Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Côte Saint-Luc is a mostly residential city in Quebec
, Canada
, located on the Island of Montreal
. The English version of this toponym is "Saint Luke's Slope".
. The City of Côte Saint-Luc has a history of being innovative and was the first municipality in Quebec to ban smoking in public places as well as the first to require bicycle helmets.
Throughout 1920s, the town grew fast and accepted many immigrant populations leaving Montreal, notably German
-Jewish, Scottish
, and British
families and their descendants. By 1935, the population reached 5,000. Côte Saint-Luc was slowly siding railway development and industrial activities were relocating up north. A perfect example of this is an old warehouse near the intersection of Westminster and Côte Saint-Luc which today became a strip mall
.
After many years of debate and disagreement, Côte Saint-Luc agreed to the extension of Cavendish Blvd. in Côte Saint-Luc, most likely through an indirect route, to Cavendish Blvd. in the borough of Saint-Laurent, over the Canadian Pacific railyards. However, the City of Montreal has delayed their timeline for constructing the new road until at least 2015, seeing as there is a current debate on CPR
sorting yard
space recycling and rezoning deposited at the city planning department.
Côte Saint-Luc (along with all Montreal Island's other suburbs) was forced to merge with the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002, but was given the opportunity to demerge from the city in 2004. During the four years that it was merged with the city of Montreal, some services decreased, such as fire inspections. It was merged with its neighbouring suburbs of Hampstead
and Montreal West
to form the borough of Côte-Saint-Luc—Hampstead—Montréal-Ouest. In a referendum held on June 20, 2004 more than 87 percent of Côte Saint-Luc residents voted to demerge and Côte Saint-Luc was re-established as a separate city on January 1, 2006.
being elected mayor. The City Manager is Tanya Abramovitch and the Associate City Manager is Nadia Di Furia.
The City of Côte Saint-Luc is led by the mayor and eight councillors. The current councillors (as of November 2009) are
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Côte Saint-Luc is served by a unique Emergency Medical Services first responder system. The only volunteer first responders on the island of Montreal, the Emergency Medical Services
department answers more than 3,000 calls for help every year. The EMS volunteers provide a vital link in the chain of survival, arriving on scene within three minutes to stabilize the patient, before the Urgences-Santé ambulance arrives to transport the patient to the hospital. In 2008-9, the Montreal Fire Department implemented an island wide first responder system. It was set to replace the Côte Saint-Luc EMS however the town fought to keep their system. A private member's bill
was passed in the National Assembly of Quebec
to exclude Côte Saint-Luc from the Montreal Fire Department. Côte Saint-Luc also has a full time Public Security Department who enforce municipal by-laws and in 2006 launched the Volunteer Citizens on Patrol (vCOP) program that allows residents to help deter crime. The city is well known for its parks and recreational facilities, as well as the Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library. The library was named in honor of Eleanor London the first librarian hired to setup whatever vision of a library she wanted. She continued in the capacity of Chief Librarian for thirty-six years. In 2006, Tanya Abramovitch became the Director of Library Services. The Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Library is one of few libraries in North America that is open every day of the year.
Mother tongues
Statistics for the population according to mother tongue (the first language learned and still remembered) vary significantly from the statistics for home language
(the language spoken most often at home), as well as also varying significantly from the statistics for official language usage. The 2006 census found that about 47% of residents had English
as a mother tongue (including persons who had more than one mother tongue), while about 17% had French
as a mother tongue (also including persons who had more than one mother tongue). The next most common mother tongues were Russian
, Yiddish, Hebrew, Romanian
, Spanish
, Hungarian
, Italian
, Polish
, and Persian
.
, actor William Shatner
, and poet Irving Layton
. Author Gordon Korman
grew up in Côte Saint-Luc. Other residents included CTV News Montreal anchorperson Mutsumi Takahashi
, and Montreal Expos all-star catcher Gary Carter
. Comedy screenwriter Ricky Blitt
and older brother Barry Blitt, a magazine illustrator, were both raised there. Hockey player, Mathew Schneider also lived in Côte Saint-Luc.
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
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located on the Island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
. The English version of this toponym is "Saint Luke's Slope".
History
Côte Saint-Luc was incorporated in 1903 and grew from a town to a city in 1958. It is mainly a middle-middle class residential suburb of MontrealMontreal
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 City of Côte Saint-Luc has a history of being innovative and was the first municipality in Quebec to ban smoking in public places as well as the first to require bicycle helmets.
Throughout 1920s, the town grew fast and accepted many immigrant populations leaving Montreal, notably German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
-Jewish, Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
, and British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
families and their descendants. By 1935, the population reached 5,000. Côte Saint-Luc was slowly siding railway development and industrial activities were relocating up north. A perfect example of this is an old warehouse near the intersection of Westminster and Côte Saint-Luc which today became a strip mall
Strip mall
A strip mall is an open-area shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front...
.
After many years of debate and disagreement, Côte Saint-Luc agreed to the extension of Cavendish Blvd. in Côte Saint-Luc, most likely through an indirect route, to Cavendish Blvd. in the borough of Saint-Laurent, over the Canadian Pacific railyards. However, the City of Montreal has delayed their timeline for constructing the new road until at least 2015, seeing as there is a current debate on CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
sorting yard
Classification yard
A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks. First the cars are taken to a track, sometimes called a lead or a drill...
space recycling and rezoning deposited at the city planning department.
Côte Saint-Luc (along with all Montreal Island's other suburbs) was forced to merge with the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002, but was given the opportunity to demerge from the city in 2004. During the four years that it was merged with the city of Montreal, some services decreased, such as fire inspections. It was merged with its neighbouring suburbs of Hampstead
Hampstead, Quebec
-History:The Town of Hampstead was founded in 1914. It was designed to be an exclusive garden city. There are no retail shops within municipal boundaries. Houses were assigned relatively large lots to allow space for trees and shrubbery. The town's roads were designed with curves in order to slow...
and Montreal West
Montreal West, Quebec
Montreal West is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Island of Montreal. On January 1, 2002 it, along with its neighboring suburbs of Côte Saint-Luc and Hampstead, was merged into a borough of the City of Montreal to be known as Côte-Saint-Luc—Hampstead—Montréal-Ouest, though 97% of the...
to form the borough of Côte-Saint-Luc—Hampstead—Montréal-Ouest. In a referendum held on June 20, 2004 more than 87 percent of Côte Saint-Luc residents voted to demerge and Côte Saint-Luc was re-established as a separate city on January 1, 2006.
Government
The leaders of the demerger movement were all elected (or acclaimed) to the new city council with Anthony HousefatherAnthony Housefather
Anthony Housefather, was born in Montreal in 1970 and is the Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, a city on the Island of Montreal. He holds a law degree from McGill University, an MBA from Concordia University , and is Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and General Counsel at a multinational...
being elected mayor. The City Manager is Tanya Abramovitch and the Associate City Manager is Nadia Di Furia.
The City of Côte Saint-Luc is led by the mayor and eight councillors. The current councillors (as of November 2009) are
- Sam Goldbloom (District 1)
- Mike Cohen (District 2)
- Dida Berku (District 3)
- Steven Erdelyi (District 4)
- Allan J. Levine (District 5)
- Glenn J. Nashen (District 6)
- Mitchell Brownstein (District 7)
- Ruth Kovac (District 8)
Public services
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
department answers more than 3,000 calls for help every year. The EMS volunteers provide a vital link in the chain of survival, arriving on scene within three minutes to stabilize the patient, before the Urgences-Santé ambulance arrives to transport the patient to the hospital. In 2008-9, the Montreal Fire Department implemented an island wide first responder system. It was set to replace the Côte Saint-Luc EMS however the town fought to keep their system. A private member's bill
Private Member's Bill
A member of parliament’s legislative motion, called a private member's bill or a member's bill in some parliaments, is a proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature. In most countries with a parliamentary system, most bills are proposed by the government, not by individual members of the...
was passed in the National Assembly of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
to exclude Côte Saint-Luc from the Montreal Fire Department. Côte Saint-Luc also has a full time Public Security Department who enforce municipal by-laws and in 2006 launched the Volunteer Citizens on Patrol (vCOP) program that allows residents to help deter crime. The city is well known for its parks and recreational facilities, as well as the Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library. The library was named in honor of Eleanor London the first librarian hired to setup whatever vision of a library she wanted. She continued in the capacity of Chief Librarian for thirty-six years. In 2006, Tanya Abramovitch became the Director of Library Services. The Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Library is one of few libraries in North America that is open every day of the year.
Geography
Along with Hampstead and Montreal West, Côte Saint-Luc forms an enclave within Montreal. Côte Saint-Luc also has two exclaves sandwiched between Hampstead and the city of Montreal. The larger one contains the residential development North of Hampstead and Decarie Square shopping centre, while the smaller one consists of just fifteen residential buildings on MacDonald Ave.Demographics
The City of Côte Saint-Luc is a bilingual, multicultural, predominantly Jewish community. Approximately 70 percent of the population speaks English as their home language and approximately 15 percent speak French as their home language with the other 15 percent of the population speaking another language at home. When divided amongst preferred official language of use, English is the preferred language of approximately 80 percent of the population and French 20 percent. The Jewish community makes up the largest religious community in Côte Saint-Luc with Catholics being second. The city has a substantial Italian community.Mother tongues
Statistics for the population according to mother tongue (the first language learned and still remembered) vary significantly from the statistics for home language
Home language
Following a widely accepted definition by Valdes , a heritage language is a language that is acquired by individuals raised in homes where the dominant language of the region, such as English in the United States, is not spoken or not exclusively spoken...
(the language spoken most often at home), as well as also varying significantly from the statistics for official language usage. The 2006 census found that about 47% of residents had English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as a mother tongue (including persons who had more than one mother tongue), while about 17% had French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as a mother tongue (also including persons who had more than one mother tongue). The next most common mother tongues were Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Yiddish, Hebrew, Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, and Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
.
| Mother Tongue | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
13,515 | 44.66% |
| French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
4,740 | 15.66% |
| English and French | 325 | 1.07% |
| English and a non-official language | 295 | 0.97% |
| French and a non-official language | 135 | 0.45% |
| English, French and a non-official language | 65 | 0.21% |
| Russian Russian language Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics... |
1,645 | 5.44% |
| Yiddish | 1,290 | 4.26% |
| Hebrew | 955 | 3.16% |
| Romanian Romanian language Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova... |
900 | 2.97% |
| Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
805 | 2.66% |
| Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe.... |
600 | 1.98% |
| Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
600 | 1.98% |
| Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... |
550 | 1.82% |
| Persian Persian language Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence... |
505 | 1.67% |
| Bulgarian Bulgarian language Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the... |
405 | 1.34% |
| Mother Tongue | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Korean Korean language Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing... |
385 | 1.27% |
| Arabic | 370 | 1.22% |
| Tagalog Tagalog language Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila... |
345 | 1.14% |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 260 | 0.86% |
| German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
230 | 0.76% |
| Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
130 | 0.43% |
| Cantonese Standard Cantonese Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese.... |
125 | 0.41% |
| Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... |
80 | 0.26% |
| Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
75 | 0.25% |
| Creole Creole language A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable natural language developed from the mixing of parent languages; creoles differ from pidgins in that they have been nativized by children as their primary language, making them have features of natural languages that are normally missing from... |
70 | 0.23% |
| Czech Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century... |
70 | 0.23% |
| Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
65 | 0.21% |
| Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
55 | 0.18% |
| Bengali Bengali language Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script... |
50 | 0.17% |
| Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people... |
50 | 0.17% |
| Ukrainian Ukrainian language Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet.... |
50 | 0.17% |
| Language | Mother tongue | Home language | Official languages |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 44.66% | 64.10% | 68.58% |
| French | 15.66% | 13.70% | 19.99% |
| English and french | 1.07 | 1.83% | 10.03% |
| Non official language only | 38.63% | 19.41% | |
Famous residents
Former residents of Côte Saint-Luc include trauma surgeon Ernest FJ Block, fashion designer Shelley Twik, politician and lawyer Irwin CotlerIrwin Cotler
Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, MP was Canada's Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until the Liberal government of Paul Martin lost power following the 2006 federal election. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the constituency of Mount Royal in a by-election...
, actor William Shatner
William Shatner
William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...
, and poet Irving Layton
Irving Layton
Irving Peter Layton, OC was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following but also made enemies. As T...
. Author Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman is a Canadian author, primarily of novels for children and young adults. He lives in Long Island's Great Neck, New York, with his wife and three children....
grew up in Côte Saint-Luc. Other residents included CTV News Montreal anchorperson Mutsumi Takahashi
Mutsumi Takahashi
Mutsumi Takahashi is a Canadian journalist. Since 1986, she is one of the lead news presenters of CFCF-TV.-Career:After emigrating to Canada from Shiroishi, Japan, Takahashi graduated from Concordia University in 1979. She joined radio as Lisa Takahashi and then CFCF in Montreal in 1982 as a news...
, and Montreal Expos all-star catcher Gary Carter
Gary Carter
Gary Edmund Carter , nicknamed "Kid" and "Kid Carter", is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. During a 19-year baseball career, mostly with the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets, Carter established himself as one of the premier catchers in the National League, winning three Gold...
. Comedy screenwriter Ricky Blitt
Ricky Blitt
Ricky Blitt is a screenwriter, executive producer, show creator, and voice actor based in West Hollywood, California. Early in his career, Blitt was a writer on The Parent Hood, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, The Jon Stewart Show, On the Record with Bob Costas, Costas Now, and Brotherly Love...
and older brother Barry Blitt, a magazine illustrator, were both raised there. Hockey player, Mathew Schneider also lived in Côte Saint-Luc.
External links
- Côte Saint-Luc city website
- Côte Saint-Luc buildings on Image Montreal IMTL.org
- Côte-Saint-Luc (sic) in The Canadian Encyclopedia
See also
- List of former boroughs
- Montreal MergerMontreal MergerAs with other large cities like New York City and Toronto, the legal geographic boundaries of Montreal have been reorganized to incorporate adjacent communities which are integral to its social and economic life.-Merger and demerger:...
- 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 enclaves