Saint-Lambert, Quebec
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| City motto: 'Maximus in Minimis' (Latin: To seek greatness even in the smallest details ) | |||
| Province | Quebec | ||
| Mayor | Sean Finn | ||
| Area - % water |
8.15 km² Unknown |
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| Population - Total (2001 census) |
21,051 (source) |
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| Population density | 2584.0/km² (2001) | ||
| Established | 1857 | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| Postal code span | J | ||
| Area code | 450 | ||
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Saint-Lambert is a Canadian city on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, across from Montreal. It was an independent city until January 1, 2002, when it was merged to form a borough with LeMoyne in the new Longueuil mega-city. There was a strong "de-merger" movement and a referendum was won in June 2004 to re-establish the former city. The city was officially "re-born" on January 7, 2006 when the Saint-Lambert flag was hoisted in front of city hall and the mayor, councillors and city manager took their oath of office.
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[edit] History
Saint-Lambert was established in the 17th century when André Marsil and André Achim became the first residents. (Today André Marsil's house on present-day Riverside Drive has been converted into a textile museum called the Marsil Museum.) It was named for the hunter Lambert Raphaël Closse. Along with the railroad in 1850 and the Victoria Bridge linking the south shore to the island of Montreal, came a quick growth in Saint-Lambert's population and housing development.
In the 1950s, the St. Lawrence Seaway development was enhanced with the building of the St. Lambert Locks, to bypass the smaller Lachine Canal, and this became the most easterly lock in the Seaway. Suburban growth from Montreal in this period also affected Saint-Lambert, as well as many of the older communities on the South Shore.
According to Statistics Canada, Saint-Lambert has grown from its first two residents to a population of 21,051 in 2001.
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary
- Saint Lambert Elementary
- École Des Saints-Anges
- École Rabeau
- Préville Elementary
[edit] Secondary
- Chambly Academy
- Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert
[edit] Post-secondary
- Champlain Regional College
- UQAM Montérégie
[edit] Other
- The Alternate School
- Access
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Passenger rail
Amtrak, the U.S. national passenger rail system, provides daily service to Saint-Lambert Station, operating its Adirondack in both directions between Montreal and New York City, using the Victoria Bridge (Montreal).
It is also on VIA Rail's Montreal-Quebec City line, and AMT's Montreal-Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.
[edit] Transit
Saint-Lambert is presently served by Réseau de transport de Longueuil, although it was once serviced by Société de transport de Montréal. Interurban streetcar service was operated until 1956 by the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway.
Currently, the following RTL buses lines travel through St. Lambert:
1 (Terminus Longueuil - Boul. Grand-Alle [via Churchill])
2 (Terminus Longueuil - Lemoyne [via Tiffin])
6 (Terminus Longueuil - Terminus Panama [via Victoria])
13 (Terminus Longueuil - Terminus Panama [via Riverside])
14 (Terminus Longueuil - Brossard {R section} [via HWY 132])
15 (Terminus Longueuil - Terminus Panama [via Alexandra])
37 (Terminus Centre Ville - Du Dauphiné [via Champlain Bridge])
54 (Terminus Longueuil - Terminus Brossard [via Tascherau])
55 (Terminus Centre Ville - St. Lambert [via Victoria Bridge])
106 (Terminus Longueuil - Brossard {B section}[via Victoria])
115 (Terminus Centre Ville - Greenfield Park [via Champlain Bridge]}
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