Saint-Hubert ( , , ) is a borough in the city of Longueuil, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore municipalities were merged into Longueuil. Saint-Hubert had a population of 78,336 in 2006. The area of the borough is . Longueuil's city hall is now located in Saint-Hubert. Saint-Hubert is located about from downtown Montreal.

The borough has a wide array of commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises. The aerospace industry is arguably the most important of these enterprises. Pratt & Whitney Canada designs and manufactures jet engines at a plant near Saint-Hubert Airport. The Canadian Space Agency has its head office in the borough. The École nationale d'aérotechnique, a school that teaches aeronautics is located in the borough and operated by Collège Édouard-Montpetit.

History

The city's namesake is derived from Hubertus, who later became commonly known as St. Hubert. It was originally established as a parish in 1860, and was granted official city status in 1958.

In 1971, the former city of Laflèche (previously known as Mackayville), merged with the city of Saint-Hubert.

;October Crisis

At the height of the 1970 October Crisis, Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped from his Saint-Lambert, Quebec home and held at Saint-Hubert Airport. The city of Saint-Hubert, like many other Quebec municipalities, named a park in his honour, Parc Pierre-Laporte.

;Recent history

In 1992, the city began work on the creation of a large park, to be known as Parc de la Cité. It is located in the heart of the city and includes a one-kilometre (1000 yard) long man-made lake.

Croydon - Was part of St-Hubert from 0 St-Hubert Rise to Orchard ( St. Andres st) to Grande Allée to Maricourt.

Politics

It is split between the Vachon and Laporte (Laflèche) provincial electoral districts. Vachon's Member of the National Assembly is Martine Ouellet of the Parti Québécois. Laporte's Member of the National Assembly is Nicole Ménard of the Quebec Liberal Party.

It is composed of five municipal districts, each with a city councillor. The borough president is Lorraine Guay-Boivin of Action Longueuil.

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| Iberville

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| Action Longueuil

| Éric Beaulieu

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| Laflèche

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| Independent

| Jacques Lemire

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| Maraîchers

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| Action Longueuil

| Lorraine Guay-Boivin

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| Parc-de-la-Cité

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| Action Longueuil

| Jacques E. Poitras

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| Vieux-Saint-Hubert-la Savane

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| Action Longueuil

| Nathalie Boisclair

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Economy

Pascan Aviation has its headquarters in Saint-Hubert.

St-Hubert Fer & Metaux Inc located on Chambly Road is a recycling centre that has been serving the city of St-Hubert since 1956. It is currently owned by the third generation Bulka Family.

Neighbourhoods

Today, there are four distinct sectors of Saint-Hubert:

  • Iberville
  • Laflèche
  • Laurendeau
  • Maricourt

Historic neighbourhoods

The following is a list of localities within the borough of Saint-Hubert.

; Brentwood

Brentwood was located in between Kimber Street and Chambly Road. Noble Road was among the main streets in the area, with Cousineau Boulevard becoming important much later on. Noble Road was named for Benjamin Noble, superintendent and resident of the area, upon its founding in the late 1910s. Brentwood was considered a "summer hideaway" by many Montrealers. It had no streets, electricity or telephone service. A small "hut-like" train station was located next to the railroad tracks and provided service to Montreal via the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway.

; Brookline

Brookline was also located in between Kimber Street and Chambly Road. Mountainview Boulevard was the locale's main street, with Cousineau Boulevard becoming a major artery much later on. Brookline was an anglophone working-class area. The tramway station was located on the southwest part of the railroad tracks, between Rideau Street and Léonard Street. Croydon's limits expanded in 1935 to include Castle Gardens. was located in close proximity to what is today known as the Litchfield Industrial Park. It stretched from Grande-Allée to Maricourt Boulevard. The following streets ran north–south: Cornwall, Westley, Quévillon, Kensington, Belmont, Nantel, Campbell. Perpendicular to these streets were Barlow, Milligan, Viateur, Lalande, Mcrae, Spriggs and Robinson.

|1901|963

|1911|952

|1921|2225

|1931|1981

|1941|2457

|1951|6494

|1961|14380

|1971|36789

|1981|60573

|1991|74093

|1996|77042

|2001|75912

|2006|77028

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|+Home language (2006)

Transportation

thumb|Église St-Hubert located on Chambly Road.

; Airport

The borough has a medium-sized airport known as Montréal/St-Hubert Airport. In terms of aircraft movements, it is among the busiest in Canada. The airport was once the location of a Canadian Air Force Base which ceased operation in 1995, but which continues to use the area. The airport includes a weather station, next to which stands the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency.

; Rail

Saint-Hubert is served by the Longueuil–Saint-Hubert commuter rail station on the Réseau de transport métropolitain's Mont-Saint-Hilaire line.

; Important roads

  • Grande-Allée
  • Taschereau Boulevard
  • Cousineau Boulevard
  • Chambly Road
  • Payer Boulevard
  • Mountainview Boulevard
  • Kimber / Maricourt Boulevards
  • Gaëtan Boucher Boulevard

Sister cities

  • Saint-Nazaire, France (1991)

Notable people

  • Gaétan Boucher, speedskater
  • Kaytranada, DJ and producer
  • Jon Lajoie, comedian
  • Irina Lazareanu, model
  • Patrick Leduc, soccer player
  • Marie-Claude Molnar, paralympic cyclist

See also

  • List of former cities in Quebec
  • List of mayors of Longueuil, Quebec
  • Longueuil City Council
  • Municipal reorganization in Quebec

Notes

References

  • Pratt, Michel (2008). Longueuil 1657-2007. Les Éditions Histoire Québec, collection Société historique et culturelle du Marigot.
  • Pratt, Michel (2012). Dictionnaire historique de Longueuil, Les Éditions Histoire Québec, collection Société historique et culturelle du Marigot.
  • Official website for former city of Saint-Hubert (archives)
  • The Montreal & Southern Counties Railway (from the memoirs of V. M. Manning)
  • Publications en ligne (Société historique et culturelle du Marigot)