- For the former electoral district, please see Montreal East (electoral district).
Montreal East (in French: Montréal-Est), is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Island of Montreal, formerly part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. It is home to many large oil refineries.
On January 1, 2002 it was merged into the City of Montreal. It voted on June 20, 2004 to demerge and was re-established as a town on January 1, 2006. It was the only community in the eastern half of the island that voted to demerge. Montreal East's mayor, Yvon Labrosse, won his seat by acclamation.
Refineries
- Shell Canada Montreal East Refinery : 161 000 bpd
- Petro Canada Montreal Refinery : 160 000 bpd
- Gulf Oil Canada Ltd. Montreal East Refinery : 64 000 bpd
TOTAL BPD : 388 000 bpd
Demographics
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Rue Dorchester
Montréal-Est joined Westmount as the only Montreal island muncipalities to refuse to adopt the name of Boulevard René-Lévesque for their portion of the major east-west street, Dorchester. To this day, the street is called Rue Dorchester in Montréal-Est.
Famous People
See also
References
- ^ "Montreal-Est, V". Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2007-11-20). Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
Coordinates: 45°38′N, 73°31′W
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