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Train service is available from Parliament Hill and Ottawa to Montreal’s Central Station with VIA Rail. By car the trip would take about two hours.
This riding is on the north shore of the Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, north of both Laval and Montreal. It extends north to the riding of Mirabel, east to Montée Gagnon, and as far west as the Laurentian AutoRoute. Most of this riding has been developed and includes the cities of Blainville, Sainte-Thérèse, Lorraine, and Bois-des-Filions.
This riding is mostly francophone.
About 8% of the riding’s population are immigrants, with some of the largest populations born in France, Haiti, and Portugal.
Arabic, Spanish, and Italian are the most common non-official mother tongues in the riding.
Less than 1% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $52,606.
The Odyscène -an arts and culture organization- has three separate stages. The Salle Lionel-Groulx is the largest at over 800 seats. It is located at the Collège Lionel-Groulx where many Quebec actors have been trained. The Odyscène’s development and financing plan came about in consultation with local leaders, which they are very proud of. The theatre puts on over 175 shows per year and has garnered a reputation for contemporary and modern dance and theatre.
The Fontainebleau Golf Club has hosted the 2004 Skins Game along with the Champions Tour in 2010 and 2011. The course, designed by Graham Cooke and Darrell Huxham, opened in 2003.
Quebec sculptor J. Olindo Gratton was born and raised in Sainte-Thérèse. His work includes 12 of the 13 statues atop Queen Mary of the World Cathedral, the high altar at Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours church in Montreal, and 13 bas-reliefs at Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Cathedral.
After General Motors closed their assembly plant in Sainte-Thérèse in 2002, PACCAR built its own assembly plant across the road. PACCAR manufactures light- and medium-duty trucks for the Kenworth and Peterbilt brands. Most of the trucks built here are for export to the United States.
Food production is the largest employer within the MRC of Thérèse-de-Blainville, an area that enjoys a diverse manufacturing base. Metal products, wood processing, electronic and electrical appliances are some of the other top industries.
Construction has seen steady growth as people and companies continue to move into the area.
Just north of Plan Bouchard is PMG Technologies, a motor vehicle test and research centre used for the last 15 years by Transport Canada to test and evaluate new cars and trucks.
The city of Lorraine was the first North American city to bury all electric cable and telephone wiring, for both aesthetic reasons and storm protection.
Blainville was home to CFB Camp Bouchard until it was decommissioned in 1972. During the Second World War, it served as a military base and munitions factory employing some 6,300 people, the majority of whom were women. By 2016, the site had been turned into a public park with trails for hiking and biking. A small museum at the entrance celebrates the site’s history.
