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The Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal is a canal and set of locks linking Lake Saint-Louis and Lake of Two Mountains at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the very westernmost point of Montreal Island, Quebec, Canada. It is a National Historic Site of Canada.
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 45°24′13″N 73°57′16″W / 45.40361°N 73.95444°W / 45.40361; -73.95444 ( Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue A canal constructed by the Board of Works of the Province of Canada to by-pass the Ste. Anne's Rapids in the east channel of the Ottawa River ; commemorates the important role played by such waterways ...
Old Saint-Anne's Village and the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal, another area in the West Island where permanent settlement dates back to the mid-late 17th century, Sainte-Anne's became a focal point for local services with the development of Macdonald College and the Veterans Hospital during the early 20th century. The Village has many ...
The early 20th century saw several developments in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue: the Macdonald College (affiliated to the McGill University) was established in 1907; the Federal Government built Ste. Anne's Veteran Hospital in 1917; the Galipeault Bridge was built in 1924 and doubled in 1964, linking Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue with Île Perrot. [5]
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal This page was last edited on 22 August 2019, at 19:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
It was used until 1859 when it was sold to the Sisters of Sainte Anne who used it as an employee residence. The Lachine Canal was built around the rapids in 1825. Sir George Simpson (administrator) had a mansion across the canal from the warehouse which was torn down in 1880. Parks Canada acquired the warehouse in 1977 and in 1985 opened a museum.
The borough was created following the municipal mergers of 2002 and consisted of the former municipalities of L'Île-Bizard, Sainte-Geneviève, and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. The latter two are widely separated portions of the Island of Montreal , and the first is a separate island, the largest of the City of Montreal besides the Island of ...
The Galipeault Bridge is a bridge on the western tip of the Island of Montreal, spanning the Ottawa River between Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and L'Île-Perrot, Quebec, Canada.. It carries five lanes of Autoroute 20 (two westbound, three eastbound, with the right eastbound lane lead to Exit 39), and was named after Antonin Galipeault, who was minister of public works under Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.