Kirkland, Quebec

Kirkland, Quebec

Infobox City
name = Kirkland, Quebec
settlement_type = Town
official_name = Town of Kirkland
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mapsize = 200px
map_caption = Kirkland within the Island of Montreal
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name = CAN|subdivision_name1 = QC
subdivision_name2 = Montréal
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = John W. Meaney
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established_title = Parish
established_date = 1722
established_title2 = Town
established_date2 = 1961
area_magnitude = 1 E8
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area_magnitude = 1 E8
area_total_km2 = 9.64
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population_total = 20491
population_density_km2 = 2125.4
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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latd=45 |latm=27 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=73 |longm=52 |longs= |longEW=W
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postal_code_type = Postal code span
postal_code = H9J
area_code = (514) and (438)
website = [http://www.ville.kirkland.qc.ca/ Town of Kirkland]
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Kirkland is a municipality on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. As of October 2005, the population was 21,735. It is named after Dr. Charles-Aimé Kirkland, a Quebec provincial politician. It is ranked as one of the wealthiest cities in Canada.

Originally incorporated as a municipality in 1961, it was merged with the City of Montreal on January 1, 2002, at the insistence of the provincial government, which was at the time administered by the Parti Québécois. Following the election of the Quebec Liberal Party, it was given the opportunity to hold a demerger referendum on June 20, 2004, and voted to be re-established as a separate city, which became effective on January 1, 2006.

Kirkland is primarily a residential community, with a commercial core, and an industrial park straddling the Trans-Canada Highway (Autoroute 40). The city is composed of mainly single-family residences, with some multi-unit facilities (apartments, town houses, and condos) available.

Government

It is a full-service community, with a public works department, recreation department, engineering department, accounting, communications, human resources and administrative services operating for the welfare of its citizens.

The present mayor is John W. Meaney, who has been a member of the Kirkland City Council since the mid-1970s. In addition to the mayor there are nine city councilors:

#Michel Gibson (District 1 - Timberlea)
#Joe Sanalitro (District 2 - Holleuffer)
#Brian "Buck" MacDonald (District 3 - Brunswick)
#Domenico Zito (District 4 - Lacey Green West)
#Brian Swinburne (District 5 - Lacey Green East)
#John Morson (District 6 - Canvin)
#Paul Dufort (District 7 - St. Charles)
#André Allard (District 8 - Summerhill)

Demographics

Notable residents

*Charles Daudelin, Artist
*Daryl MacKenzie, Crusher
*John Fawcett, Softball Star
*Marcus Tomiuk, The Tomahawk Misile

ee also

* List of former boroughs
* Montreal Merger
* Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References

External links

* [http://www.ville.kirkland.qc.ca/ Kirkland web site]


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