Found "plage lajeunesse"
This mapcarta.com map also has historic , now gone, beaches on it as well.
___________ Attempting to locate the historical beaches of the island of Montreal.__ Montreal, the island of Montreal is surrounded by water and used to have many beaches. The beaches have been forgotten.__________Today , the RSMA water quality reports during the summer show the river water is clean.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Found two good list
I found two good lists of the beaches of Montreal from late 1970 and 1981 and will retype them here. Both were missing Roxboro beach so they are a not a historic list.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
According to a 1973 newspaper article, there were 29 beaches on the island of Montreal.
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According to a August 1973 Gazette article, there were 29 beaches on the island of Montreal.
I hope to find all their former locations and place them here so they are not forgotten.
"...instead of saving the beaches, we closed them." said Tony LeSauteur
"...if they (waterfront beaches) disappear they are gone for good." (1984)
"...in the '50 and early '60's when thousands of people from across the island flocked on hot summer days to the beach off the Cap."
"...the local shoreline (Roxboro) brought thousands of people out from Montreal...Traffic jams along Gouin Boulevard were monumental in those days, cars piled up bumper to bumper for miles along that antiquated thoroughfare."
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| The Gazette http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zoY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z8FAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3392%2C2836224 |
Above newspaper photo (15 August 1968 ) is of the former Roxboro beach. Where 2nd Ave North meets the Rivière des Prairies
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| North Shore News page 2 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uAPFzskPt0AC&dat=19680815&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |
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| 1947-49 Roxboro beach |
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| Roxboro beach 2009 (not used) |
The Montreal Gazette March 29, 1944 "where swimming is banned".
The Montreal Gazette August 16 , 1911 river water not fit to drink
For a history of the West Island , of Pointe Claire : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_claire "...the parish was subdivided in three côtes/ranges (east to west): St. Rémy (present-day Boulevard-des-Sources), St. Jean and St. Charles."
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The First Clue
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| 1950's map L'Anse a L'Orme Beach, Cap St Jacques Beach, Crystal Beach and Roy Beach |
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| 1952 map Riviere L'Orme, Crystal Beach and Roy Beach |
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1998 Carte topographique du Québec 31-H-05-200-0201 Pierrefonds map
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| Beaches Crystal and Noel. Noel beach circled in red. Crystal location is wrong. |
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| Beaches Noel and Riviera. Riviera circled in red. |
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| Found September 2013. Beach/Plage Crystal , Noel and Riviera from online National Resources Canada nrcan.gc.ca |
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
List so far
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L'Anse a L'Orme Beach : Pierrefonds montreal gazette aug30, 1973
The L'Anse a L'Orme river used as a dump February 20 1975 North Shore News
September 21, 1978 North Shore News
Cap St Jacques Beach: 1950 Map
1950's map L'Anse a L'Orme Beach, Cap St Jacques Beach, Crystal Beach and Roy Beach
Crystal Beach or Lot 201 the number 201 goes to 1879 or 1924 maps defining the boundaries in the west island territory.
"Housing development planned for crystal beach" May 11, 1967 North Shore News
Gordon and Gotch's map of the Island of Montreal compiled and drawn by Albert E. Dumont c1924
Mario Grelee owned Crystal Beach May 22 , 1973 "...these area should be saved for our future needs"
Roy Beach
Noel Beach Plage Noël
Riviera Beach Alexander Oana owned Riviera Beach (Ste. Genevieve) May 22 , 1973
Plage Riviera/ Riviera beach link
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Roxboro (municipal) Beach was at 1st and 2nd Ave North July 16, 1970 North Shore News
and "at the beach near 1st Avenue north" April 5 , 1973
Des Familles
Villagio Italiano at St Louis de Terrebonne ? not on the island?
Country Club
Oka Provincial Park Beach : Pointe Calumet beach: May not be considered a Montreal beach
Plage Jacob l'annonciation d'Oka
Cote Ste. Catherine Park
Oka Provincial park
Plage Richard, annonciation d'Oka
Laval Beach/Plage Lajeunesse http://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=EGWYH&f=144
Beach/Plage Chartrand (Laval) http://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=EHRHZ&f=145 not a beach today, but it may been one long ago.
Ile Bizard Beach Technically not on the Island of Montreal ...
article http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2010/07/08/ile-bizard-beach-ferry-to-laval-offer-respite-from-the-heat/
Ile Bizard : Martin Beach/Plage Martin a little west of the above photo.
"El Rancho" Beach in Laval West montreal gazette aug 15, 1968 and aug 29 , 1973
Riviere des Mille Iles / Back River
Beach/Plage Bissonnette
The L'Anse a L'Orme river used as a dump February 20 1975 North Shore News
September 21, 1978 North Shore News
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| L'Anse a L'Orme Beach 2009 (not used) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Anse-à-l'Orme_Nature_Park |
Cap St Jacques Beach: 1950 Map
1950's map L'Anse a L'Orme Beach, Cap St Jacques Beach, Crystal Beach and Roy Beach
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| Cap St Jacques beach 2009, in use today. |
Crystal Beach or Lot 201 the number 201 goes to 1879 or 1924 maps defining the boundaries in the west island territory.
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| Crystal beach 2009 (not used) |
"Housing development planned for crystal beach" May 11, 1967 North Shore News
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| Crystal beach on year 1924 map. Gordon and Gotch's map of the Island of Montreal compiled and drawn by Albert E. Dumont c1924 |
Mario Grelee owned Crystal Beach May 22 , 1973 "...these area should be saved for our future needs"
Roy Beach
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| Roy beach or the Pierrefonds' water treatment plant. Pierre Leclerc, died working on the upgrade. |
Noel Beach Plage Noël
Riviera Beach Alexander Oana owned Riviera Beach (Ste. Genevieve) May 22 , 1973
Plage Riviera/ Riviera beach link
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Roxboro (municipal) Beach was at 1st and 2nd Ave North July 16, 1970 North Shore News
and "at the beach near 1st Avenue north" April 5 , 1973
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| Roxboro beachfront park 1965 |
Des Familles
Villagio Italiano at St Louis de Terrebonne ? not on the island?
Country Club
Oka Provincial Park Beach : Pointe Calumet beach: May not be considered a Montreal beach
Plage Jacob l'annonciation d'Oka
Cote Ste. Catherine Park
Oka Provincial park
Plage Richard, annonciation d'Oka
Laval Beach/Plage Lajeunesse http://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=EGWYH&f=144
Ile Bizard Beach Technically not on the Island of Montreal ...
article http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2010/07/08/ile-bizard-beach-ferry-to-laval-offer-respite-from-the-heat/
"El Rancho" Beach in Laval West montreal gazette aug 15, 1968 and aug 29 , 1973
Riviere des Mille Iles / Back River
Beach/Plage Bissonnette
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| http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=rmgrb28w8zrf&lvl=18.2&dir=1.57&sty=b&where1=Montr%C3%A9al-Est%2C%20QC&form=LMLTCC |
Cap St Jacques beach
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| Goad, Chas. E, (Charles Edward), map of 1907 |
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| Provincial Surveying and Pub. Co., Henry Whitmer Hopkins map of 1879 |
http://services.banq.qc.ca/sdx/cep/document.xsp?id=0000174244&&epage=1&eview=CARTES_PLANS/174244/174244_006.tif
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Cap St. Jacques went lost for a few years on some maps...
Joseph Bouchette made maps of the Island of Montreal and incorrectly placed Cap St Jacques in a map of 1815 and a map of 1831
The Cap St Jacques beaches have been open and closed, and changed ownership over the years.
In 1966 the beaches were closed to the public because the Cap St Jacques land was purchased in the spring (1966) by a religious order. In an article from The North Shore News May 11, 1967.
in 1974 January 26 the North Shore News writes of winter skiing
In 1975 the MUC has taken over, according to April 10 North Shore News
August 21, 1975 North Shore News
In 1977 a 210 page study from McGill University
North Shore News February 14, 1980 MUC moving ahead $7,500,000
In 1980 the MUC bought the land for $10.5 million from the "Sisters of the holy names of Jesus and Mary" Congregation des soeurs des Saints Noms de Jesus et de Marie Sole unpolluted beach in Montreal
In 1984 it is claimed the beach is clean again. Montreal Gazette April 19 , 1984 . Remembering the past "...in the '50 and early '60's when thousands of people from across the island flocked on hot summer days to the beach off the Cap."
Pollution to blame for closed beaches. Aug 25 , 1984 newspaper article says in 1981 the beach was clean.
1986 MUC fixing up the park still, says June 19 Montreal Gazette
NOTE: The need for toilets , "in winter 1,500 skiers a day" was in one article I read.
Without toilets, the beaches will get feces on the land. People have to listen to natures call to let their bowels move. People are not machines, they eat and poop and make a mess like any other animal. Feces ends up in the water from the rain run-off.
When people leave the beach, closed due to feces contamination, the water naturally gets cleaned by mother nature and father time.
When people return to the announced clean beach they will make it "dirty" unless the city provides toilets/outhouses , cleans and prevents the garbage from accumulating.
http://cartotheque.uqac.ca/aide_usager/Ca_PhA.php
(4) Four Montreal Beaches of today
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| Cap St Jacques 1764 |
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| 1744 map with Cap St Jacques written on it. |
Joseph Bouchette made maps of the Island of Montreal and incorrectly placed Cap St Jacques in a map of 1815 and a map of 1831
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| Joseph Bouchette 1815 map (wrong) |
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| Joseph Bouchette 1831 map (wrong) |
The Cap St Jacques beaches have been open and closed, and changed ownership over the years.In 1966 the beaches were closed to the public because the Cap St Jacques land was purchased in the spring (1966) by a religious order. In an article from The North Shore News May 11, 1967.
in 1974 January 26 the North Shore News writes of winter skiing
In 1975 the MUC has taken over, according to April 10 North Shore News
August 21, 1975 North Shore News
In 1977 a 210 page study from McGill University
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| North Shore News January 4 , 1980 |
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| Today, the entrance to the woods. Stonework is crumbling. |
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| Entrance to the woods fixed in the summer 2014 |
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| Entrance to the woods fixed in the summer of 2014 |
North Shore News February 14, 1980 MUC moving ahead $7,500,000
In 1980 the MUC bought the land for $10.5 million from the "Sisters of the holy names of Jesus and Mary" Congregation des soeurs des Saints Noms de Jesus et de Marie Sole unpolluted beach in Montreal
In 1984 it is claimed the beach is clean again. Montreal Gazette April 19 , 1984 . Remembering the past "...in the '50 and early '60's when thousands of people from across the island flocked on hot summer days to the beach off the Cap."
Pollution to blame for closed beaches. Aug 25 , 1984 newspaper article says in 1981 the beach was clean.
1986 MUC fixing up the park still, says June 19 Montreal Gazette
NOTE: The need for toilets , "in winter 1,500 skiers a day" was in one article I read.
Without toilets, the beaches will get feces on the land. People have to listen to natures call to let their bowels move. People are not machines, they eat and poop and make a mess like any other animal. Feces ends up in the water from the rain run-off.
When people leave the beach, closed due to feces contamination, the water naturally gets cleaned by mother nature and father time.
When people return to the announced clean beach they will make it "dirty" unless the city provides toilets/outhouses , cleans and prevents the garbage from accumulating.
http://cartotheque.uqac.ca/aide_usager/Ca_PhA.php
(4) Four Montreal Beaches of today
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Beaches In the news papers 2013-2014
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| 2014 |
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| 2014 typo on www.rsma.qc.ca |
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| A Montreal beach, Saint Helen's Island/Île Sainte-Hélène in 1938. August 16-18, 2013 Page 4 of the Metro newspaper http://reader.metronews.ca/digital_launch.aspx?eid=5fa63972-f9ed-4e10-9d20-1e45bd3f77d2 |
August 19, 2013 Page 4 of the Metro newspaper "Des urbains aquatiques" http://reader.metronews.ca/digital_launch.aspx?eid=a4767e35-2e92-4df4-8606-f83837090a5e
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