Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Hubert is a borough in the city of Longueuil
, located in the Montérégie region
of Quebec
, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore
municipalities were merged into Longueuil. According to the Quebec Statistics Institute, Saint-Hubert had 78,336 in 2006. The area of the borough is 65.98 km². Longueuil's city hall
is now located in Saint-Hubert. Saint-Hubert is located about 14 kilometers (almost 9 miles) from downtown Montreal
.
The borough has a wide array of commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises. The aerospace industry is arguably the most important of these enterprises. Pratt & Whitney Canada
designs and manufactures jet engines at a plant near Saint-Hubert Airport
. The Canadian Space Agency has its head office in the borough. The École nationale d'aérotechnique, a school that teaches aeronautics
is located in the borough and operated by Collège Édouard-Montpetit
.
, who later became commonly known as St. Hubert. It was originally established as a parish in 1860, and was granted official city status in 1958
In 1971, the former city of Laflèche
(previously known as Mackayville), merged with the city of Saint-Hubert.
, Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte
was kidnapped from his Saint-Lambert, Quebec
home and held at Saint-Hubert Airport. The city of Saint-Hubert, like many other Quebec municipalities, named a park in his honour, Parc Pierre-Laporte.
federal electoral district. Its Member of Parliament is Djaouida Sellah
of the New Democratic Party
.
It is split between the Vachon
and Laporte
(Laflèche) provincial electoral districts. Vachon's Member of the National Assembly is Martine Ouellet
of the Parti Québécois
. Laporte's Member of the National Assembly is Nicole Ménard
of the Quebec Liberal Party.
It is composed of eight municipal districts, each with a city councilor. The borough president is Stéphane Desjardins of Parti municipal de Longueuil.
.
railway line, and Grande-Allée (formerly known as Chemin de la Côte-Noire ), in between Rue Canon and Rue Jonergin (originally known as Ireland Street).
. The 1935 census indicated that the majority of residents along Grande-Allée were francophone, while the rest of the area had a substantial anglophone population. The area was served by St. Stephen Anglican Church and Wesley United Church.
area served by the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway
. Today it is primarily a French-speaking suburban area. Springfield Street, now known as Prince Charles Street, was the neighbourhood's main street.
. In terms of aircraft movements, it is among the busiest in Canada. The airport was once the location of a Canadian Air Force Base which ceased operation in 1995, but which continues to use the area. The airport includes a weather station
, next to which stands the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency.
commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport's
Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.
Longueuil, Quebec
Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
, located in the Montérégie region
Montérégie
Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....
of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore
South Shore (Montreal)
The South Shore is the general term for the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the Island of Montreal. The South Shore is located within the Quebec administrative region of Montérégie....
municipalities were merged into Longueuil. According to the Quebec Statistics Institute, Saint-Hubert had 78,336 in 2006. The area of the borough is 65.98 km². Longueuil's city hall
City hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
is now located in Saint-Hubert. Saint-Hubert is located about 14 kilometers (almost 9 miles) from downtown Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
The borough has a wide array of commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises. The aerospace industry is arguably the most important of these enterprises. Pratt & Whitney Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada is a Canadian aircraft engine manufacturer. PWC's headquarters are in Longueuil, Quebec, just outside Montreal. It is a division of the larger US-based Pratt & Whitney , itself a business unit of United Technologies...
designs and manufactures jet engines at a plant near Saint-Hubert Airport
Montréal/St-Hubert Airport
Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport is located in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Quebec. The airport is located east of downtown Montreal....
. The Canadian Space Agency has its head office in the borough. The École nationale d'aérotechnique, a school that teaches aeronautics
Aeronautics
Aeronautics is the science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines, or the techniques of operating aircraft and rocketry within the atmosphere...
is located in the borough and operated by Collège Édouard-Montpetit
Collège Édouard-Montpetit
Collège Édouard-Montpetit is a francophone CEGEP in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Approximately 6700 students are enrolled in the Longueuil and St-Hubert campuses. The College of General and Vocational Education is affiliated with the ACCC, and CCAA.-History:...
.
History
The city's namesake is derived from HubertusHubertus
Saint Hubertus or Hubert , called the "Apostle of the Ardennes" was the first Bishop of Liège...
, who later became commonly known as St. Hubert. It was originally established as a parish in 1860, and was granted official city status in 1958
In 1971, the former city of Laflèche
Laflèche, Quebec
Laflèche is a neighbourhood in the Saint-Hubert borough of the city of Longueuil.-Neighbourhood:Laflèche is primarily a densely-populated residential neighbourhood. It is largely low-income, and similar to Ville LeMoyne and other parts of the Vieux-Longueuil borough...
(previously known as Mackayville), merged with the city of Saint-Hubert.
October Crisis
At the height of the 1970 October CrisisOctober Crisis
The October Crisis was a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec during October 1970 in the province of Quebec, mainly in the Montreal metropolitan area.The circumstances ultimately culminated in the only peacetime use...
, Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician who was the Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec before being kidnapped and killed by members of the group Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis. Mr...
was kidnapped from his Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Saint-Lambert is a Canadian city in the province of Quebec located opposite Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Saint-Lambert was named for either the early French Canadian hunter Lambert Closse or for Roman Catholic Bishop Lambert of Maastricht...
home and held at Saint-Hubert Airport. The city of Saint-Hubert, like many other Quebec municipalities, named a park in his honour, Parc Pierre-Laporte.
Recent history
In 1992, the city began work on the creation of a large park, to be known as Parc de la Cité. It is located in the heart of the city and includes a one-kilometer long man-made lake.Politics
The borough of St-Hubert is located in the Saint-Bruno—Saint-HubertSaint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert
Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988...
federal electoral district. Its Member of Parliament is Djaouida Sellah
Djaouida Sellah
Djaouida Sellah, MD, is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert as a member of the New Democratic Party....
of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
.
It is split between the Vachon
Vachon (electoral district)
Vachon is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Longueuil and includes most of the borough of Saint-Hubert...
and Laporte
Laporte (electoral district)
Laporte is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was named after former Liberal Minister Pierre Laporte who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis in 1970...
(Laflèche) provincial electoral districts. Vachon's Member of the National Assembly is Martine Ouellet
Martine Ouellet
Martine Ouellet is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on July 5, 2010, representing the electoral district of Vachon. She is a member of the Parti Québécois....
of the Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
. Laporte's Member of the National Assembly is Nicole Ménard
Nicole Ménard
Nicole Ménard is a Quebec politician. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Laporte in the Montérégie region...
of the Quebec Liberal Party.
It is composed of eight municipal districts, each with a city councilor. The borough president is Stéphane Desjardins of Parti municipal de Longueuil.
| Longueuil District | Councilor | Party |
|---|---|---|
| District 19 | Jacques Lemire | Parti municipal de Longueuil |
| District 20 | Roger Roy | Parti municipal de Longueuil |
| District 21 | Jacques E. Poitras | Parti municipal de Longueuil |
| District 22 | Éric Beaulieu | Action Longueuil |
| District 23 | Stéphane Desjardins, (Borough President) | Parti municipal de Longueuil |
| District 24 | Suzanne Charbonneau | Action Longueuil |
| District 25 | Lorraine Guay-Boivin | Action Longueuil |
| District 26 | Michel Latendresse | Action Longueuil |
Neighbourhoods
Today, there are four distinct sectors of Saint-Hubert:- Iberville
- LaflècheLaflèche, QuebecLaflèche is a neighbourhood in the Saint-Hubert borough of the city of Longueuil.-Neighbourhood:Laflèche is primarily a densely-populated residential neighbourhood. It is largely low-income, and similar to Ville LeMoyne and other parts of the Vieux-Longueuil borough...
- Laurendeau
- Maricourt
Historic neighbourhoods
The following is a of localities'Locality' refers to the historical place names of former census subdivisions (municipalities), former designated places and former urban areas, as well as to the names of other entities, such as neighbourhoods, post offices, communities and unincorporated places. (source) within in the borough of Saint-Hubert.Brentwood
Brentwood was located in between Rue Kimber and Chemin Chambly. Chemin Noble was among the main streets in the area, with Cousineau Boulevard becoming important much later on. Chemin Noble was named for Benjamin Noble, superintendent and resident of the area, upon its founding in the late 1910s. Brentwood was considered a "summer hideaway" by many Montrealers. It had no streets, electricity or telephone service. A small "hut-like" train station was located next to the railroad tracks and provided service to Montreal via the Montreal and Southern Counties RailwayMontreal and Southern Counties Railway
The Montreal and Southern Counties Railway Company was an interurban streetcar line that ran between Montreal and Granby until 1956. A second branch served the city of Longueuil....
.
Brookline
Brookline was also located in between Rue Kimber and Chemin Chambly. Mountainview Boulevard was the locale's main street, with Cousineau Boulevard becoming a major artery much later on. Brookline was an anglophone working-class area. The tramway station was located on the southwest part of the railroad tracks, between Rue Rideau and Rue Léonard.Castle Gardens
Castle Gardens was the smallest of Saint-Hubert's neighbourhoods. It was located in between the CNCanadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
railway line, and Grande-Allée (formerly known as Chemin de la Côte-Noire ), in between Rue Canon and Rue Jonergin (originally known as Ireland Street).
Croydon
Croydon, or St. Lambert Annex, was a large neighbourhood located along Montée Saint-Hubert from Grande Allée to Boulevard de Maricourt at the railroad tracks. Along the railroad tracks, it stretched from Montée Saint-Hubert to Rue Donat, while its borders became smaller closer to Grande Alleé. It was an English-speaking working-class area. Croydon's limits expanded in 1935 to include Castle Gardens.East Greenfield
East Greenfield was located in close proximity to what is today known as the Litchfield Industrial Park. It stretched from Grande-Allée to Boulevard de Maricourt. The following streets ran north-south: Cornwall, Wesley, Quévillon, Kensington, Belmont, Nantel, Campbell. Perpendicular to these streets were Barlow, Milligan, Viateur, Lalande, Mcrae, Spriggs and Robinson. In 1935, its boundaries were extended to the nearby municipality of Saint-Joseph de ChamblyChambly, Quebec
Chambly is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about to the south east of Montreal.- Geography :It sits on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La-Vallée-du-Richelieu, at .-History:...
. The 1935 census indicated that the majority of residents along Grande-Allée were francophone, while the rest of the area had a substantial anglophone population. The area was served by St. Stephen Anglican Church and Wesley United Church.
Pinehurst
Pinehurst was located east of to East Greenfield, and could be accessed by Rue Cornwall. This area started to develop in the mid-1910s.Springfield Park
Springfield Park was located in between Rue Kimber and Boulevard Cousineau. It was originally an English-speaking ruralRural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
area served by the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway
Montreal and Southern Counties Railway
The Montreal and Southern Counties Railway Company was an interurban streetcar line that ran between Montreal and Granby until 1956. A second branch served the city of Longueuil....
. Today it is primarily a French-speaking suburban area. Springfield Street, now known as Prince Charles Street, was the neighbourhood's main street.
Demographics
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 77,028 | 1.5% |
| 2001 | 75,912 | 1.5% |
| 1996 | 77,042 | 4.0% |
| 1991 | 74,093 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French | 64,130 | 84.04% |
| English | 7,005 | 9.18% |
| Both English and French | 850 | 1.11% |
| Non Official language only | 4,145 | 5.43% |
Primary
- English-language
- Royal Charles Elementary
- Royal Oak Elementary (Closed)
- Terry Fox Elementary
- French-language
- Ecole Primaire Charles-LeMoyne
- Ecole Primaire de La Mosaïque
- Ecole Primaire De Maricourt
- Ecole Primaire des Mille-Fleurs
- Ecole Primaire des Quatre-Saisons
- Ecole Primaire des Quatre-Vents
- Ecole Primaire D'Iberville
- Ecole Primaire Du Jardin-Bienville
- Ecole Primaire Gaétan-Boucher
- Ecole Primaire Laurent-Benoît
- Ecole Primaire Maurice-L.-Duplessis
- Ecole Primaire Monseigneur-Forget
- Ecole Primaire Paul-Chagnon
- Ecole Primaire Saint-Joseph
- Ecole Primaire Socrates
Secondary
- Heritage Regional High SchoolHeritage Regional High SchoolHeritage Regional High School is a public secondary school located in Saint-Hubert, Quebec. Prior to being known as Heritage, the school was known as MacDonald-Cartier High School.-H.R.T.V:...
- Ecole Secondaire André-Laurendeau
- Ecole Secondaire Mgr-A.-M.-Parent
Airport
The borough has a medium sized airport known as Montréal/St-Hubert AirportMontréal/St-Hubert Airport
Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport is located in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Quebec. The airport is located east of downtown Montreal....
. In terms of aircraft movements, it is among the busiest in Canada. The airport was once the location of a Canadian Air Force Base which ceased operation in 1995, but which continues to use the area. The airport includes a weather station
Weather station
A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for observing atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate. The measurements taken include temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind...
, next to which stands the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency.
Rail
Saint-Hubert is served by the Saint-HubertSaint-Hubert (AMT)
Saint-Hubert Station is a railway station located in Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil), Quebec, Canada.It is served by commuter trains from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. It is part of the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.-AMT:-External links:*...
commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport's
Agence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.
Important roads
- Grande-Allée
- Taschereau BoulevardTaschereau BoulevardTaschereau Boulevard is a major suburban boulevard located on the south shore of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a section of Quebec Route 134 and runs from Longueuil to Candiac . It is named after the prominent Quebec family that included former premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. At , it is one...
- Boulevard Cousineau
- Chemin Chambly
- Boulevard Payer
- Boulevard Mountainview
- Kimber / Maricourt Boulevards
- Gaëtan Boucher Boulevard
Notable people
- Gaetan BoucherGaétan BoucherGaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...
, speedskater - Jon LajoieJon LajoieJonathan "Jon" Lajoie is a Canadian comedian, actor, rapper, singer, musician and Internet celebrity from Montreal, Quebec.- Background :...
, comedian - Irina LazareanuIrina LazareanuIrina Lăzăreanu is a Romanian-Canadian model. She got her ‘big break’ through her acquaintance with model Kate Moss.- Early life :...
, model - Daniel Leduc, electroacoustic music composer
- Patrick LeducPatrick LeducPatrick Leduc is a Canadian soccer player who formerly played for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-Youth and Amateur:...
, soccer player
See also
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Municipal reorganization in QuebecMunicipal reorganization in QuebecThe most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....
- List of mayors of Longueuil, Quebec
- Longueuil City CouncilLongueuil City CouncilThe Longueuil City Council is the governing body for the city of Longueuil on Montreal's south shore, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada....