28-655: Rosemère ( French pronunciation: [ʁozmɛʁ] ) is an affluent suburb of Montreal , in southwestern Quebec , Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality . The town is noted for its green look, due to the high density of trees. Some wooded areas in the town have been left intact as the town has grown around them. Homes are mostly upscale, varying from renovated cottages to unique character homes. It
56-400: 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 a population of approximately 3.7 million people who make more than 750,000 trips daily. The major transit commissions under
84-612: A land area of 9.48 km (3.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,798.8/km (7,249.0/sq mi) in 2021. The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools. Some students are zoned to École Plateau Saint-Louis or to École de la Renaissance in Blainville and some are zoned to École secondaire Jean-Jacques-Rousseau in Boisbriand . Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools: There
112-427: A leader in the equipment market. Inventors of the first pull-type forage harvester in the world with macerating rolls for hay and corn (invented in the 1970s, which would later become important in a Claas vs John Deere proprietary patent lawsuit). After the initial success, more divisions would emerge; concrete silos, maple syrup extraction equipment and agricultural technology development soon followed. Sainte-Thérèse
140-826: A long time, each of them leaving its own mark and institutions. In 1992, a public consultation process confirmed the desire of residents to preserve the Town of Rosemère's bilingual status. The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates French-language schools in the city. Some students are zoned to École primaire du Ruisselet in Lorraine and École primaire de Fontainebleau in Blainville . Upper secondary students are zoned to École Polyvalente Sainte-Thérèse in Sainte-Thérèse or to École secondaire Rive-Nord in Bois-des-Filion . Furthermore,
168-478: A number of piano factories, including Pianos Lesage . Before the General Motors plant arrival in 1966 (in neighbouring Ste-Thérèse Ouest, now Boisbriand), Agricultural and equipment company Machineries Dion was the biggest employer of the region. Steel combines were design and produce from 1940 and beyond. Steel foundry, state of the art workshop, cast iron parts and ingenious thinking made Machineries Dion
196-667: A sister agency, the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain ( ARTM ) plans, integrates, and coordinates public transport across Greater Montreal, including 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
224-519: Is almost entirely residential, with no significant industries. Boulevard Curé-Labelle , the town's main commercial artery, is lined up by suburban shops and shopping malls, the largest of which is Place Rosemère . Its most famous resident is likely Alexandre Bilodeau , who became the first Canadian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal on Canadian soil. He won the men's moguls event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia . In
252-542: Is also a Paccar plant that manufactures light and medium-duty Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. Home and garden company, Botanix, originate from Sainte-Thérèse. Founders and brothers, Guy and Wilfred Dion, started a business that would become Pavage Dion and Centre du Jardin Dion. Groupe Rona stepped in and expanded the company to become one of the largest landscaping and flower company in Québec. Sainte-Thérèse formerly had
280-584: 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 the South Shore ( Brossard , Saint-Lambert , and Boucherville ) are usually included in
308-556: Is located in very close proximity to the high school, as it is located on the same street. McCaig and Rosemère High serve all areas of the municipality. The francophone private school Académie Sainte-Thérèse has a campus in Rosemère. Externat Sacré-Cœur is also in the town. Population history, according to the Institut de la statistique du Québec : Rosemère is connected to Montreal's Lucien-L'Allier Station by commuter rail via
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#1732797421339336-643: Is mostly known as a home for heavy industry , but it is also a centre of recreational and tourist activities. It is near the southern limit of a web of cross-country ski trails which meander through the Laurentides . Heading north, it is possible to undertake several nature-filled days of skiing towards major resort centres such as Mont-Tremblant . During the summer, many of the ski trails are used as dedicated bicycle paths, making it possible to undertake day-long or week-long cycling excursions through unspoiled areas, from one resort area to another, without sharing
364-465: Is served by the Sainte-Thérèse commuter rail station on the Exo (Réseau de transport métropolitain) Saint-Jérôme line . Local bus service is provided by CIT Laurentides . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Sainte-Thérèse had a population of 26,533 living in 12,686 of its 13,202 total private dwellings, a change of 2.1% from its 2016 population of 25,989 . With
392-559: Is wide and has the appearance of a lake at this location, so the English meaning would be "lake of roses". After the town's incorporation, documents were forwarded to Quebec City , and an accent was added to the middle 'e', according to statements by residents. In French, the name does not mean "Mother of Roses", which would be said "Mère des Roses" in French. The town's name has no sensible meaning in French, though in typical Canadian fashion,
420-418: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Rosemère had a population of 14,090 living in 5,249 of its 5,340 total private dwellings, a change of 0.9% from its 2016 population of 13,958 . With a land area of 10.68 km (4.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,319.3/km (3,416.9/sq mi) in 2021. The area that would become Rosemère was first settled in 1714, with
448-506: The Rosemère station of the Exo (Réseau de transport métropolitain) Saint-Jérôme line . Local bus service is provided by Exo 's Laurentides section. The city of Rosemère is part of the following regional boundaries: Greater Montreal Greater Montreal ( French : Grand Montréal , [ɡʁɑ̃ mɔ̃ʁeal] ) is the most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and
476-671: 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 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
504-477: 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 Sainte-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se, Quebec Sainte-Thérèse ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t teʁɛz] ) is an off-island suburb northwest of Montreal , in southwestern Quebec , Canada, in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality . The town
532-676: 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 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,
560-541: The administration building for the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board which operates English-language schools found in the Laval , Laurentides and Lanaudière regions is located in Rosemère. It neighbours one of its secondary schools, Rosemère High School which also houses the English school board's educational and complementary services. The board also operates McCaig Elementary School, which
588-554: The establishment of the Mille-Îles Seigneury . By 1780, the seigneury was well established, with large tracts of land under cultivation. Rosemère was named by J.P. Withers, of the Canadian Pacific Railway , who moved to the area in 1880. At first he called his new home "Rose", after the many wild roses growing there. Later he added " mere ", an old English word for a lake. The Rivière des Mille Îles
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#1732797421339616-564: 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 the Mille-Îles River , those on the South Shore that were never included in the megacity of Longueuil , and those on
644-442: The name has become bilingual. In the first half of the last century, Rosemère had several natural sandy beaches on the Rivière des Mille Îles and many cottages along the shoreline that were only used during the summer. These beaches fell into disuse in the early 1960s because of pollution. A majority of the year-round residents were francophone and many of the summer-only residents were anglophone . After World War II , Rosemère
672-599: The parish of Sainte-Thérèse-d'Ávila. On June 1, 1849, the Village of Sainte-Thérèse was created following a request from Louis Marteau, Paul Filiatrault and Joseph-Benjamin Lachaîne to the Terrebonne County Parish Council. The Village will officially become a Town in 1916. The city was for several decades the home of Sicard Industries , the biggest maker of snow blowers in the world. There
700-489: The right of way with motorized vehicles. On September 23, 1683, in recognition of his military services, Joseph-Antoine Le Febvre de La Barre (governor of New France) granted the seigneury of the Thousand Islands to Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand. The exploitation of the seigneury of 9 square miles began in 1714 when Marie-Thérèse Dugué de Boisbriand and her husband Charles Piot de Langloiserie took possession of
728-622: 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 the Montreal Metropolitan Community ( MMC ; French : Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal , CMM). This level of government
756-580: The seigneury. In 1715, Langloiserie died and his wife, not having the energy to take care of the work of colonizing the land, left the Seigneurie abandoned. It was not until 1743 when Suzanne de Langloiserie and her husband Jean-Baptiste Céloron de Blainville took possession of the land. On October 15, 1789, Marie-Anne Thérèse de Blainville, to whom the Seigneury of Blainville was bequeathed jointly with her sister Marie-Hypolite de Blainville, inaugurated
784-536: Was transformed into a bedroom community of Montreal with the construction of homes in farmland and forested areas northwest of Grande Côte. By 1964, 65% of Rosemère's residents were anglophone. While the French and English residents of Rosemère have always enjoyed the ambiance of the area in harmony, the English population has declined over the years to today's 16% ( 2001 Canadian Census ), but has since climbed to 19.89% ( 2006 Canadian Census ). The French- and English-speaking communities of Rosemère have cohabitated for
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