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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">West Island</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baie_dUrfe_QC_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Baie-D'Urfé, on the shores of Lake Saint-Louis."><img alt="Baie-D'Urfé, on the shores of Lake Saint-Louis." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Baie_dUrfe_QC_2.jpg/250px-Baie_dUrfe_QC_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Baie_dUrfe_QC_2.jpg/375px-Baie_dUrfe_QC_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Baie_dUrfe_QC_2.jpg/500px-Baie_dUrfe_QC_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1711" data-file-height="1283" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Baie-D%27Urf%C3%A9" title="Baie-D'Urfé">Baie-D'Urfé</a>, on the shores of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Saint-Louis" title="Lake Saint-Louis">Lake Saint-Louis</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="9" data-lat="45.45" data-lon="-73.75" 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.latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=West_Island&params=45_27_00_N_73_45_00_W_region:CA-QC_type:city(238000)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°27′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">73°45′00″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.45000°N 73.75000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.45000; -73.75000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Canada</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/23px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" 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class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/Canada_2021_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 2021 Census">2021</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">238,000</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,496.7/km<sup>2</sup> (3,876/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a> (EST))</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postal code span</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code"><a href="/wiki/List_of_H_Postal_Codes_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="List of H Postal Codes of Canada">H8Y to H9X</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_514/438" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 514/438">(514) and (438)</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>West Island</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">l'Ouest de l'île</i>) is the unofficial name given to the city, towns and boroughs at the western end of the <a href="/wiki/Island_of_Montreal" title="Island of Montreal">Island of Montreal</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. It is generally considered to consist of the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Saint-Louis" title="Lake Saint-Louis">Lakeshore</a> municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Lachine,_Quebec" title="Lachine, Quebec">Lachine</a> (specifically the Western Lachine area, also known as Dixie and later Summerlea), <a href="/wiki/Dorval" title="Dorval">Dorval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pointe-Claire" title="Pointe-Claire">Pointe-Claire</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Beaconsfield,_Quebec" title="Beaconsfield, Quebec">Beaconsfield</a>, the municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_Quebec" title="Kirkland, Quebec">Kirkland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dollard-des-Ormeaux" title="Dollard-des-Ormeaux">Dollard-des-Ormeaux</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baie-D%27Urf%C3%A9,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec">Baie-D'Urfé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec">Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue</a>, the village of <a href="/wiki/Senneville,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Senneville, Quebec">Senneville</a>, and two North Shore boroughs of the city of Montreal: <a href="/wiki/Pierrefonds-Roxboro" title="Pierrefonds-Roxboro">Pierrefonds-Roxboro</a> and <a href="/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-Bizard%E2%80%93Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve" title="L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève">L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève</a>. </p><p>Historically, there was a linguistic division of the island of Montreal into French and English 'halves', with Francophones typically inhabiting the eastern portion of the island and Anglophones typically inhabiting the western half.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The West Island's population is approximately 238,000 and although the overwhelming majority of its residents are today bilingual if not multi-lingual (given the cosmopolitan nature of this vast suburban area), <a href="/wiki/English-speaking_Quebecer" class="mw-redirect" title="English-speaking Quebecer">anglophones</a> still make up a plurality of the West Island's population. As late as the 1960s, much of the West Island was farmland populated by French Canadians, which in turn accounts for a significant Francophone cultural influence in the region. </p><p>The region is home to the <a href="/wiki/Montr%C3%A9al%E2%80%93Trudeau_International_Airport" title="Montréal–Trudeau International Airport">Montréal–Trudeau International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Abbott_College" title="John Abbott College">John Abbott College</a>, <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9gep_G%C3%A9rald-Godin" class="mw-redirect" title="Cégep Gérald-Godin">Cégep Gérald-Godin</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Macdonald_Campus" title="Macdonald Campus">Macdonald Campus</a> of <a href="/wiki/McGill_University" title="McGill University">McGill University</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Fairview_Pointe-Claire" title="Fairview Pointe-Claire">Fairview Pointe-Claire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Galeries_des_Sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Galeries des Sources">Galeries des Sources</a> malls, as well as Montreal's largest park, the <a href="/wiki/Cap-Saint-Jacques_Nature_Park" title="Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park">Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park</a>. Hospitals include the Veteran's Hospital in Sainte-Anne's and the <a href="/wiki/Lakeshore_General_Hospital" title="Lakeshore General Hospital">Lakeshore General Hospital</a> in Pointe-Claire. Municipalities range in character from the modern bedroom communities of Kirkland or Dollard-des-Ormeaux to the former cottage-country homes of Dorval, Pointe Claire and Beaconsfield. Development and the concentration of industrial activity along highways <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_20" title="Quebec Autoroute 20">20</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_40" title="Quebec Autoroute 40">40</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_13" title="Quebec Autoroute 13">13</a> over the last twenty years has made securing the region's remaining tracts of open land a priority for many West Island residents. The West Island is home to one of the last large remaining tracts of Montreal-region wilderness on island. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-contact,_colonial_and_agricultural_eras"><span id="Pre-contact.2C_colonial_and_agricultural_eras"></span>Pre-contact, colonial and agricultural eras</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-contact, colonial and agricultural eras"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fort_Senneville_1895.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Fort_Senneville_1895.jpg/220px-Fort_Senneville_1895.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Fort_Senneville_1895.jpg/330px-Fort_Senneville_1895.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Fort_Senneville_1895.jpg/440px-Fort_Senneville_1895.jpg 2x" data-file-width="736" data-file-height="603" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fort_Senneville" title="Fort Senneville">Fort Senneville</a> as it appeared in 1895 when photographed by William Notman & Sons</figcaption></figure> <p>The history of human settlement in the West Island of Montréal likely predated European colonization which began in the early to mid 17th century, but little is known of the history of the <a href="/wiki/St._Lawrence_Iroquoians" title="St. Lawrence Iroquoians">St. Lawrence Iroquoians</a> who inhabited the island in the pre-colonial era. Indeed, between <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Cartier" title="Jacques Cartier">Cartier's</a> first contact in 1535–1536 and the arrival of <a href="/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain" title="Samuel de Champlain">Champlain</a> in 1608, the local Iroquoians had completely disappeared, most probably from near-constant warfare with other neighbouring Iroquois tribes, particularly the <a href="/wiki/Mohawk_nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohawk nation">Mohawk</a>. The West Island may have had areas of regular human habitation as the history of <a href="/wiki/History_of_Montreal" title="History of Montreal">human settlement in Montreal</a> goes back at least as far as 8,000 years. </p><p>European colonization led to the establishment of parishes and small trading outposts along a Chemin du Roy laid out in the 17th century that corresponds more or less directly with the Gouin & Lakeshore boulevards of today. Lachine, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Genevieve and Pointe-Claire developed in a more or less interconnected fashion as colonial outposts spread out along the edge of the island. During the <a href="/wiki/Ancien_R%C3%A9gime" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancien Régime">Ancien Régime</a> of the early colonial era, these communities had their own parish churches, many of which still exist. In addition to the churches and rectories, religious orders of various types had set up monasteries and convents, novitiates and the like throughout the West Island, given its proximity to Ville-Marie. <a href="/wiki/Seigneurial_system_of_New_France" title="Seigneurial system of New France">Seigneurial system</a> land divisions and the development of the 'montée & rang' main road system allowed for the development of a vast agricultural territory, protected by forts, seigneurial manor houses and the geographic advantages of being on a densely forested island. Though much of the West Island is today a vast low-density modern suburban development, most of the principal roads were developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, inasmuch as land division follows examples common to the Ancien Régime. Moreover, the West Island has a small number of critical 18th century heritage properties, in addition to parish churches, summer villas, windmills and the remnants of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Senneville" title="Fort Senneville">Fort Senneville</a>, constituting the principle remnants from the early and middle colonial period in this area. Other important heritage properties include the numerous 19th century summer homes, farm houses and the turn of the century villages in Pointe-Claire, Saint-Anne's or Sainte-Genevieve. A key element of local architecture, as noted by author-historian Jean-Claude Marsan, is that the Habitant house-style of the 17th century proved so reliable, affordable and aesthetically pleasing it was repeated well into the 20th century with few major structural modifications. Houses of this kind can be found throughout the region. </p><p>Two seigneuries were founded on land that is now part of the West Island: </p> <ul><li>1678, Seigneurie de l'Île-Bizard (b)</li> <li>1636, Seigneurie de l'Île-de-Montréal (c)</li></ul> <p>This led to the creation of the first three parishes: </p> <ul><li>1703, <a href="/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue" title="Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue">Sainte-Anne-du-Bout-de-l'Île</a></li> <li>1713, <a href="/wiki/Pointe-Claire" title="Pointe-Claire">Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire</a></li> <li>1741, <a href="/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve,_Quebec" title="Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec">Sainte-Geneviève-de-Pierrefonds</a></li></ul> <p>In 1672, the seigneurie de l'Île-Perrot was founded, which is now part of the Off-Island region. </p><p>Key early settlements leading up to the major post-war suburban developments include: </p><p>Dorval, founded between 1665–1667 as a Sulpician mission, became a village in 1892, a town in 1903 and a city in 1956. Its development came largely in 1855 when the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Trunk Railroad">Grand Trunk Railroad</a> established a station at Dorval, leading the hamlet to develop into a summer retreat for wealthy early-Victorian Era Montreal elites. Later, through the start of the century until the Second World War, the village became a town well known for its beaches on <a href="/wiki/Lake_Saint-Louis" title="Lake Saint-Louis">Lake Saint-Louis</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Benedict_Arnold_1color.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Benedict_Arnold_1color.jpg/220px-Benedict_Arnold_1color.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Benedict_Arnold_1color.jpg/330px-Benedict_Arnold_1color.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Benedict_Arnold_1color.jpg/440px-Benedict_Arnold_1color.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1336" /></a><figcaption>Colonel <a href="/wiki/Benedict_Arnold" title="Benedict Arnold">Benedict Arnold</a> in 1776, the year he destroyed the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Senneville" title="Fort Senneville">Senneville fort</a>.</figcaption></figure><p> Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, first explored and settled between 1663 and 1712, though widely used by <a href="/wiki/Iroquois" title="Iroquois">Iroquois</a> and <a href="/wiki/Algonquins" class="mw-redirect" title="Algonquins">Algonquins</a> for hundreds if not thousands of years before contact, due to its strategic importance at the confluence of the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_River" title="Ottawa River">Ottawa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Lawrence River">Saint Lawrence</a> rivers and at the western tip of the Island of Montreal. A mission was established at the present site of the Baie-D'Urfé Yacht Club in 1663, while Fort Senneville was developed beginning in 1671. A post office was established in 1835 while the Saint Anne Canal was established in 1843. Train service on the Grand Trunk began in 1854, and the village was first incorporated a year later. Though the village had been principally oriented on parish activities and agriculture throughout the 19th century, the early 20th century saw the development of Macdonald College in 1907, the creation of Gardenvale and the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://coolopolis.blogspot.com/2006/12/jj-harpell-local-legend.html">Harpell/Garden City Print Company</a>, an important industrial cooperative, in addition to the Veterans Hospital in 1917.</p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CarteIsleMontreal1700.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="1700s map of Montreal Island." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/CarteIsleMontreal1700.jpg/220px-CarteIsleMontreal1700.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/CarteIsleMontreal1700.jpg/330px-CarteIsleMontreal1700.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/CarteIsleMontreal1700.jpg/440px-CarteIsleMontreal1700.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1619" data-file-height="1017" /></a><figcaption>A map of the Island of Montreal made in the 1700s. The words "Pointe Claire" are visible.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_21st_century:_merger_and_demerger">Early 21st century: merger and demerger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early 21st century: merger and demerger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%932006_municipal_reorganization_of_Montreal" title="2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal">2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal</a>, all individual cities on the <a href="/wiki/Island_of_Montreal" title="Island of Montreal">Island of Montreal</a>, including those in the West Island, were merged into the expanded city of <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a> on January 1, 2002. However, following a <a href="/wiki/2003_Quebec_general_election" title="2003 Quebec general election">change of government</a> and <a href="/wiki/2004_Quebec_municipal_referendums" title="2004 Quebec municipal referendums">a 2004 referendum</a>, the residents of most West Island cities voted for demerger, and were re-constituted effective January 1, 2006. However, they remained part of a new supra-municipal structure: the <a href="/wiki/Urban_agglomeration_of_Montreal" title="Urban agglomeration of Montreal">urban agglomeration of Montreal</a>. Pierrefonds, Roxboro, Sainte-Geneviève and Île-Bizard remained in Montreal, as the boroughs of <a href="/wiki/Pierrefonds-Roxboro" title="Pierrefonds-Roxboro">Pierrefonds-Roxboro</a> and <a href="/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-Bizard%E2%80%93Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve" title="L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève">L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève</a>, respectively. </p><p>One argument for amalgamation was that West Islanders enjoyed lower taxes than the old city of Montreal, but still used its theatres, concert halls, and museums. With amalgamation, tax rates were harmonized across the island. In fact, the West Island contains several wealthy neighbourhoods, parks and historical sites. </p><p>When referring to the towns that touch Lake Saint-Louis, such as Dorval, Pointe-Claire and Beaconsfield, many people called the area the Lakeshore. Whereas in reference to towns that touch Lake of Two Mountains and Rivière-des-Prairies, such as Pierrefonds, Sainte-Geneviève and Roxboro, they called the area the North Shore. <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Housing_and_infrastructure">Housing and infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Housing and infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The West Island has a cosmopolitan feel and at times an eclectic design (with modern buildings and classic Québécois country homes side by side). The region boasts large green spaces bordering rivers and lakes, bike trails, <a href="/wiki/Nature_parks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nature parks">nature parks</a>, museums, cross-country ski trails, ecological farms, golf courses and cultural sites. As a testimony to its 300-year-old history, residents and visitors alike will discover 18th-century buildings along the former Chemin du Roy, today Gouin Boulevard and Chemin du Bord-du-Lac, in addition to the remnants of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Senneville" title="Fort Senneville">Fort Senneville</a>. The shores of Lake Saint-Louis offer a unique setting with café-terrasses, restaurants and <a href="/wiki/Boutiques" class="mw-redirect" title="Boutiques">boutiques</a> filled with quaint Old World charm. The area today is largely middle and upper-middle class residential zoning along with the strip-malls and other services one might expect in a North American mega-suburb. Large tracts were developed in the period between 1955–1975 (such as Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Pierrefonds, Roxboro and Kirkland) where the majority of homes are similarly-sized variations of the basic bungalow design, though with traditional Québécois architectural influences. Lots tend to be more or less even in size without much variation across entire cities or boroughs. As such, the West Island tends to give the impression of being a somewhat homogeneous construction. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nature">Nature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Nature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The environment and climate of the West Island is almost identical to that of <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Montreal" title="Geography of Montreal">Montreal</a>, and is affected by the same ecological conditions, namely, it is a large open plain of wide plateaus and marshland. The West Island is surrounded by the other islands in the <a href="/wiki/Hochelaga_Archipelago" title="Hochelaga Archipelago">Hochelaga Archipelago</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Lake_of_Two_Mountains" title="Lake of Two Mountains">Lake of Two Mountains</a> and Lac Saint-Louis and their inter-connected rivers and creeks. The territory was largely agricultural from the 17th century until the middle of the 20th century, when it was then quickly developed into a sprawling network of bedroom suburbs. The West Island has numerous large tracts of uncultivated land, some of which are protected parks while in other cases they're merely the fallow fields of former farms, waiting to be sold to residential property developers. Other portions of land have been designated for the construction of a highway to connect the <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_40" title="Quebec Autoroute 40">40</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_440_(Laval)" title="Quebec Autoroute 440 (Laval)">440</a>, through Kirkland, Pierrefonds, <a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Bizard" title="Île Bizard">Île Bizard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laval,_Quebec" title="Laval, Quebec">Laval</a>, but the plan has gone nowhere. A significant portion of the Northwestern corner of the West Island is so sparsely developed it constitutes the last portion of Montreal's pre-settlement ecosystem. Though agriculture on the island is limited to the Macdonald Experimental Farm, the remnants of farmland in Senneville and Pierrefonds are likely to be developed into low-density residential housing. Conserving the remaining segments of local island wilderness has become a focal point of West Island politics over the course of the last thirty years, and is point of common concern. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flora_and_fauna">Flora and fauna</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Flora and fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the primarily residential character of the West Island and the influence of the <a href="/wiki/City_Beautiful" class="mw-redirect" title="City Beautiful">City Beautiful</a> and <a href="/wiki/Garden_city_movement" title="Garden city movement">Garden City</a> movements in residential urban-planning in older suburbs on island, the West Island is primarily composed of single-family dwellings on spacious lots organized along small winding roads leading away from large thoroughfares. The area is notable for its many parks and a general emphasis on retaining as much of the rustic, rural charm that characterized the region and led to its development as a popular summer retreat in the early part of the 20th century. </p><p>Due to these and other traits, a wide variety of flora and fauna common to the Saint Lawrence river valley can be found in a somewhat balanced natural ecosystem in the largely undeveloped Northwestern corner of the West Island, in addition to the developed low-density residential areas. Flora and fauna found in the West Island fall within the broader spectrum of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Great_Lakes_lowland_forests" title="Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests">Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests</a> ecoregion. Of note is the presence of non-native, borderline hardiness trees, such as the <a href="/wiki/Liriodendron" title="Liriodendron">tulip tree</a>, which thrive in small section of Senneville near the <a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele_aux_Tourtes_Bridge" title="Île aux Tourtes Bridge">Île aux Tourtes Bridge</a>. </p><p>Mammalian species that inhabit the greater West Island region include <a href="/wiki/White-tailed_deer" title="White-tailed deer">white-tailed deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coyote" title="Coyote">coyote</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cottontail_rabbits" class="mw-redirect" title="Cottontail rabbits">cottontail rabbits</a>. The current population of white-tailed deer is substantial, estimated at over a thousand. It is not uncommon for moose to occasionally cross the ice onto the island in winter. Other species endemic to the western portion of the island include grey squirrels, red squirrels, flying squirrels, mink, chipmunks, raccoons, beaver, skunks, porcupines, martens, woodchucks, muskrat, otters, and fox. The number of bird species varies according to season and migration. During spring and fall many species pass through the area on their way to southern breeding grounds. During winter months, depending on climatic conditions and availability of food in the northern Quebec, many species of birds will take up temporary residence, such as great grey owls, snow buntings, snowy owls, and others. The West Island has enough variation in suitable habitats, such as marsh, ponds, forest and field that many species of birds nest here. Various species of reptiles which can be found include garter snakes, red bellied, brown, milk and the northern water snake. Species of turtles include painted, map and snapping turtle. Amphibians include bullfrogs, green frogs, leopard frogs, spring peepers, wood frogs, and others. Salamanders such as the eastern newt, red backed salamander, blue spotted salamander are also found in the more humid habitats. In the surrounding waters of the west island, notably the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Saint-Louis" title="Lake Saint-Louis">Lake Saint-Louis</a> side, large fish species such as northern pike, sturgeon, garfish, carp, catfish, muskellunge can be found. Given the Saint Lawrence's heavy traffic and years of misuse, the ecoregion is negatively effected by high pollution which in turn has resulted in diminished local populations of native fauna. That said, residential development in the greater West Island suburban region (including the <a href="/wiki/Vaudreuil-Soulanges_Regional_County_Municipality" title="Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality">Vaudreuil-Soulanges</a> area and parts of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Ontario" title="Eastern Ontario">Eastern Ontario</a>), has resulted in occasional sightings of <a href="/wiki/American_black_bear" title="American black bear">black bears</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_wolf" title="Eastern wolf">wolves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada_lynx" title="Canada lynx">lynx</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_cougar" title="Eastern cougar">cougars</a> (which are generally believed to be extinct though sightings and some physical evidence suggest otherwise) as they themselves are pushed out of their habitats. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nature_parks">Nature parks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Nature parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Arboretum" title="Morgan Arboretum">Morgan Arboretum</a> in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is 610 acres of protected <a href="/wiki/Urban_forest" title="Urban forest">urban forest</a> with over 180 bird species, of which about one-hundred breed within the park. It is also home to the <a href="/wiki/Ecomuseum_Zoo" title="Ecomuseum Zoo">Ecomuseum Zoo</a>, which features a collection of species native to the Saint Lawrence River valley. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cap-Saint-Jacques_Nature_Park" title="Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park">Cap Saint Jacques</a> is Montreal's largest park at 711 acres of protected forest, featuring 30 km of cross-country trails, a beach and a small organic farm. </p><p>There are also the <a href="/wiki/L%27Anse-%C3%A0-l%27Orme_Nature_Park" title="L'Anse-à-l'Orme Nature Park">L'Anse-à-l'Orme Nature Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angell_Woods" title="Angell Woods">Angell Woods</a>, Terra Cotta Park, Centennial Park, the <a href="/wiki/Rapides_du_Cheval_Blanc" title="Rapides du Cheval Blanc">Rapides du Cheval Blanc</a> linear park, and the <a href="/wiki/Bois-de-Liesse_Nature_Park" title="Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park">Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park</a>. These constitute the major forested areas in the West Island, with remaining community green spaces typically designed in conventional park layout. Other principal large open green spaces include Macdonald Experimental Farm and remaining tracts of open land around the Morgan Arboretum in Senneville and western Pierrefonds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Municipalities_and_boroughs">Municipalities and boroughs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Municipalities and boroughs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The West Island is an informal term for a large territory of low-density middle and upper-middle class housing, low and medium density commercial sectors and vast industrial operations roughly constituting the western third of the <a href="/wiki/Island_of_Montreal" title="Island of Montreal">Island of Montreal</a>. As such there are no precise boundaries, but rather a fundamentally similar cultural and societal identity. The West Island is not a city, but rather a collection of independent cities, towns and villages in addition to several boroughs of the City of Montreal that share an intimate relationship and identity with the citizens of Montreal, and yet have also developed a unique common identity and strong sense of local character. Again, for this reason it is difficult to say exactly which communities constitute the West Island, though it is largely understood to mean all communities, independent or otherwise, developed on the island of Montreal West of <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_13" title="Quebec Autoroute 13">Highway 13</a> and 32nd Avenue. The West Island generally consists of the following towns, cities and boroughs: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baie-D%27Urf%C3%A9" title="Baie-D'Urfé">Baie-D'Urfé</a> – a primarily residential town of 3,900 people notable for a more rural charm, established in 1910. Served by 5 bus lines and a train station.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaconsfield,_Quebec" title="Beaconsfield, Quebec">Beaconsfield</a> – a small residential city of 19,000 people served by 8 bus lines and 2 train stations,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also established in 1910.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dollard-des-Ormeaux" title="Dollard-des-Ormeaux">Dollard-des-Ormeaux</a> – a city of about 49,000 residents with large residential, commercial and industrial sectors, established in 1924. It is the West Island's most populous city outside of the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough of the City of Montreal.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorval" title="Dorval">Dorval</a> – a city of 18,000 initially founded in 1667 and developed initially as a summer retreat for urban dwellers. Today it is largely industrial.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_Quebec" title="Kirkland, Quebec">Kirkland</a> – a city of 20,000 largely developed in the 1970s and 1980s with a sizeable industrial sector.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pointe_Claire" class="mw-redirect" title="Pointe Claire">Pointe Claire</a> – a city of 30,000 initially founded in 1698 as an important outpost along the fur-trade routes. Pointe Claire has several significant historic sites.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec">Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue</a> – an exceptionally unique 'college-town' of 5,200 initially founded as a parish in 1703, and home to several key West island institutions, including the last fully operational farm on the Island of Montreal, Canada's only national veterans hospital and the second largest English language college in Quebec.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senneville,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Senneville, Quebec">Senneville</a> – a village of almost 1,000 residents initially founded in 1679 and the former site of the Colonial French Fort Senneville. Senneville has a peculiar local microclimate which allows non-native 'borderline hardiness' plant species to thrive.</li></ul> <p>These independent communities constitute the de-merged West island municipalities. In addition, there are two City of Montreal boroughs: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-Bizard%E2%80%93Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve" title="L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève">L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève</a> – with a population of 17,500 people, traces its roots back to the <a href="/wiki/North_American_fur_trade" title="North American fur trade">fur trade</a>, and features a large nature park, a <a href="/wiki/College_education_in_Quebec" title="College education in Quebec">public college</a> and an old parish church.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierrefonds-Roxboro" title="Pierrefonds-Roxboro">Pierrefonds-Roxboro</a> – the largest West Island community, with a population in excess of 60,000 almost perfectly divided along linguistic lines and featuring the largest nature park on the island, in addition to many small businesses and over 24,000 private dwellings. This borough is served by two stations along the <a href="/wiki/Deux-Montagnes_Line_(AMT)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deux-Montagnes Line (AMT)">Deux-Montagnes Line</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Agence_m%C3%A9tropolitaine_de_transport" class="mw-redirect" title="Agence métropolitaine de transport">Agence Métropolitain de Transport</a>, in addition to regular express bus service to and from the City of Montreal throughout the day. This borough is particularly notable for the large number of primary and secondary schools, religious and community centres, playgrounds, sports facilities and other green spaces evenly distributed throughout the territory.</li></ul> <p>In addition to the areas listed above, the western communities located in the <a href="/wiki/Vaudreuil-Soulanges_Regional_County_Municipality" title="Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality">Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality</a>, are part of what is known as the Off-Island area, which is sometimes considered as an extension of the West Island: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vaudreuil-Dorion" title="Vaudreuil-Dorion">Vaudreuil-Dorion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Quebec" title="Hudson, Quebec">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Lazare,_Quebec" title="Saint-Lazare, Quebec">Saint-Lazare</a></li> <li>the four communities of <a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Perrot" title="Île Perrot">Île Perrot</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Population</b> </p> <table style="width:99%; text-align:right;" frame="box" rules="all" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCFFFF; text-align:right;"> <th width="15%">City </th> <th width="10%">Area km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Canada_2021_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 2021 Census">2021 Census</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Canada_2016_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 2016 Census">2016 Census</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Canada_2011_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 2011 Census">2011 Census</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Canada_2006_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 2006 Census">2006 Census</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Canada_2001_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 2001 Census">2001 Census</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Canada_1996_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 1996 Census">1996 Census</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Dorval" title="Dorval">Dorval</a> </th> <td>20.87 </td> <td>19,302 </td> <td>18,980 </td> <td>18,208 </td> <td>18,088 </td> <td>17,706 </td> <td>17,572 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-Dorval" title="L'Île-Dorval">L'Île-Dorval</a> </th> <td>0.18 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Pointe-Claire" title="Pointe-Claire">Pointe-Claire</a> </th> <td>18.87 </td> <td>33,488 </td> <td>31,380 </td> <td>30,790 </td> <td>30,161 </td> <td>29,286 </td> <td>28,435 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_Quebec" title="Kirkland, Quebec">Kirkland</a> </th> <td>9.64 </td> <td>19,413 </td> <td>20,151 </td> <td>21,253 </td> <td>20,491 </td> <td>20,434 </td> <td>18,678 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Beaconsfield,_Quebec" title="Beaconsfield, Quebec">Beaconsfield</a> </th> <td>11.01 </td> <td>19.277 </td> <td>19.324 </td> <td>19,505 </td> <td>19,194 </td> <td>19,310 </td> <td>19,414 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Baie-D%27Urf%C3%A9" title="Baie-D'Urfé">Baie-D'Urfé</a> </th> <td>6.03 </td> <td>3,764 </td> <td>3,823 </td> <td>3,850 </td> <td>3,902 </td> <td>3,813 </td> <td>3,774 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue" title="Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue">Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue</a> </th> <td>10.57 </td> <td>5,027 </td> <td>4,958 </td> <td>5,073 </td> <td>5,197 </td> <td>5,062 </td> <td>4,700 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Senneville" title="Senneville">Senneville</a> </th> <td>7.49 </td> <td>951 </td> <td>921 </td> <td>920 </td> <td>962 </td> <td>970 </td> <td>906 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Dollard-des-Ormeaux" title="Dollard-des-Ormeaux">Dollard-des-Ormeaux</a> </th> <td>15.10 </td> <td>48,403 </td> <td>48,899 </td> <td>49,637 </td> <td>48,930 </td> <td>48,206 </td> <td>47,826 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>Total demerged municipalities</b> </th> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>99.76</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>149,655</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>148,441</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>149,241</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>146,925</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>144,787</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>141,307</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Pierrefonds-Roxboro" title="Pierrefonds-Roxboro">Pierrefonds</a> </th> <td>24.91 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>59,093 </td> <td>54,963 </td> <td>53,151 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Roxboro,_Quebec" title="Roxboro, Quebec">Roxboro</a> </th> <td>2.22 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>5,948 </td> <td>5,642 </td> <td>5,785 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-Bizard" class="mw-redirect" title="L'Île-Bizard">L'Île-Bizard</a> </th> <td>22.77 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>14,325 </td> <td>13,861 </td> <td>13,038 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve,_Quebec" title="Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec">Sainte-Genevieve</a> </th> <td>0.86 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>3,265 </td> <td>3.278 </td> <td>3,339 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>Total former municipalities of Montreal</b> </th> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>50.75</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b> </b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b> </b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b> </b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>82,631</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>77,744</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>75,313</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Pierrefonds-Roxboro" title="Pierrefonds-Roxboro">Pierrefonds-Roxboro</a> </th> <td>27.13 </td> <td>70,382 </td> <td>69,297 </td> <td>68,410 </td> <td>65,041 </td> <td>60,605 </td> <td>58,936 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-Bizard%E2%80%93Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve" title="L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève">L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève</a> </th> <td>23.63 </td> <td>18,885 </td> <td>18,413 </td> <td>18,097 </td> <td>17,590 </td> <td>17,139 </td> <td>16,377 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>Total city of Montreal boroughs</b> </th> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>50.75</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>89,267 </b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>87,710</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>86,507</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>82,631</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>77,744</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightgray;"><b>75,313</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:lightblue;"><b>West Island</b> </th> <td style="background-color:lightblue;"><b>150.51</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightblue;"><b>238,922 </b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightblue;"><b>236,151</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightblue;"><b>235,738</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightblue;"><b>229,556</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightblue;"><b>222,531</b> </td> <td style="background-color:lightblue;"><b>216,620</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language_spoken_at_home">Language spoken at home</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Language spoken at home"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From the <a href="/wiki/Canada_2006_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 2006 Census">Canada 2006 Census</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Language </th> <th>Population </th> <th>Percentage (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>English only </td> <td>70,405 </td> <td>48.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td>French only </td> <td>33,335 </td> <td>22.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Both English and French </td> <td>1,960 </td> <td>1.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other languages </td> <td>39,855 </td> <td>27.4% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The West Island is home to Quebec's largest concentration of native English-speakers, most of whom are bilingual. Includes West Island municipalities only, not West-Island boroughs of Montreal. The West Island can also claim to have the highest demographic concentration of German Canadians in the province of Quebec. With an even higher concentration located in the <b>Town of <a href="/wiki/Baie-D%27Urf%C3%A9" title="Baie-D'Urfé">Baie-D'Urfé</a></b>, where the German language school, The Alexander von Humboldt Schule Montréal – German International School is located. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Post-secondary institutions</b> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Macdonald_Campus" title="Macdonald Campus">Macdonald Campus</a> of <a href="/wiki/McGill_University" title="McGill University">McGill University</a>, which traces its roots back to 1905, when Macdonald College was originally constructed as an agricultural college. The buildings which currently house <a href="/wiki/John_Abbott_College" title="John Abbott College">John Abbott College</a> are those of the original Macdonald College, which in 1972 became a satellite campus of McGill University and moved into newer buildings east of the original site. The Macdonald Campus supports McGill's <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Arboretum" title="Morgan Arboretum">Morgan Arboretum</a>, the <a href="/wiki/J._S._Marshall_Radar_Observatory" title="J. S. Marshall Radar Observatory">J. S. Marshall Radar Observatory</a> and the last operational farm on the Island of Montreal, in addition to the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203073601/http://www.cahc-ccpa.com/home.php">Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/John_Abbott_College" title="John Abbott College">John Abbott College</a> was opened in the old Macdonald College buildings located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue in 1971 and has since become one of the largest CEGEPs in Quebec, with well-over 7,000 students. The campus was initially split between two sites until the construction of the Casgrain Centre in 1981, and a new science and technology pavilion is currently being completed along with campus-wide renovations and upgrades. The site features the nearly completely abandoned Brittain Hall, the former men's dormitory. In this respect, Brittain Hall is a near identical copy of Stewart Hall (the original women's dorm), and features the same stacked 'gym-cafeteria-pool' layout, along with massive fireplaces and other features of an Edwardian-era rural college dormitory. Today it is still owned by McGill University and is almost exclusively used for film and television production. Despite a rapid increase in school population and the subsequent lack of space, there are no plans to renovate or rehabilitate Brittain Hall at the moment. Another feature of the campus is the location of steam pipes and access tunnels located directly under the sidewalks, so as to permit natural snow-removal. Moreover, there are a series of tunnels connecting all buildings on campus, designed so as to facilitate moving about the sprawling campus. A portion of the system connecting Stewart to Brittain Hall, has been closed since the 1970s and remains largely inaccessible. </p><p><a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9gep_G%C3%A9rald-Godin" class="mw-redirect" title="Cégep Gérald-Godin">Cégep Gérald-Godin</a> was opened in a former novitiate of the Fathers of the Holy Cross in 1999 and is a prominent West Island post-modern architectural achievement. It features the Salle Pauline-Julien a performing arts venue, and is home to roughly 1,200 students. It is so far the only uniquely Francophone CEGEP in the West Island. The development of the CEGEP has had a positive impact on the development of the village of <a href="/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve,_Quebec" title="Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec">Sainte-Geneviève</a> as a smaller primarily Francophone equivalent to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. </p><p><b>Public primary and secondary</b> </p><p>English-language instruction in the West island is provided primarily by the <a href="/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_School_Board" title="Lester B. Pearson School Board">Lester B. Pearson School Board</a> while French-language instruction is provided by the <a href="/wiki/Commission_scolaire_Marguerite-Bourgeoys" title="Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys">Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys</a>. The LBPSB counts some 28,000 students in 12 high schools, 40 elementary schools, 2 adult education centres and 4 vocational schools. The CSMB counts some 45,000 students across a larger territory principally focused on the western portion of the island, with 61 elementary schools, 12 high schools, 2 specialized schools, 6 vocational schools and 4 adult-education centres. </p><p>Important West Island public high schools include, but are not limited to: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beaconsfield_High_School_(Beaconsfield)" class="mw-redirect" title="Beaconsfield High School (Beaconsfield)">Beaconsfield High School</a> – founded in Beaconsfield in 1958, 1130 students.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rennie_High_School" title="John Rennie High School">John Rennie High School</a> – founded in Pointe Claire in 1955 it boasts the Sports-Etudes program for student athletes as well as a highly regarded local theatre and dramatic arts program.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Place_High_School" title="Lindsay Place High School">Lindsay Place High School</a> – founded in Pointe-Claire in 1962 with 1,600 students, one of the largest in the West Island.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierrefonds_Comprehensive_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School">Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School</a> – founded in 1971 in Pierrefonds to support Catholic francophone and anglophone students, it is an architecturally significant school given its open concept design along an axial core, not to mention industrial visual cues, such as exposed concrete walls and overhead pipes, small windows and rooms without doors. Roughly 1200 students attend PCHS, which is co-located with the LBPSB administered West Island Career Centre (WICC). PCHS offers an international baccalaureate program and shares its grounds with the George Springate community sports complex.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverdale_High_School_(Pierrefonds,_Quebec)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverdale High School (Pierrefonds, Quebec)">Riverdale High School</a> – once one of the largest schools in the West Island (approximately 2,600 students in the early 1970s until the early 1980s), Riverdale's population has declined significantly in the last thirty years, but it still remains a special place in the community of Pierrefonds. An adult education centre now occupies most of the first floor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_High_School_(Quebec)" title="St. Thomas High School (Quebec)">Saint Thomas High School</a> – public high schools in the West Island, St. Thomas is consistently ranked in the top-ten of Quebec's schools.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Quebec school rankings put it 88/446 for the last few years (August 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It offers an IB program and is home to some 1,300 students.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The West Island is served by several weekly newspapers including the English-language <i>The Suburban</i>, <i>West Island Gazette</i> and <i>Montreal Times</i> as well as <i>Cités Nouvelles</i>, published in French (and formerly published in bilingual format as <i>Cités Nouvelles-City News</i> up until 2010). </p><p><i>The North Shore News</i> once served the communities of Pierrefonds, Roxboro & Dollard des Ormeaux when those communities were primarily focused along access routes to and from Gouin and Sources Boulevards and the Sunnybrook and Roxboro train stations. Though the publication was touted as the West Island's only independent weekly throughout the 1960s and 1970s, it died out in the 1980s. Another longtime publication was the English language <i>The Chronicle</i>, which began in 1925 and ended in 2015. </p><p>A local radio station <a href="/wiki/CFOX_(AM)" title="CFOX (AM)">CFOX</a> broadcast from Pointe Claire at 1470 kHz in the <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcast_band" class="mw-redirect" title="AM broadcast band">AM broadcast band</a> from 1960–1989. It offered several different program formats including country as well as top-40 music before its sale to the <a href="/wiki/CKO" title="CKO">CKO</a> all-news network. Declining revenue led the station's closure in 1989. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports_and_recreation">Sports and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sports and recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The West Island boasts multiple public and private sports and recreation facilities, many of which are co-located at local secondary schools or gathered around municipal buildings. As with many suburban areas, residents have access to numerous community pools, parks, greens and playgrounds, in addition to soccer and football fields, rugby pitches and baseball diamonds. All West Island residents have access to amateur sports clubs and associations, and minor-level hockey, soccer, basketball and football are all quite popular. Moreover, various leagues and associations are generally very open to accepting residents from all communities. As with most Canadian communities, there is at least one hockey rink in every city or town in the West Island. These facilities have, in the past, also served as venues for rock concerts and the like. A notable example was the old Pierrefonds Arena, demolished in the late-1990s, which once attracted bands like the Eagles and Black Sabbath when it was difficult for most West Island youth to reach downtown concert venues. </p><p>DDO and Pointe Claire both boast large civic centres replete with Olympic-sized pools and appropriate diving platforms, and the West Island has a noticeable youth subculture focused on swimming, diving and life-guarding at community pools. </p><p>The world-famous Royal Golf Club of Montreal is located in Ile-Bizard and is one of eight golf greens in the West Island, the majority of which are private. Other typical West Island sports and recreation facilities include numerous tennis clubs and courts, curling clubs and the occasional bocci pitch. </p><p>Other notable West Island sports and recreation facilities include the West Island <a href="/wiki/YMCA" title="YMCA">YMCA</a> and YM/YWHA, Dollard-des-Ormeaux's Centennial Park (with hills ideally suited for tobogganing and forests inter-laced with cross-country ski trails), Cap St. Jacques (which features the only remaining beach open to the public on the island) and the facilities affiliated with John Abbott College. In addition, numerous sports leagues for children and youth utilize facilities shared with local primary and secondary schools. </p><p>The area is home to the <a href="/wiki/North_Shore_Lions" title="North Shore Lions">North Shore Lions</a> football Bantam team as well as their older team the North Shore Mustangs, which compete at a midget division 1 AAA level, which holds the most division and provincial titles in Quebec Midget Football League (QMFL) history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Points_of_interest">Points of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Points of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Fritz Farm</b>, a community cultural centre in Baie-D'Urfé located at 20477 Chemin Lakeshore on a large common green bordering picturesque <a href="/wiki/Lake_Saint-Louis" title="Lake Saint-Louis">Lake Saint-Louis</a>. Fritz Farm is one of several examples of preserved <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baie-durfe.qc.ca/ENGLISH/heritage_e.html">heritage homes</a> dating back to the 18th century that can be found in Baie-D'Urfé, which are a direct link to the West Island's colonial era. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/%C3%89glise_Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve_(Montreal)" title="Église Sainte-Geneviève (Montreal)">Église Sainte-Geneviève</a></b>, a parish church established in 1741 by Antoine Faucon and completed in its present form in 1844. It is located at the intersection of Rue St-Louis and Gouin Boulevard West in the village of Sainte-Geneviève and is part of a larger complex that includes a presbytery and cemetery and a municipal park along the banks of the scenic <a href="/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re_des_Prairies" title="Rivière des Prairies">Rivière des Prairies</a>. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Saint-Joachim_de_Pointe-Claire_Church" title="Saint-Joachim de Pointe-Claire Church">Saint-Joachim de Pointe-Claire Church</a> & Pointe-Claire Village</b>, another parish church established in the mid-18th century, though completed only in 1885 in a Gothic-revival style, designed by noted local church architect <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Bourgeau" class="extiw" title="fr:Victor Bourgeau">Victor Bourgeau</a>. It is located at 2 Ste-Anne Street in Pointe Claire Village. Permanent settlement in this part of the West Island dates back at least as far as 1710, when the emblematic Pointe-Claire Windmill was completed. The Village features many 19th century and early 20th century buildings and forms an important local small-business sector. There are many restaurants and boutiques in the area, in addition to the exclusive Beaconsfield Golf Club and the Pointe-Claire Curling Club. Othe sites of interest include the <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patrimoinepointeclaire.org/pointeclaire/e_moulin.htm">Pointe-Claire Windmill</a></b> & <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patrimoinepointeclaire.org/pointeclaire/e_index.htm">Summer Retreat of the Congregation Notre Dame</a>. </p><p><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.beaconsfield.ca/anglais/culture/culture_centennial.html">Centennial Hall</a></b>, in Beaconsfield – a community cultural centre and small-scale performance venue. </p><p><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ville.pointe-claire.qc.ca/en_1212_index.php">Stewart Hall</a></b>, in Pointe-Claire – an art gallery and community cultural centre and small-scale performance venue. </p><p><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ville.dorval.qc.ca/loisirs/en/default.asp?contentID=671">The Museum of Local History and Heritage</a></b> located at 1850 Lakeshore Drive and adjacent to the large linear parks that stretch from Dorval along the edge of Lac Saint-Louis east towards Old Lachine Village where the old public beaches used to be. There are several marinas in the area and each summer the lake is filled with diverse pleasure craft. Wind-surfing here is quite popular, though public bathing is illegal and generally discouraged. Fishing is popular, though again, it is unwise to consume anything caught. </p><p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Arboretum" title="Morgan Arboretum">Morgan Arboretum</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Ecomuseum_Zoo" title="Ecomuseum Zoo">Ecomuseum Zoo</a></b>, a zoo dedicated to animal species endemic to the Eastern Great Lakes lowland forest, located in one of the last old growth example of the type on-island. The Ecomuseum is, along with Montréal's Biodome and Insectarium, one of the key local public zoological institutions that have found innovative solutions to the problems with 'traditional zoos'. </p><p><b>Old Saint-Anne's Village and the <a href="/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue_Canal" title="Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal">Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal</a></b>, another area in the West Island where permanent settlement dates back to the mid-late 17th century, Sainte-Anne's became a focal point for local services with the development of Macdonald College and the Veterans Hospital during the early 20th century. The Village has many restaurants and bars and other services supporting the comparatively large student population. The area features a boardwalk, the old Rex Theatre and numerous specialty shops. Other features include the Gallipeault Bridge which connects Sainte-Anne's to Ile Perot. </p><p>The <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20021208013635/http://www.cahc-ccpa.com/">Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup></b> and the Macdonald Experimental Farm, co-located at McGill's Macdonald Campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Fort_Senneville" title="Fort Senneville">Fort Senneville</a></b>, originally built in 1671 and destroyed and re-built twice, the Fort was captured and destroyed by <a href="/wiki/Benedict_Arnold" title="Benedict Arnold">Benedict Arnold</a> in 1776 during manœuvres associated with the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_The_Cedars" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of The Cedars">Battle of The Cedars</a> during the <a href="/wiki/American_War_of_Independence" class="mw-redirect" title="American War of Independence">American War of Independence</a>. A commemorative plaque located along Chemin Senneville by the Lake of Two Mountains records the location of the battle associated with the fall of the Fort. All that remains today is part of the windmill which doubled as a watch-tower and the foundations of the seigneurial house, if not some portions of the walls. The site is on private property though the proprietor has been known to allow visitors if they ask politely. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Cap-Saint-Jacques_Nature_Park" title="Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park">Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park</a></b> – the largest nature park on the island also features the only remaining public beach and an organic farm. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Rapides_du_Cheval_Blanc" title="Rapides du Cheval Blanc">Rapides du Cheval Blanc</a></b> Listed as one of the ten Eco-territories of Montreal <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park has a view of the Whitehorse rapids and a wooded area.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Bois-de-Liesse_Nature_Park" title="Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park">Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park</a></b>, the second largest nature park on-island and home to some protected heritage properties. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eugenie_Bouchard" title="Eugenie Bouchard">Eugenie Bouchard</a> — Tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evelyne_Brochu" title="Evelyne Brochu">Evelyne Brochu</a> — Actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Demers" title="Jason Demers">Jason Demers</a> — Professional ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Kelley" title="Geoffrey Kelley">Geoffrey Kelley</a> — Provincial politician and former MNA for <a href="/wiki/Jacques-Cartier" title="Jacques-Cartier">Jacques-Cartier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Duclair" title="Anthony Duclair">Anthony Duclair</a> — Professional ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Lambert" title="Ann Lambert">Ann Lambert</a> — playwright, author, and professor<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Matheson" title="Mike Matheson">Mike Matheson</a> — Professional ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mulcair" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Mulcair">Thomas Mulcair</a> — Former <a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Democratic Party (Canada)">NDP</a> leader and federal politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergio_Momesso" title="Sergio Momesso">Sergio Momesso</a> — Retired professional ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Morenstein" title="Harley Morenstein">Harley Morenstein</a> — Internet personality and founder of <a href="/wiki/Epic_Meal_Time" title="Epic Meal Time">Epic Meal Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Rhea" title="Caroline Rhea">Caroline Rhea</a> — Actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norma_Shearer" title="Norma Shearer">Norma Shearer</a> — Actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Veleno" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Veleno">Joseph Veleno</a> — Professional ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc-%C3%89douard_Vlasic" title="Marc-Édouard Vlasic">Marc-Édouard Vlasic</a> — Professional ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Legault" title="François Legault">François Legault</a> — 32nd premier of Quebec</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a> — Professional ice hockey player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lac-Saint-Louis_(electoral_district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lac-Saint-Louis (electoral district)">Lac-Saint-Louis (electoral district)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierrefonds%E2%80%94Dollard" title="Pierrefonds—Dollard">Pierrefonds—Dollard</a> (electoral district)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Notre-Dame-de-Gr%C3%A2ce%E2%80%94Lachine" title="Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine">Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Laurent,_Quebec" title="Saint-Laurent, Quebec">Saint-Laurent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaSalle%E2%80%94%C3%89mard" title="LaSalle—Émard">LaSalle—Émard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boroughs_of_Montreal#List_of_Montreal_boroughs" title="Boroughs of Montreal">Boroughs of Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boroughs_of_Montreal#List_of_former_boroughs" title="Boroughs of Montreal">List of former boroughs of Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Montreal" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Montreal">Districts of Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_reorganization_in_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal reorganization in Quebec">Municipal reorganization in Quebec</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Island&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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E, (Charles Edward). St Remi(Sources), St Jean and St Charles are written on this map.</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/voutes/voute3/carte_mtl_ville_1907.jpg">"...The Island and City of Montreal", A.R. Pinsonault, 1907. 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