Côte-Saint-Luc

Côte-Saint-Luc, Quebec
City
City of Côte-Saint-Luc
Location of Côte-Saint-Luc on the Island of Montreal. (Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Coordinates: 45°28′N 73°40′W / 45.467°N 73.667°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montréal
Incorporated	1903
City	1958
Electoral Districts Federal	Mount Royal
Provincial	D'Arcy-McGee
Government[1][2][3]
• Mayor	Mitchell Brownstein
• Federal MP(s)	Anthony Housefather (LIB)
• Quebec MNA(s)	David Birnbaum (PLQ)
Area[4]
• Total	6.95 km^2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)[4]
• Total	31,395
• Density	4,516.0/km^2 (11,696/sq mi)
• Change (2001-06)	3.8%
• Dwellings	14,371
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s)	H4V, H4W
Area code(s)	(514) and (438)
Website	www.cotesaintluc.org

Côte-Saint-Luc is an on-island suburb of Montreal in Quebec, Canada.

History

Farm in Côte-Saint-Luc in 1941

Incorporated in 1903, Côte-Saint-Luc grew from a town to a city, in 1958.

Throughout the 1920s, the town grew quickly and accepted many immigrant populations leaving Montreal, notably German-Jewish, Scottish, and British families, plus their descendants. By 1935, the population reached 5,000. Railway development and industrial activities were relocated to the north. An example of this is an old warehouse, near the intersection of Westminster and Côte-Saint-Luc, which today it is 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 Canadian Pacific Railway sorting yard space recycling and rezoning deposited at the city planning department.

Côte-Saint-Luc (and all of 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.

Government

The leaders of the demerger movement were all elected (or acclaimed) to the new city council, and Anthony Housefather was elected mayor. The City Manager is Tanya Abramovitch.^[5]

The City of Côte-Saint-Luc is led by the mayor and eight councillors. The councillors (as of October 2013) are:^[6]

1. Sam Goldbloom (District 1)
2. Mike Cohen (District 2)
3. Dida Berku (District 3)
4. Steven Erdelyi (District 4)
5. Allan J. Levine (District 5)
6. Glenn J. Nashen (District 6)
7. Mitchell Brownstein (District 7)
8. Ruth Kovac (District 8)

Public services

Côte-Saint-Luc is served by a unique Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 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 which enforces municipal by-laws and in 2006 launched the Volunteer Citizens on Patrol (vCOP) program that allows residents to help deter crime.

The city's Eleanor London Côte-Saint-Luc Public Library was named in honor of Eleanor London, the first librarian hired to set up whatever vision of a library she wanted. She continued in the capacity of chief librarian for 36 years. 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

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1966	20,546	—
1971	24,380	+18.7%
1976	25,721	+5.5%
1981	27,531	+7.0%
1986	28,582	+3.8%
1991	29,955	+4.8%
1996	29,365	−2.0%
2001	29,434	+0.2%
2006	31,395	+6.7%
2011	32,321	+2.9%
[7]

The City of Côte-Saint-Luc is a bilingual, multicultural 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 (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.

Mother Tongue[8]	Population	Percentage
English	13,515	44.66%
French	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	1,645	5.44%
Yiddish	1,290	4.26%
Hebrew	955	3.16%
Romanian	900	2.97%
Spanish	805	2.66%
Hungarian	600	1.98%
Italian	600	1.98%
Polish	550	1.82%
Persian	505	1.67%
Bulgarian	405	1.34%

Mother Tongue	Population	Percentage
Korean	385	1.27%
Arabic	370	1.22%
Tagalog	345	1.14%
Chinese, n.o.s.	260	0.86%
German	230	0.76%
Portuguese	130	0.43%
Cantonese	125	0.41%
Croatian	80	0.26%
Tamil	75	0.25%
Creole	70	0.23%
Czech	70	0.23%
Dutch	65	0.21%
Greek	55	0.18%
Bengali	50	0.17%
Slovak	50	0.17%
Ukrainian	50	0.17%

Mother Tongue (2011) [9]	Population	Percentage
English	13,340	42.00%
French	5,565	17.52%
English and French	410	1.29%
Non-official languages	11,590	36.49%

Ethnic origin

Ethnicity[10]	Population	Percentage (%)
Jewish	12,435	39.8%
Russian	4,190	13.4%
Polish	3,140	10.1%
Canadian	2,605	8.3%
Moroccan	2,385	7.6%
Romanian	1,980	6.3%
Italian	1,320	4.2%
French	1,135	3.6%
Hungarian	1,055	3.4%
Filipino	1,025	3.3%

Education

The Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSMB) operates Francophone primary and secondary schools. The École primaire de la Mosaïque and École primaire des Amis-du-Monde are in Côte-Saint-Luc.^[11] As of 2014 ven though a Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) school is several blocks from Côte-Saint-Luc, Francophone students are assigned to a CSMB school that is about 30 minutes away by bus.^[12]

English-language primary and secondary education is provided by the English Montreal School Board.

Famous residents

Former residents of Côte-Saint-Luc include politician and lawyer Irwin Cotler, actor William Shatner, Irving Layton and trauma surgeon Ernest F. J. Block. Author Gordon Korman grew up in Côte-Saint-Luc. Famed Rabbi, Sidney Shoham, founding Rabbi of Beth Zion Congregation, spent more than 60 years as a beloved resident and leader of the Cot St. Luc Jewish community. 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, wereraised there.

See also

• List of former boroughs
• Montreal Merger
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec
• List of enclaves

References

1. Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Côte Saint-Luc
2. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: MOUNT ROYAL (Quebec)
3. Chief Electoral Officer of Québec – 40th General Election Riding Results: D'ARCY-McGEE
4. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec
5. http://www.cotesaintluc.org/DepartmentsAndStaff
6. http://www.cotesaintluc.org/CouncilAndDistricts
7. "Profil sociodéographique: Ville de Côte-Saint-Luc" (PDF) (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
8. "Côte-Saint-Luc, 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 2008-02-06.
9. Census Canada 2011 Cote Saint-Luc Profile
10. Statistics Canada. 2012. Côte-Saint-Luc, Quebec (Code 2466058) and Quebec (Code 24) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. (accessed January 28, 2015).
11. "Recherche d'établissements." Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
12. Wilton, Katherine. "Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys ready to accept school board reorganization" (Archive). Montreal Gazette. December 1, 2014. Retrieved on April 12, 2016.

External links

• Côte-Saint-Luc city website
• Côte-Saint-Luc buildings on Image Montreal IMTL.org
• Côte-Saint-Luc in The Canadian Encyclopedia