28-476: Dollard-des-Ormeaux ( French pronunciation: [dɔlaʁ de zɔʁmo] ; commonly referred to as D.D.O. or simply Dollard ) is a city and a predominantly English-speaking suburb of Montreal in southwestern Quebec , Canada. It is located on the Island of Montreal . The town was named after French martyr Adam Dollard des Ormeaux . The town was merged with the city of Montreal in 2002, and became part of
56-418: A bilingual municipality since 2 Nov 2005. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Dollard-Des Ormeaux had a population of 48,403 living in 17,383 of its 17,763 total private dwellings, a change of -1% from its 2016 population of 48,899 . With a land area of 14.98 km (5.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 3,231.2/km (8,368.7/sq mi) in 2021. Dollard
84-547: 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 Dollard-Des Ormeaux%E2%80%93Roxboro Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro is a former borough in the West Island area of Montreal , Quebec . It
112-539: Is known for its many well-attended green spaces, providing a park within one kilometre of each home. Notable parks include Centennial Park, Westminster Park, Frederick Wilson (Fredmir) Park, Edward Janiszewski Park (Baffin Park), and Terry Fox Park. Edward Janiszewski Park was named after the longest-reigning mayor of the city. Dollard-des-Ormeaux is home to the Dollard Civic Centre, which serves as city hall,
140-515: 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 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
168-721: 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
196-666: 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 the CMM/CMA. There are 82 municipalities that are part of
224-649: 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 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
252-469: 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, the term off-island suburbs refers to those suburbs that are located on the North Shore of
280-569: The 1970s, albeit overdue and overbudget. Dollard-des-Ormeaux was included in the Montreal Urban Community when that government was created in 1970. On January 1, 2002, as part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal , it merged with the city of Montreal and became part of the Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro borough. After a change of government and a 2004 demerger referendum , Dollard-des-Ormeaux
308-632: The LBPSB include Springdale Elementary School, Sunshine Academy, Westpark Elementary School, and Wilder Penfield Elementary School. Beechwood Elementary and Kingsdale Academy in Pierrefonds-Roxboro also serve portions of Dollard-des-Ormeaux. The Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools, but were previously operated by the Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys until June 15, 2020. The change
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#1732786591903336-497: 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 is
364-630: The Westpark neighbourhood, is named for a farmer who sold his land to the Belcourt Construction Company. Many of the streets in the Sunnydale neighbourhood, including "Sunshine" and "Hyman", are named for members in the prominent Zunenshine family who owned Belcourt. The community is a mixture of residential and commercial properties. Des Sources and St-Jean Boulevards are its main commercial arteries, and are represented by
392-428: The borough of Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro . When residents were later offered the option, they chose to leave the city of Montreal, and the town was reinstated as a separate entity in 2006. The orthography of the city's name has been adjusted periodically. Originally written as Dollard-des-Ormeaux , it became Dollard des Ormeaux (no hyphens) in 1960, and reverted again to the hyphenated spelling in 1969. In 2001,
420-434: The city's incorporation in 1960, there have been seven mayors. They are Alfred Labrosse (1960–1963), Frederick T. Wilson (1963–1968), Gerald Dephoure (1968–1978), Jean Cournoyer (1978–1982), Gerry Weiner (1982–1984), Edward Janiszewski (1984–2017) and Alex Bottausci (2017–present). Edward Janiszewski's 33 years as Mayor of DDO makes him the longest-serving Mayor in the city's history, and the second longest-serving Mayor in
448-417: The history of Canada, behind Hazel McCallion . He was first elected to the city council in 1978 before becoming mayor in 1984. During his tenure, he also oversaw the construction of Dollard-des-Ormeaux's famous library and many of the additions which were made to the civic centre. At the time of his defeat in 2017, the city was left with a surplus of $ 15 million. Established in 1980, a municipal patrol service
476-481: The official Commission de toponymie du Québec ruled that the correct orthography of the city's name is Dollard-Des Ormeaux (one hyphen, one space, all title caps) due to the patronymic particle . However, this was not widely accepted, and is rarely used in practice. In particular, as of 2021, the city's own website did not use this way of writing the city's name. In 2022, the Commission officially reverted to
504-484: The public library, and houses ice skating and swimming facilities. Dollard is home to many juvenile sports teams, including hockey, soccer, baseball, swimming, and ringette . In 2013, the city received $ 20 000 from Kraft Le Hockey Continue program in recognition of the efforts of Lance Taylor Townend, an administrator and coach with the Dollard Hockey Association. The city administration Since
532-650: 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
560-563: The spelling Dollard-des-Ormeaux , which had been in use since 1924. In 1714, the area was part of the Parish of St-Joachim de Pointe-Claire . It became part of the Parish of Ste-Geneviève when it detached from Pointe-Claire in 1845. On July 29, 1924, Dollard-des-Ormeaux detached from the Parish of Ste-Geneviève and became a separate municipality in response to a tax imposed by the Parish road improvements on Gouin Boulevard. Its first mayor
588-688: The two vertical lines in the city's official logo. The three circles in the logo, from left to right, respectively represent the St-Jean Sector, the Westpark Sector and the Sunnybrooke Sector. The three circles and two vertical lines in the logo represent the city's geography and artfully spell out "ddo". The Town Hall was located in a house on Des Sources Boulevard in the early 1960s, and was moved to an 1806 French-Canadian farmhouse in 1964. When Canada's centennial anniversary
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#1732786591903616-595: Was Hormidas Meloche. The town's name honours the French martyr Adam Dollard des Ormeaux , who was killed by the Iroquois at Long Sault in 1660. The City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux obtained a new charter and was incorporated as a city on February 4, 1960. Dollard-des-Ormeaux was originally a bedroom community in the early 1960s. The population was barely a few hundred in 1960, and within 10 years, exceeded 15,000. One of its original main axes, Anselme-Lavigne Street in
644-605: Was a result of a law passed by the Quebec government that changed the school board system from denominational to linguistic . Francophone public schools in the area includes École primaire Dollard-Des Ormeaux , the École primaire du Bois-de-Liesse , the École primaire Saint-Luc , and the École secondaire des Sources . Private schools include West Island College , Emmanuel Christian School , and Hebrew Foundation School . Greater Montreal Greater Montreal ( French : Grand Montréal , [ɡʁɑ̃ mɔ̃ʁeal] )
672-411: Was composed of the former municipalities of Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Roxboro , and was formed on January 1, 2002. On June 20, 2004, Dollard-Des Ormeaux voted to return to being an independent municipality, effective January 1, 2006. Roxboro elected to stay part of Montreal, although this result is being challenged in court. It was incorporated into the new borough of Pierrefonds—Roxboro . The borough
700-422: Was due to occur, the town decided to create a "Centennial Park," featuring a man-made lake and hills. It was suggested to use this project for a reservoir for stormwater drainage, as the city was faced with the need to expand surface drainage pipes. The project was announced September 8, 1966. However the project ran into problems and became a local scandal and a major drain on resources. It was finally completed in
728-480: Was initially created to enhance public safety in the city and to enforce parking violations after the merger of police departments on the Island of Montreal. The service is responsible for public safety, municipal by-law enforcement, crime prevention, emergency measures, and community relations. List of mayors: The Lester B. Pearson School Board operates four Anglophone public schools in the area. Schools operated by
756-458: Was located in the northeastern part of the West Island . It was bounded to the north by Pierrefonds—Senneville , to the southeast by Saint-Laurent , to the south by Dorval—L'Île-Dorval , to the southwest by Pointe-Claire , and to the west by Kirkland . The northern part of Roxboro had two salients that reach the bank of the Rivière des Prairies , exclaving two sections of Pierrefonds—Senneville. The borough had an area of 17,30 km and
784-674: Was reconstituted as an independent city on January 1, 2006. It is now the Montreal Island's most populous city outside Montreal. Albeit not served by the Montreal Metro , the city will be served by the Réseau express métropolitain light rail system with a station at the juncture of Highway 40 and Des Sources Boulevard. According to the Office québécois de la langue française , Dollard-des-Ormeaux has been officially recognized as
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