LaSalle, Quebec

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|settlement_type = Borough of Montreal

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|motto = "Obstantia Amovet"{{spaces|2}}(Latin)
"He pushes away obstacles and casts aside difficulties"

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(Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).

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|subdivision_type1 = Province

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|subdivision_name2 = Montreal

|subdivision_type3 = Region

|subdivision_name3 = Montréal

|seat_type =Electoral Districts
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|seat =
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun

|parts_type =Provincial

|parts =Marguerite-Bourgeoys

|government_footnotes ={{Cite web |url=http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/arrondissement/REM17/ |title=Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: LaSalle |access-date=2012-03-14 |archive-date=2013-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106200842/http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/arrondissement/REM17/ |url-status=dead }}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=911 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LASALLE-ÉMARD (Quebec)][http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/resultats_gen.asp?bsq=Marguerite-Bourgeoys§ion=resultats_gen&even='2008'&mode='n3'#resul Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: MARGUERITE-BOURGEOYS]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
[http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/resultats_gen.asp?bsq=Marquette§ion=resultats_gen&even='2008'&mode='n3'#resul Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: MARQUETTE]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|government_type = Borough

|leader_title = Borough Mayor

|leader_name = Nancy Blanchet (Équipe Lasalle)

|leader_title1 = Canada MP(s)

|leader_name1 = Anju Dhillon (LPC)
Louis-Philippe Sauvé (BQ)

|leader_title2 = Quebec MNA(s)

|leader_name2 = Fred Beauchemin (PLQ)

|established_date = 1676

|established_title2 = Incorporated

|established_date2 = 1912

|established_title3 = Montreal merger

|established_date3 = January 1, 2002

|named_for = René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle

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|population_total = 82,235

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|population_blank2 =31810

|population_demonym= LaSallois, LaSallian

|timezone = EST

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|area_code = (514) and (438)

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|postal_code = H8N, H8P, H8R

|website = [http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/lasalle www.ville.montreal.qc.ca]

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LaSalle ({{IPA|fr|lasal}}) is the most southerly borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the south-west portion of the Island of Montreal, along the Saint Lawrence River. Prior to 2002, it was a separate municipality that had been incorporated in 1912.

History

LaSalle was named for the area's first seigneur, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687). The area became part of a municipality during the mid 19th century, and LaSalle was incorporated as an independent municipality in 1912.

The Lachine Rapids are situated within LaSalle territory. The name Lachine, which is also the name of the neighbouring borough, stayed because the LaSalle area was part of the parish of Saints-Anges-de-la-Chine during the French regime period. Before the creation of the Lachine Canal in the 1820s, the rapids had to be portaged on a trail called Chemin LaSalle (what is now LaSalle Boulevard).

LaSalle is known for its many public schools, most notably l'École secondaire Cavelier-de-LaSalle, known as one of the top talent-producing schools in the fields of dance and song. The other common public school in LaSalle is LaSalle Community Comprehensive High School, opened many years ago and home to many cultures.

Michel Leduc, who served as mayor from 1983 to December 31, 2001, was the last mayor of an independent LaSalle.{{cite news|title=Former LaSalle mayor Michel Leduc dies |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/former-lasalle-mayor-michel-leduc-dies-1.1272494 |work=CBC News |date=2012-09-15|access-date=2012-09-19}} Under Leduc, LaSalle became the first large city in Quebec to launch a large recycling program. LaSalle was annexed by the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002, along with a number of other cities on the Island of Montreal.

Geography

File:Saint Laurent - LaSalle.jpg as viewed from LaSalle.]]

LaSalle is bounded by five adjacent municipalities and boroughs, these being Lachine towards the west, Verdun and the Sud-Ouest neighbourhood of Ville-Émard to the north-east, and Montreal West and the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce within the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce towards the north, the latter two being divided by Autoroute 20 as well as the Lachine Canal. To its south and east lies the shore of the Saint Lawrence River, specifically a portion of the river known as the Lachine Rapids.

Government

File:Hotel de Ville de LaSalle.jpg

=Federal and provincial elections=

Federally, the western part of the borough is located in Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle and the eastern part in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun. They are represented by Anju Dhillon of the Liberal Party of Canada and Louis-Philippe Sauvé of the Bloc Québecois.

Provincially, the entire borough is within the electoral district of Marguerite-Bourgeoys represented by Fred Beauchemin of the Quebec Liberal Party.

=Borough government=

The borough is divided into two districts.

Cecil-P.-Newman (North)
Sault-Saint-Louis (South)

The borough elects a borough mayor, two city councillors, and four borough councillors.

As of the November 7, 2021 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

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| Borough mayor
City councillor

| Nancy Blanchet