Île des Sœurs redirects here. For other uses, see Île des Sœurs (disambiguation). Image File history File links Location of Nuns Island within Montreal File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ÃŽle des SÅ“urs (English: Nuns Island) is an island that forms a part of the city of Montreal, Quebec. ...

Nuns' Island (officially Île des Sœurs) is an island that forms a part of the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is part of the borough of Verdun. City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 11. ... Verdun is a borough of the City of Montreal, situated along the St. ...

The Champlain Bridge connects Nuns' Island with the south shore of Quebec, as well as Montreal proper via Autoroute 15. The much smaller Clément Bridge connects the island with the Autoroute Bonaventure. Champlain Bridge The Champlain Bridge is a steel truss cantilever bridge with approach viaducts constructed of prestressed concrete beams supporting a prestressed concrete deck paved with asphalt. ... The Autoroute system in the province of Quebec, Canada, is a network of expressways which operate under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate freeway system in the United States or the 400-Series Highways in neighbouring Ontario. ... The Autoroute system in the province of Quebec, Canada, is a network of expressways which operate under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate freeway system in the United States or the 400-Series Highways in neighbouring Ontario. ...

Although the island is just miles from downtown Montreal, it is very secluded from the city and remains free of the heavy traffic and noise of the city. The island is primarily composed of residential homes with few very large businesses with the exception of Kodak offices. The island is noted for its parks and scenery including East Vancouver Park which overlooks the Saint Lawrence River. There is only one school on the island, the grade school École Île des Sœurs. Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... The Saint Lawrence River (French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Originally called Île Saint-Paul in honour of the founder of Montreal, Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, the name of Île des Sœurs or Nuns' Island appears starting from the 19th century and was exclusively used from the 1950s on. The name commemorates the nuns of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, which had acquired part of the island in 1706 and kept it for over two hundred years. The island was formerly a municipality, L'Île-Saint-Paul, founded in 1899; it merged with Verdun in 1956. Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Montreal. ... Nun in cloister, 1930; photograph by Doris Ulmann In general, a nun is a female ascetic who chooses to voluntarily leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. ...