Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
City

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Valleyfield
Motto(s): Ubi lux ibi labor

Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°15′N 74°08′W / 45.25°N 74.13°W / 45.25; -74.13Coordinates: 45°15′N 74°08′W / 45.25°N 74.13°W / 45.25; -74.13[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Beauharnois-Salaberry
Founded 1874
Constituted April 24, 2002
Named for Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Miguel Lemieux
 • Federal riding Salaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. riding Beauharnois
Area[2][4]
 • City 125.50 km2 (48.46 sq mi)
 • Land 107.13 km2 (41.36 sq mi)
 • Metro[5] 107.13 km2 (41.36 sq mi)
Population (2016)[4]
 • City 40,745
 • Density 380.3/km2 (985/sq mi)
 • Metro[5] 40,745
 • Metro density 380.3/km2 (985/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016 Increase 1.7%
 • Dwellings 19,356
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J6S, J6T, J7X
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-30
A-530
Route 132
Route 201
Website www.ville.valleyfield.qc.ca

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry.

The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 40,077. Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordered at its western end by Lake Saint Francis, with the Saint Lawrence to the north and the Beauharnois Canal to its south. The Port of Valleyfield is situated on the canal.

History

Salaberry was named after Colonel Charles de Salaberry who served with the British army during the War of 1812. "Valleyfield" came from the Valleyfield Mills, a paper mill south of Edinburgh in Scotland.

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield.

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is the seat of the judicial district of Beauharnois.[6]

Merger

In 2002, the city of 26,170 amalgamated with the following communities[7] (2001 Canada census figures):

Politics

The city council is composed of the mayor and eight city councillors. The municipal elections are at each 4 years, each councillor stands for his/her district.

City Council[8]
Function/District 2005-2009 2009-2013 2013-2017 2017-2021
Mayor Denis Lapointe Denis Lapointe Denis Lapointe Miguel Lemieux
1 - Grande-Île Denis Laître Denis Laître Denis Laître Lyne Lefebvre
2 - Nitro Jean-Marc Rochon Jean-Marc Rochon Jean-Marc Rochon Jason Grenier
3 - Georges-Leduc Claude Reid Louise Sauvé Louise Sauvé Jean-Marc Rochon
4 - Champlain Robert Savard Robert Savard Jean-Luc Pomerleau France Chenail
5 - La Baie Roger Levert Jean-Jacques Leduc François Labossière Guillaume Massicotte
6 - Robert-Cauchon Jacques Smith Jacques Smith Jacques Smith Jacques Smith
7 - Jules-Léger Pierre-Paul Messier Pierre-Paul Messier Patrick Rancourt Patrick Rancourt
8 - Saint-Timothée Normand Amesse Normand Amesse Normand Amesse Normand Amesse

Climate

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield community profile
2011 2006
Population: 40,077 (+1.0% from 2006) 39,672 (+51.6% from 2001)
Land area: 107.10 km2 (41.35 sq mi) 107.10 km2 (41.35 sq mi)
Population density: 374.2/km2 (969/sq mi) 370.4/km2 (959/sq mi)
Median age: 47.1 (M: 45.1, F: 48.7) 44.6 (M: 42.9, F: 46.2)
Total private dwellings: 19,050 18,034
Median household income: $44,510 $41,880
Notes: Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002. – References: 2011[10] 2006[11] earlier[12]
Historical Census Data - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec[13]
YearPop.±%
1991 27,598—    
1996 26,600−3.6%
2001 26,170−1.6%
2006 39,672+51.6%
2011 40,077+1.0%
2016 40,745+1.7%
Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec[13]
Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
39,670
 37,480 Increase 0.01% 94.48% 1,160 Increase 5.0% 2.92% 395 Decrease 13.2% 1.00% 570 Increase 46.2% 1.44%
2011
39,425
 37,475 Increase 1.7% 95.05% 1,105 Increase 6.8% 2.80% 455 Increase 89.6% 1.15% 390 Decrease 12.4% 0.99%
2006
38,565
 36,845 Increase 51.9% 95.54% 1,035 Increase 40.8% 2.68% 240 Increase 20.0% 0.62% 445 Increase 74.5% 1.15%
2001
25,450
 24,260 Decrease 2.4% 95.32% 735 Increase 11.4% 2.89% 200 Decrease 14.9% 0.79% 255 Increase 4.1% 1.00%
1996
25,995
 24,855 n/a 95.61% 660 n/a 2.54% 235 n/a 0.90% 245 n/a 0.94%

Attractions

The Écomusée des Deux-Rives, which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is found in the city.

The city has been the site of the Valleyfield Regatas since 1938. The event takes place every year at the beginning of July over a three-day period in the heart of the city on Bay Saint-Francois. The Regata is an international hydroplane boat race, where the hydroplanes (planes without wings) can achieve speeds of up to 225 km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it is a great weekend of thrilling hydroplane races, dinners, parties, outdoor concerts featuring renowned Quebec artists. It is capped off by a fireworks show.[14]

Education

  • 9 daycare facilities
  • 3 pre-kindergarten centres
  • 12 elementary schools (some with daycare services)
    • 1 English-language elementary school
  • 1 high school
  • 1 adult education centre
  • 2 vocational training centres
  • 1 CEGEP: Collège de Valleyfield
  • 1 French-language university centre

Gault Institute

Gault Institute was created by a man named Andrew Frederick Gault. He created this school during the time that the Gault Cotton Mills were up and running. To heat the school at one time he used underground pipes connecting from the school to the Cotton Mills since at the time there was no electricity.

Notable people

  • Armand Frappier, physician and microbiologist
  • J. Albert Leduc "Battleship" (1902-1990) protégé of Jack Laviolette, played hockey as a defenceman in the National Hockey League from 1925 to 1935. During that time he won two Stanley Cups in 1930, and 1931 for the Montreal Canadiens. In the 1950, he owned the local Arena and saw his good friend Hector Toe Blake manage the Valleyfield Braves to win the Alexander Cup, awarded to the Canadian Major Senior Hockey Champions. He also owned Les industries Bellerive, a wood mill known to manufacture the "Battleship" hockey sticks and church benches. He was also Valleyfield's first Molson agent.
  • Jean Ouimet, former leader of the Green Party of Quebec
  • Lise Bacon, female Quebec politician
  • Serge Marcil, politician and Minister of Employment in 1994
  • Line Beauchamp, female Quebec politician
  • Pierre Cossette (December 15, 1923 – September 11, 2009)[1][2] was a television executive producer and Broadway producer who brought the Grammy Awards to television. Cossette was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005. Born in Valleyfield, Quebec, he also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • Jean-Luc Brassard (August 24, 1972) freestyle skier, winning the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in the sport's debut as a medal event. Brassard has been credited with popularizing the wearing of bright knee pads to show off absorption and leg position for mogul skiers to best show judges how smoothly the athlete is taking the turns. Brassard placed 7th when the event was a demonstration sport in 1992, 4th in 1998 and 21st in 2002.
  • Mélodie Daoust, member of Canada's women's ice hockey team that won gold at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
  • Anne Minh-Thu Quach, current MP for the electoral district of Beauharnois—Salaberry.
  • Vladimir Katriuk (1921-2015) alleged Nazi war criminal

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 125037 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ↑ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
  5. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Census agglomeration), Quebec. The census agglomeration consists of only Salaberry-de-Valleyfield itself. This was unchanged from the 2006 census.
  6. ↑ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
  7. ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/modavr02.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  8. ↑ Tremblay, Éric (November 6, 2017). "Miguel Lemieux succède à Denis Lapointe (French Only)". Journal Saint-François.
  9. ↑ "Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Climate". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  11. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  12. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  13. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  14. ↑ Home - Régates de Valleyfield
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