Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec

Rivière-des-Prairies was a municipality that was annexed by Montreal, Canada in 1963.[1] On January 1, 2002, it became part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. On January 1, 2006 Montreal East demerged, and the borough became Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.

Rivière-des-Prairies
Rivière-des-Prairies is located in Montreal
Rivière-des-Prairies
Rivière-des-Prairies
Location of the Rivière-des-Prairies in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°39′25″N 73°34′05″W / 45.657°N 73.568°W / 45.657; -73.568
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CityMontreal
BoroughRivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Postal Code
Area code(s)514, 438

Education

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The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPI) operates Francophone schools in this area. The École secondaire Jean-Grou is within the community.[2]

Primary schools:[3]

  • Denise-Pelletier
  • Fernand-Gauthier
  • François-La Bernarde
  • Marc-Aurèle-Fortin and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin annexe
  • Notre-Dame-de-Fatima
  • Simone-Desjardins Pavillon
  • Teddy Camia Institute of Medicine

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates Anglophone schools in the area:

  • Leonardo da Vinci,
  • Michelangelo,
  • East Hill.
  • Gerald McShane School is in Montreal-Nord, but also serves Rivière-des-Prairies.

The community is served by the Rivière-des-Prairies branch of the Montreal Public Libraries Network.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Histoire - Société Historique Rivière-des-Prairies".
  2. ^ "Secondaire Archived 2015-03-31 at archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Primaire Archived 2015-03-31 at archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.