Ahuntsic

Ahuntsic (/əˈhʌntsɪk/ (listen)) is a district in the northern part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originally an independent village, Ahuntsic was annexed by Montreal in 1910. It is now part of the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

For other usages of the name, please refer to Ahuntsic (disambiguation).
Ahuntsic
Neighbourhood
Ahuntsic
Location of Ahuntsic in Montreal
Coordinates: 45.554685°N 73.670985°W / 45.554685; -73.670985
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CityMontreal
BoroughAhuntsic-Cartierville
Established1910

It is home to Collège Ahuntsic and Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard.

History

The municipality of the Village of Ahuntsic was founded on January 21, 1897, by a proclamation of the Quebec provincial government. The council of the new village operated until 1910, when the province passed laws creating the charter of the City of Montreal. It was then annexed and later combined with Nouveau-Bordeaux, forming the district of Ahuntsic-Bordeaux. The city of Cartierville and Sault-au-Récollet were added in 1918.

In 1952, following a land exchange, Ahuntsic took over part of Saint-Laurent. The Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough was part of the City of Montreal prior to January 1, 2002. For further reading on pre-merger Montreal, see Karen Herland's book "People, Potholes and Politics".

Education
Édifice Albert-Dumouche, which houses the Ahuntsic library

The Collège Ahuntsic is a CEGEP in Ahuntsic.

The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates French-language public schools in Ahuntsic.[1]

  • École primaire Ahuntsic[2]

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates English-language schools.

The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Ahuntsic library.[3]

Noted residents

See also

References
  1. "Cartierville–Ahuntsic-Ouest : Chantal Jorg." Commission scolaire de Montréal. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
  2. http://ahuntsic.csdm.ca/
  3. Bibliothèque de Montréal(in French)
  • Ahuntsic.com (in French)
  • Pictures of Ahunsic on Image Montreal IMTL.org
  • "Ahuntsic". Commission de la toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.


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