Flair Airlines , Lynx Air or Swoop , however no plans for
975-462: A return to commercial air services at Mirabel ever materialized. Mirabel Mayor Jean Bouchard was disappointed as the demolition would result in a significant loss of tax revenues for his municipality. A demolition contract was awarded to Delsan on September 16, 2014, which proceeded with the demolition of the terminal building and surrounding parking structures. Demolition costs had been estimated up to $ 15 million and were expected to take less than
1050-437: A rise in nearby flight schools. Nolinor offers daily flights abroad for employees of various companies, and many medical airplanes now use Mirabel airport as well. Consequently, the airport's air traffic control tower was refurbished and reopened with air traffic controllers specifically trained for it, following a decision in early 2019. On July 11, 2016, Aéroports de Montréal announced that Pama Manufacturing planned to build
1125-525: A total of 3,700 direct jobs at the airport. The Bombardier CSeries (now the Airbus A220 series) continues to be assembled at Mirabel. On May 9, 2019, Aéroports de Montréal announced that the airport would be renamed as 'YMX International Aerocity of Mirabel' as part of ADM's new branding. Under this brand, business will be the main focus of Mirabel while Montréal-Trudeau will be branded as a travel destination. On January 30, 2020, Mirabel airport became
1200-507: A vote. Council had no choice but to unanimously adopt the resolution and ask lawyer Claude Ouellette to move forward. Despite numerous pressures from companies including General Motors , the project was successfully completed. In 1994, the Electoral Representation Commission of Quebec sanctioned the division of the city into electoral districts, of which there will be eight. This division was mandatory since
1275-510: A year to complete. Demolition of the terminal building began in mid-November 2014 and was completed in August 2016. The adjacent abandoned Chateau Aeroport hotel, and its connecting terminal skyway , were left standing, albeit in a deteriorating state. Between 2008 and 2018, Mirabel airport's air traffic more than tripled. The trend rose sharply as of 2016 with the increase of use of the terminal by private passenger flights, helicopter flights and
1350-513: Is a cargo and former international passenger airport in Mirabel, Quebec , Canada , 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) northwest of Montreal . It opened on October 4, 1975, and the last commercial passenger flight took off on October 31, 2004. The main role of the airport today is cargo flights , but it is also home to MEDEVAC and general aviation flights, and is a manufacturing base for Airbus Canada , where final assembly of
1425-643: Is a humid continental climate. Winters are cold with a lot of snowfall and summers are hot and humid. There are 4 seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter. Greater Montreal Greater Montreal ( French : Grand Montréal , [ɡʁɑ̃ mɔ̃ʁeal] ) is the most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and the second most populous in Canada after Greater Toronto . In 2015, Statistics Canada identified Montreal 's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) as 4,258.31 square kilometres (1,644.14 sq mi) with
1500-653: Is the second busiest such system in Canada after Toronto's GO Transit. Established in June 2007, Exo's commuter rail system has six lines linking the downtown core with communities as far west as Hudson , as Far south as Mont-Saint-Hilaire , as far east as Mascouche , and as far north as Saint-Jérôme . Along with Exo, a sister agency, the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain ( ARTM ) plans, integrates, and coordinates public transport across Greater Montreal, including
1575-502: Is used almost exclusively for cargo flights, with passenger operations having ceased on October 31, 2004, 29 years after the airport's opening and many years of limited, primarily charter service. Bombardier Aerospace launches newly constructed units from its factory at Mirabel. With very little and then no airline service, and with many empty spaces inside its terminal, Mirabel was the setting of several movies, TV series, and commercials for many years. The 2004 film The Terminal features
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#17327917695581650-497: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Boisbriand had a population of 28,308 living in 11,425 of its 11,769 total private dwellings, a change of 5.3% from its 2016 population of 26,884 . With a land area of 27.67 km (10.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,023.1/km (2,649.7/sq mi) in 2021. Boisbriand is home to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of
1725-532: The Airbus A220 (formerly Bombardier CSeries) is conducted. Bombardier Aviation produced the Bombardier CRJ700 series ( CRJ700 , CRJ900 and CRJ1000 ) regional jetliners until early 2021 when the last CRJ was produced. The CRJ business was sold to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries but is no longer manufactured. The former passenger terminal apron is now a racing course, and the terminal building
1800-719: The Island of Montreal , Laval ( Île Jésus ), and communities along both the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River . The ARTM's mandate also includes the management of reserved High-occupancy vehicle lanes , metropolitan bus terminuses, park-and-ride lots, and a budget of $ 163 million, which is shared amongst the transit corporations and inter-municipal public transit organizations. The Exo/ARTM's territory spans 63 municipalities and one native reserve, 13 regional county municipalities, and 21 transit authorities. It serves
1875-726: The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series , drag racing, and other forms of motorsport began running on the airport's runways and surrounding areas, on what is known as Circuit ICAR . On September 16, 2013, the Bombardier CS100 took its maiden flight for the first time, making the inaugural flight of the CSeries, from Mirabel Airport, accompanied by a Global 5000 chase plane. On May 1, 2014, Aeroports de Montréal confirmed that Mirabel Airport's terminal building would be demolished, citing its high maintenance cost as
1950-492: The National Airports System . It was one of two airports in Canada with sufficient right-of-way that can be expanded to accommodate 50 million passengers per year, the other being Toronto Pearson International Airport . A lack of traffic meant that Mirabel was never expanded beyond its first phase. As a result of a controversial expropriation, Mirabel was the largest airport in the world by surface area, with
2025-709: The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League . The Armada play their home games at Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau . The city promotes several sports teams of different categories like minor hockey, aquatic club, athletics club, fencing, karate, synchronized swimming, figure skating. The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools. Some areas are served by École Le Tandem in Sainte-Thérèse . Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone schools: The climate of Boisbriand
2100-468: The Saint-Jérôme line to the airport.). The airport was designed by architects Papineau Gérin-Lajoie Le Blanc, who met at McGill's School of Architecture in the 1950s (under the tutelage of John Bland), founded their company in 1960, and parted ways in 1973 before the airport opened its doors after Papineau and another architect, Gordon Buchanan Edwards, left the firm. Mirabel's terminal carried over
2175-808: The 1980s with the drop in world oil prices. Montreal was also overtaken by Toronto as Canada's main business centre around this time, due to the Quebec nationalism and French-only language laws that caused numerous companies and non-French residents to move to Toronto. More importantly, the simultaneous operation of Mirabel solely for international flights and Dorval only for continental flights made Montreal less attractive to airlines and travelers alike, in contrast to other cities with multi-airport systems (New York City, Tokyo) where each airport operates independently in allowing international flights to connect to domestic flights. The planned but unbuilt highways and incomplete train routes connecting Mirabel to Montreal compounded
2250-609: The CMM/CMA. There are 82 municipalities that are part of the MMC and 91 municipalities that are part of the CMA. There are 79 municipalities that overlap between the two, with 3 municipalities being part of the MMC but not the CMA, and 12 municipalities being part of the CMA but not the MMC. Kanesatake and Kahnawake are not included in the previous counts. Exo operates the region's commuter rail and metropolitan bus services, and
2325-688: The Canadian Prime Minister whose government initiated the Mirabel project, the aim of which was to close and replace the Dorval airport. During the 2000s, Dorval was renovated and expanded, which enabled it to handle the passenger levels that the Trudeau government initially claimed would require two airports. Between 2008 and 2018, Mirabel's air traffic more than tripled due to the use of private passenger flights, helicopter flights and flight schools, leading to Aéroports de Montréal renaming
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2400-512: The Hélibellule FBO. A total of 15 people can be processed from general aviation aircraft. In August 2007, AirMédic moved from its base at Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Mirabel. AirMédic is a non-profit humane foundation serving the population of Quebec and its visitors with the service of air ambulances. It offers MEDEVAC flights using a Eurocopter Dauphin . In August 2008, the former Agence métropolitaine de transport said it
2475-619: The United States) were required to use Mirabel. Mirabel's distant location, its inadequate transport links to urban centres and the continued operation of domestic flights from Dorval Airport, made Mirabel very unpopular with travellers and airlines. It did not help that Montreal's economy declined relative to that of Toronto during the 1970s and 1980s, while newer long-range airliners no longer needed to refuel in Montreal prior to trans-Atlantic flights, so passenger levels never approached
2550-607: The afforded buffer, which would significantly reduce noise pollution in urban areas. The C$ 716 million expansion of Dorval from 2000 to 2005 gave it the ability to serve 20 million passengers a year, accomplishing one of the goals that was to be met with the construction of Mirabel. (In the 1970s, the federal government had projected that 20 million passengers would be passing through Montreal's airports annually by 1985, with 17 million through Mirabel.) Aéroports de Montréal financed all of these improvements itself, with no government grants. Today, Montréal–Mirabel International Airport
2625-634: The airport to YMX International Aerocity of Mirabel to emphasize it as a business facility. In the 1960s, Montreal experienced a tremendous economic boom. Massive construction projects, including the Montreal Metro and those linked with the hosting of Expo 67 , brought the city international status. More and more visitors were arriving to the city, especially by airplane but not always by choice. The federal government required European airlines to make Montreal their only Canadian destination. That resulted in 15–20% annual growth in passenger traffic at
2700-557: The amount of projected air traffic into Dorval. Montreal began to decline in importance as an aviation hub after 1974 because of the increasing use of longer-range jets that did not need to refuel in Montreal before crossing the Atlantic from the major Western North American cities. The use of longer-range aircraft was made more attractive by national energy policies that provided Montreal refineries with feedstock at prices substantially below world prices, starting in 1975 and ending in
2775-479: The auspices of BANAIM, a government organization formed to build the airport. The architects charged with the design were Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, LeBlanc, Edwards. Urban rail transit – the system was to be capable of speeds from 100 to 120 kilometres per hour (62 to 75 mph) for the Montréal–Mirabel run – initially to be called TRRAMM ( Transport Rapide Régional Aéroportuaire Montréal–Mirabel ),
2850-545: The bureau's award-winning Expo 67 Quebec pavilion design. A minimalist dark glass box sitting on top of a concrete bunker housing maintenance services, the terminal was hailed as an architectural triumph when it first opened. Passengers walked as little as 100 m (328 ft) going from the curb to the gate . Once there, passengers would be transported to their aircraft by Passenger Transfer Vehicles (PTVs), rather than walking through jetways . The PTVs, similar to those at Washington Dulles International Airport , ran from
2925-427: The capacity to be expanded significantly to meeting growing future demand, unlike Dorval. They also noted that Dorval could be closed and its land be developed for prime real estate , and some of the profits could go towards improving access routes to Mirabel and/or the airport itself. The initial location of Mirabel was supposed to be a major justification for the project not only because of its expansion room but also
3000-453: The city's Dorval Airport. As noise levels rose due to the increased flights, a nighttime restriction on flights was imposed as a temporary measure to placate nearby residents, but this would not be a long-term solution. At the time runway expansion at Dorval would have required the expensive acquisition of land. Optimistic about the city's future and its continuing ability to attract more and more visitors, government officials decided to build
3075-475: The city. In 1972, one of the members of the new Council elected in November 1970, J. Maurice Roussel, presented a new resolution, accompanied by arguments carefully prepared and supported by the various local organizations, whose representatives were present in the council chamber. Some members of council suggested that the project be put under consideration, but Councillor Roussel objected vigorously and asked for
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3150-490: The connections in Pearson Airport. The simultaneous operating of both Montreal airports without permitting connections resulted in Dorval being overtaken in traffic first by Toronto, then Vancouver and then relegated to fourth by Calgary for a period of time, as international airlines were slow to return to Dorval after it resumed handling international flights in 1997. Only Air Transat held out at Mirabel until
3225-671: The current site of the Faubourg Boisbriand shopping center. In 1969, the municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-Ouest was required to give up a significant portion of its territory while the Government of Canada expropriated a large tract of land for the development of the Montréal–Mirabel International Airport , which would be designated as Mirabel . As a result, part of Côte-Nord Road and all the territory north of this road, including Côte Sainte-Marianne,
3300-615: The current territories of Saint-Augustin, Saint-Janvier, Sainte-Monique, Sainte-Thérèse , Rosemère , Bois-des-Filion , Lorraine and Blainville . On July 15, 1970, when the population of the municipality numbered 5,600, the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec granted the municipality's request and granted it by letters patent the status of a "city" governed by the Cities and Towns Act under the name of "Sainte-Thérèse-Ouest". The council of this municipality, which had only one ward,
3375-488: The east, and Highway 640 in the middle/north. In September 1683, Louis XIV, King of France handed over to the soldier and seigneur Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand a vast territory located north of the Rivière des Mille Îles . The territory extended from Terrebonne to the Rivière du Chêne in Saint-Eustache . In 1740, Marie-Thérèse Dugué de Boisbriand [ fr ] , daughter of Michel-Sidrac,
3450-610: The entire Island of Montreal , Laval , and the Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil . Due to their proximity to Montreal's downtown core, some additional suburbs on the South Shore ( Brossard , Saint-Lambert , and Boucherville ) are usually included in the inner ring, despite their location on the mainland. The outer ring is composed of low-density municipalities located on the fringe of Metropolitan Montreal. Most of these cities and towns are semi-rural. Specifically,
3525-559: The entire city of Montreal. This area is served only by a long road link via Autoroute 15 and Autoroute 50 . An additional link via Autoroute 13 was planned but never completed. Also planned was the connection of Autoroute 50 to the Ottawa/Gatineau area, a goal which would not be achieved until decades later, in 2012. The federal government expropriation resulted in making Mirabel the world's largest airport by property area. The airport's operations zone, which encompassed what
3600-412: The family of slain former Lebanese prime minister and entrepreneur Rafik Hariri , entered into an agreement to turn Mirabel into a theme park. The proposed concept of the park is based on the theme of water and outer space. By August 2008, negotiations, market research, and technical assessments were continuously delayed, and construction not started. In December 2006, in a move he called "correcting
3675-458: The levels that had been anticipated. The original plan to eventually close Dorval was discarded, and Mirabel thus turned out to be a white elephant . A decision was made to consolidate Montreal's passenger traffic at Dorval, with scheduled flights and charter flights being shifted in 1997 and 2004, so Mirabel was relegated to the role of a cargo airport. In 2004, Dorval Airport was renamed Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, after
3750-488: The manor. The establishment of a first parish in 1789 concretized the colonization efforts and contributed to the acceleration of the settlement of the region. The construction of a church further north (the current site of the church of Sainte-Thérèse ) created a new center of attraction. About fifteen years later, the first public roads were built, including Curé-Labelle Boulevard , which was called "the Grand Line" at
3825-428: The mezzanine overlooking the immigration desks and the baggage carousels directly behind them, the tarmac and the main terminal entrance (with a digitally added New York skyline reflection). All other terminal scenes were shot on a soundstage. In 2006, I-Parks Creative Industries, a French firm that specializes in the creation of urban tourist attractions, and Oger International SA, the global engineering company owned by
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#17327917695583900-606: The official population of the city had surpassed 20,000 inhabitants. On August 29, 2002, GM closed its Boisbriand car assembly plant, the only one in Quebec. The opening of the first businesses in the Faubourg Boisbriand. built on the former site of the plant began in 2007. There are several stores (food, decoration and furniture, pet stores, fashion, financial services, personal care and beauty, sports), big box chains ( Costco , Staples (operating in Quebec as "Bureau en gros"), Dollarama and Toys "R" Us ) as well as several restaurants and bars. The site also houses residential buildings on
3975-638: The problem. Montrealers grew to resent Mirabel as they were forced to travel far out of town for international flights, as while Dorval was only 20 minutes away from the city core, it took 50 minutes to get to Mirabel even in ideal traffic conditions. International passengers who used Montreal in transit to another destination in Canada or to the United States had to take hour-long bus rides for connections from their international flights at Mirabel to their domestic flights at Dorval, unnecessarily complicating their journeys. Many international airlines, faced with
4050-587: The provincial border fearing the exodus of airport workers to Ontario. The Bourassa government preferred that the new airport be situated in Drummondville (100 km (62 mi) to the east where it could be a gateway to Quebec City as well as Montreal. In March 1969, the federal and provincial governments reached a compromise to locate at the St. Scholastique site, and proposals were drawn up to expropriate 39,250 hectares (97,000 acres), an area larger than
4125-444: The shortest being 3,048 meters (10,000 feet), and the longest being 4,572 meters (15,000 feet). The separate STOLport would have a 610-meter (2,000 feet) runway. The airport had provisions for large cargo areas, aircraft maintenance an area for general aviation, and an airport industrial park. TRRAMM (Transport Rapide Régional Aéroportuaire Montréal-Mirabel) was a planned airport rail link between Mirabel and downtown Montreal. It
4200-519: The southeast), and Ste-Scholastique (60 km (37 mi) to the northwest). The federal government proposed that the airport should be located at Vaudreuil-Dorion. Not only was it well served by existing road and rail routes, but it was close enough to both Ottawa and Montreal to serve as the gateway for both cities. However, Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa , who had a frosty relationship with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau , reportedly did not want such an important project to be placed so close to
4275-506: The stark economic reality of operating two eastern Canadian points of entry, opted to bypass Montreal altogether and shifted their routes to Toronto Pearson with its straightforward domestic and US connections. By 1991, Mirabel and Dorval were handling only a total of 8 million passengers and 112,000 tons of cargo annually, while Toronto Pearson was handling 18.5 million passengers and 312,000 tons of cargo. Mirabel alone never managed to exceed 3 million passengers per year in its existence as
4350-646: The term off-island suburbs refers to those suburbs that are located on the North Shore of the Mille-Îles River , those on the South Shore that were never included in the megacity of Longueuil , and those on the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Peninsula . Crabtree Notre-Dame-des-Prairies Saint-Charles-Borromée Only a portion of the municipalities and MRC's located in geographical entities highlighted in light gray are part of
4425-581: The terminal to the aircraft parking spot on the ramp . It was reported by Radio-Canada/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that each of these vehicles had cost up to C$ 400,000 at the time. To eventually make connections between flights easier, the terminal also included a few jetways, in a smaller concourse called the Aeroquay, accessible via a tunnel and later connected directly to the main concourse. The planners were inspired by Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 's planned design scheme, which utilized
4500-421: The time. It was not until 1845 that a new system of administration was established, providing for the election of administrators (mayor and councilmen) by landowners. The year 1888 marked the advent of electricity in the region and the industrial era began. On January 1, 1946, the municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-Ouest was founded. It was a detachment of the large parish of Sainte-Thérèse, which originally included
4575-438: The very end, operating the last commercial flight which departed to Paris on October 31, 2004. Over time, the decreasing passenger flights began to take a toll on businesses within Mirabel. Particularly notable was the 354-room Chateau Aeroport-Mirabel hotel adjacent to the terminal, which was forced to shut down in 2002 after 25 years of operation. In the late 1990s, Maclean's magazine interviewed one resident, whose farm
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#17327917695584650-424: The west side. At the beginning of 2021, there were 1,250 housing units. An additional 600 units are planned over the next few years. The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located within the city limits and make up a 10th of its population. The community of about 550 households or about 3,200 people was home to the former Tosher Rebbe, Meshulim Feish (Ferencz) Lowy , who established the community in 1964. In
4725-556: Was actively involved in the colonization of the territory. 1740 marked the reception of the first settlers on the seigneury. The brothers Joseph, François and Jean Charbonneau, settled near Grande-Côte, north of Île de Mai [ fr ] . Around 1750, a seigneurial manor was built by her daughter Suzanne de Langloiserie of Blainville near Grande-Côte, where Highway 15 passes today. This manor has now disappeared. Later, Marie-Anne-Thérèse de Blainville Lamarque (known as Thérèse de Blainville) succeeded her mother and in turn settled in
4800-459: Was composed of the mayor and six councilmen. In 1964, General Motors Canada (GM) decided to build its plant in Boisbriand. There were several reasons for this decision: the bearing capacity of the soil, which is made up of solid rock located at shallow depths, the proximity of the new Highway 15 and a main railway line. On October 12, 1965, the inauguration of GM's Quebec plant took place, on
4875-483: Was demolished in 2016. Prior to the demolition of the passenger terminal, Montréal–Mirabel International Airport was classified as an airport of entry (AOE) by Nav Canada and was staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). A smaller AOE is still available at the Hélibellule FBO. It is one of only three non-capital airports with fewer than 200,000 passengers a year to be part of
4950-492: Was designed to be eventually expanded to six runways and six terminal buildings, with a separate STOLport also planned. The expansion was supposed to occur in a number of phases and be completed by 2000, with the expectation of serving at least 60 million passengers by the year 2025. However, the airport never got beyond the first phase of construction, and by October 2005 runway 11/29 was closed leaving only runway 06/24 operational. In December 2009 runway 11/29 reopened with
5025-447: Was eventually built plus expansion room, amounted to only 6,880 hectares (17,000 acres), about 19% of the total area of the airport. The federal government planned to use the excess land as a noise buffer and as an industrial development zone (which was never started). This attracted the ire of the people of St. Scholastique who protested vehemently against the expropriation of their land. Nevertheless, construction started in June 1970 under
5100-513: Was expropriated, who said that his land was sacrificed to save the city. He was particularly critical of the Trudeau government for not closing Dorval as well as failing to recognize Mirabel's potential, as no legislation similar to the Wright Amendment in the United States was enacted that would force airlines to use Mirabel instead of Dorval. Supporters of making Mirabel the sole international airport of Montreal pointed out that it had
5175-1007: Was forced to cope with an inadequate road system and non-existent rail transit, supplemented only by express buses. Montréal–Mirabel International Airport opened for business on October 4, 1975, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics . In the rush to get the airport open in time for the Olympics, it was decided to transfer flights to Mirabel in two stages. International flights were transferred immediately, while domestic and US flights would continue to be served by Dorval airport until 1982. To ensure Mirabel's survival, all international flights for Montreal were banned from Dorval from 1975 to 1997. The federal government originally predicted that Dorval would be completely saturated by 1985 as part of its justification for building Mirabel. They also projected that 20 million passengers would be passing through Montreal's airports annually, with 17 million of those through Mirabel. However, several factors dramatically reduced
5250-475: Was intended to be completed at a later date. However, it never got beyond the drawing board. The TRRAMM system was also intended to eventually be expanded to other parts of the Montreal region. The major stumbling block for the TRRAMM project was funding. The federal, provincial, and municipal governments never managed to find enough cash to fund the highly ambitious and expensive rapid transit project. Thus, Mirabel
5325-475: Was intended to have been completed by 1980, and to eventually be expanded to serve other parts of the greater Montreal region. Trains were to reach speeds of 160 km per hour (100 miles per hour), and to travel between the airport and downtown Montreal in 30 minutes. There are no longer any scheduled public operations at the airport. As of 2019, Mirabel does have a passenger terminal for private flights as well as helicopter flights. In addition, Mirabel airport
5400-578: Was now part of the territory of the City of Mirabel. On March 16, 1974, the name of the town of "Sainte-Thérèse-Ouest" was changed to "Boisbriand" by proclamation signed by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. This name change concluded a debate that began in 1969 when the current municipal council tried to change the name of the city to that of Boisbriand but abandoned its project, following vigorous negative representations from two major companies in
5475-652: Was reported that the International Center of Advanced Racing had signed a 25-year lease with Aéroports de Montréal to use part of the airport as a race track. At the same time, fixed-base operator Hélibellule opened a facility at the site to cater for the private jets that were expected. The company also provides a passenger service from Mirabel to destinations in Canada and the United States. They operate three different types of helicopters ; Bell 222 , Robinson R22 and Aérospatiale Gazelle . As of 2019, international passengers and crew can be processed at
5550-628: Was used for daily flights transporting employees for various mining companies by the Nolinor airline company. Mirabel opened with service from local airlines Air Canada , Canadian Pacific Airlines and Nordair , as well as airlines from more than fifteen countries, including Aer Lingus , Aeroflot , Air France , Alitalia , British Airways , Czechoslovak Airlines , El Al , Iberia , KLM , Lufthansa , Olympic Airways , Sabena , Scandinavian Airlines , Swissair and TAP Air Portugal . These airlines had their national country flags posted in front of
5625-459: Was willing to extend its commuter rail service to the airport if passenger traffic were to return. The Deux-Montagnes station is only some 12 km (7.5 mi) from the airport. In July 2010, the ADM confirmed that I-Parks Creative Industries's long-delayed AeroDream project was dead, officially cancelling it. At present there are no plans for any alternative development at the site. From 2011,
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