Montréal-Est
The formation of Montréal-Est as a municipality was initiated in 1910 by businessman Joseph Versailles, who had bought 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) of land there.After a change of government and a 2004 referendum, it was the only community in the eastern half of the Island of Montreal that de-merged, and it was re-constituted as a city on January 1, 2006.[6] There are three refineries that make up the majority of the Montreal Oil Refining Centre: Total production: 386,000 bpd Montréal-Est forms part of the federal electoral district of La Pointe-de-l'Île and has been represented by Mario Beaulieu of the Bloc Québécois since 2015.Provincially, Montréal-Est is part of the Pointe-aux-Trembles electoral district and is represented by Chantal Rouleau of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.Montréal-Est joined Westmount as the only Montreal island municipalities to refuse to adopt the name of Boulevard René-Lévesque for their portion of the major east-west street, Dorchester.
Montréal-Est (provincial electoral district)Montreal East (electoral district)CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionMontrealUrban agglomeration of MontrealFederal ridingLa Pointe-de-l'ÎleProv. ridingPointe-aux-TremblesTime zoneUTC−5UTC−4Postal code(s)Area code(s)514 and 438Frenchon-island suburbisland of Montrealoil refineries2002–2006 municipal reorganization of MontrealRivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Estchange of government2004 referendum2021 Canadian censusStatistics CanadaEnglishVisible minoritiesMontreal Oil Refining CentreShell CanadaMontreal East RefineryPetro-CanadaMontreal RefineryGulf Canada/Kemtec/Coastal Canada Montreal East RefineryLiberalConservativeBloc QuébécoisNew DemocraticQC solidaireParti QuébécoisMario BeaulieuChantal RouleauCoalition Avenir QuébecDufresne-Nincheri MuseumNotre-Dame StreetSherbrooke StreetWestmountBoulevard René-LévesqueBoulevard de MaisonneuvedowntownRue Sainte-CatherineRue OntarioCommission scolaire Pointe-de-l'IleEnglish Montreal School BoardRoméo DallaireMichel PlasseCommission de toponymie du Québecarchive.todayCommission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'ÎleRivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesSaint Lawrence RiverBouchervilleMercier–Hochelaga-MaisonneuveCôte Saint-LucHampsteadMontreal WestMount RoyalWest IslandBaie-D'UrféBeaconsfieldDollard-des-OrmeauxDorvalKirklandL'Île-DorvalPointe-ClaireSainte-Anne-de-BellevueSennevilleBoroughs of MontrealAhuntsic-CartiervilleCôte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceL'Île-Bizard–Sainte-GenevièveLachineLaSalleMontréal-NordOutremontPierrefonds-RoxboroLe Plateau-Mont-RoyalRosemont–La Petite-PatrieLe Sud-OuestSaint-LaurentSaint-LéonardVerdunVille-MarieVilleray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionNeighbourhoodsAhuntsicBenny FarmBois-FrancCartiervilleCentre-SudChinatownCité du HavreCité MultimédiaCôte-des-NeigesCôte-Saint-PaulFaubourg à m'lasseFaubourg Saint-LaurentGarment DistrictGay VillageGlenmountGolden Square MileGoose VillageGreektownGriffintownHistoric Jewish QuarterHochelaga-MaisonneuveL'Île-BizardÎlot-Trafalgar-GleneaglesLittle BurgundyLittle ItalyLittle MaghrebLittle PortugalMercier