Westmount City Hall

Some typical homes in Westmount

Westmount is a former (and future) city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal; pop. 19,727; area 4.02 km²;(Statistics Canada, 2001). Download high resolution version (809x540, 153 KB)Westmount City Hall File links The following pages link to this file: Westmount, Quebec Categories: Images with unknown source ... Download high resolution version (809x540, 153 KB)Westmount City Hall File links The following pages link to this file: Westmount, Quebec Categories: Images with unknown source ... Some Westmount homes File links The following pages link to this file: Westmount, Quebec Categories: Images with unknown source ... Some Westmount homes File links The following pages link to this file: Westmount, Quebec Categories: Images with unknown source ... During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... The Island of Montreal (in French, île de Montréal), in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with gathering and analysing statistics about Canada. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 1, 2002 it became a borough of the City of Montreal. On June 20, 2004 it voted to "demerge" (see Quebec Demerger Movement) and will therefore become an independent city again on January 1, 2006. However, it will not truly regain its former status since the bulk of its municipal taxes will still go to the City of Montreal even after demerger. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Quebecois government headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry. ... Please visit and contribute to the Montreal Wikiportal See and add to this ongoing discussion about English Names in Montreal {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Well-being through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Traditionally, the community of Westmount was an enclave of wealthy anglophones, having been at one point the richest community in Canada. However, it is now mostly comprised of middle and upper-middle class families of multiple ethnic and linguistic backgrounds with the stereotype only partially existing at the very top of the mountain, around Summit Circle.

Westmount is mostly residential containing schools, an arena, a pool, a public library and a number of parks, including Westmount Park, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. However, there are small commercial districts on the western part of Sherbrooke Street ("Westmount Village"), on Sainte-Catherine Street, on Greene Avenue and near Atwater metro station. Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822–August 28, 1903) was a United States landscape architect, famous for designing many well known urban parks, including Central Park in New York, New York, the countrys oldest coordinated system of public parks and parkways in Buffalo, New York, the countrys oldest... Atwater is a station on the Montreal Metro Green Line. ... Place-Saint-Henri station The Montreal Metro is the main form of public transportation within the city of Montreal and was the second metro system to be built in Canada, opening 12 years after the Toronto subway. ...

The latter area includes Dawson College, Quebec's largest CEGEP; Plaza Alexis-Nihon mall and office towers; Selwyn House School, one of the most prestigious private schools in Quebec; and the Westmount Square residential towers and shopping complex designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and funded largely by his father-in-law, Westmount resident Samuel Bronfman, the founder of the Seagram liquor empire. Dawson College is a CEGEP (Collège denseignement général et professionnel or College of General and Vocational Education) located in Montreal, Quebec. ... CÉGEP (Collège denseignement général et professionnel - College of General and Vocational Education, pronounced say-jep [fr/en] or see-jip [en]) is a type of educational institution in Quebec. ... Selwyn House School is a prestigious independant boys school in Westmount, Quebec. ... The reconstructed Barcelona Pavilion Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies) (March 27, 1886 - August 17, 1969) was an architect and designer. ... Samuel Bronfman (February 27, 1891 - July 10, 1971) was the founder of Seagrams and a Canadian family dynasty the Bronfman family. ... The Seagram Company Ltd. ...

Westmount is the residence of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Quebec Premier Jean Charest and the birthplace of: The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC , CC , GOQ , LL.D. (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ... The Honourable John James Jean Charest, P.C., (born June 24, 1958) is a lawyer and the Premier of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ...

• Norma Shearer, motion picture film star
• Douglas Shearer, multiple Academy Award winning film sound engineer
• Leonard Cohen, author and musician

Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was an Canadian actress born in Montreal, Quebec. ... Douglas G. Shearer (November 17, 1899 - January 5, 1971) was a pioneer sound designer and director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen CC (born September 21, 1934) is a Canadian poet and novelist, and a well-known singer-songwriter, residing in Los Angeles, California. ...

External links

• Statistics Canada website about Westmount
• Official site for the borough of Westmount
• Westmount Public Library
• Westmount Rugby Club