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Montreal West

Montreal West
Montréal-Ouest
City
Skyline of Montreal West
Nickname(s): The Garden Suburb
Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Latin for "Justice for All")
Location on the Island of Montreal.  (Outlined areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Location on the Island of Montreal.
(Outlined areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Montreal West is located in Southern Quebec
Montreal West
Montreal West
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°27′13″N 73°38′50″W / 45.45361°N 73.64722°W / 45.45361; -73.64722Coordinates: 45°27′13″N 73°38′50″W / 45.45361°N 73.64722°W / 45.45361; -73.64722
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montreal
RCM None
Founded 1897
Constituted January 1, 2006
Government
 • Mayor Beny Masella
 • Federal riding Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount
 • Prov. riding Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Area
 • Total 1.40 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
 • Land 1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
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Population (2011)
 • Total 5,085
 • Density 3,614.6/km2 (9,362/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 1.9%
 • Dwellings 1,929
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) H4X, H4B
Area code(s) 514 and 438
Highways
A-20

Route 138
Website www.montreal-ouest.ca

Montreal West (French: Montréal-Ouest) is an on-island suburb in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Island of Montreal.

Montreal West is a small, close-knit community made up primarily of single-family dwellings. The town is largely composed of young families, and has a population of 5,184, as of the 2006 census. The town's area is 1.6 km². About 66% of the population of Montreal West speak English as their first language.

The core business area of Montreal West is located on Westminster Avenue between Milner and Curzon. Until 2010, it consisted exclusively of small, non-franchised businesses, but in a controversial decision, the Pharmaprix drugstore chain was allowed to open a large outlet on the corner of Westminster and Sherbrooke Street.

On January 1, 2002, as part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization in Montreal, Montreal West and the neighbouring suburbs of Côte-Saint-Luc and Hampstead were merged into the City of Montreal and became the borough of Côte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montreal West. Following a change of government and a 2004 referendum in which the population voted to de-merge by a wide margin, Montreal West was reconstituted as an independent city on January 1, 2006.

The Town of Montreal West is served by its mayor, Beny Masella and four city councillors.

In terms of services, the town has its own public works division, Public Security Department, a fire station, a community centre (named after former town mayor John A. Simms), and a Town Hall.

The town's various codes and ordinances are upheld by its Public Security Department, consisting of a Lieutenant with a team of "By-Law Enforcement Constables" under his supervision.


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