Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec

Neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Rivière-des-Prairies was a municipality that was annexed by Montreal, Canada in 1963.^[1] On January 1, 2002, it became part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. On January 1, 2006 Montreal East demerged, and the borough became Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPI) operates Francophone schools in this area. The École secondaire Jean-Grou is within the community.^[2]

Primary schools:^[3]

• Denise-Pelletier
• Fernand-Gauthier
• François-La Bernarde
• Marc-Aurèle-Fortin and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin annexe
• Notre-Dame-de-Fatima
• Simone-Desjardins Pavillon
• Teddy Camia Institute of Medicine

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates Anglophone schools in the area:

• Leonardo da Vinci,
• Michelangelo,
• East Hill.
• Gerald McShane School is in Montreal-Nord, but also serves Rivière-des-Prairies.

The community is served by the Rivière-des-Prairies branch of the Montreal Public Libraries Network.^[4]

See also

• Boroughs of Montreal
• Districts of Montreal
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec
• List of former towns in Quebec
• History of Montreal
• Rivière des Prairies the river.

References

1. "Histoire - Société Historique Rivière-des-Prairies".
2. "Secondaire Archived 2015-03-31 at archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
3. "Primaire Archived 2015-03-31 at archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
4. "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.