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History of Sainte-Dorothée, Laval, Québec, Canada*
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About Sainte-Dorothée
Sainte-Dorothée: Located in Laval, Sainte-Dorothée is a residential neighborhood known for its proximity to the waterfront, offering a mix of urban and suburban living with beautiful parks and recreational areas.
Founded at the western tip of the island in 1869, the parish of Sainte-Dorothée remained essentially rural for about a century.
The inhabitants of Sainte-Dorothée, encountering fierce opposition both from the residents of the parish of Sainte-Rose-de-Lima and from Saint-Martin, from whom they seek to break away, will owe the foundation of their parish to their sole responsibility, tenacity.
In fact, the feud pits opponents for four years and only leads to a stalemate. Canon Hippolyte Moreau then decides: a new sacred area will be erected. After all, the reasons invoked for the foundation of this new parish are the same as for the previous ones: the distance from the church which compromises the observance of religious duties and the reception of the sacraments.
The ensuing development of Sainte-Dorothée revolves around the public square, linked to the church, and the climbing paths that border it.
Sainte-Dorothée was one of the fourteen municipalities that merged to from the city of Laval in 1965. grandquebec.com
Founded at the western tip of the island in 1869, the parish of Sainte-Dorothée remained essentially rural for about a century.
The inhabitants of Sainte-Dorothée, encountering fierce opposition both from the residents of the parish of Sainte-Rose-de-Lima and from Saint-Martin, from whom they seek to break away, will owe the foundation of their parish to their sole responsibility, tenacity.
In fact, the feud pits opponents for four years and only leads to a stalemate. Canon Hippolyte Moreau then decides: a new sacred area will be erected. After all, the reasons invoked for the foundation of this new parish are the same as for the previous ones: the distance from the church which compromises the observance of religious duties and the reception of the sacraments.
The ensuing development of Sainte-Dorothée revolves around the public square, linked to the church, and the climbing paths that border it.
Sainte-Dorothée was one of the fourteen municipalities that merged to from the city of Laval in 1965. grandquebec.com
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Église de Sainte-Dorothée
655, rue Principale, Sainte-Dorothée, QUÉBEC
Established 1869
Source: Google maps
655, rue Principale, Sainte-Dorothée, QUÉBEC
Established 1869
Source: Google maps
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One of the first houses was the Laurin house (652, rue Marcel-Gamache), erected in 1850, 19 years before the founding of the parish, a stone's throw from what was to become the village's public square.
During the summer of 1868, the parishioners collected nearly $2,500 for the construction of the church and the presbytery.
The churchwarden Félix Charron and the farmers Louis Laurin, father and son, donated land for the cemetery and the public place, intended for the auction and the storage of cars. In addition, a piece of land is reserved for the use of the parish priest, west of Montée Gravel.
Little by little, dairy production, predominant in Sainte-Dorothée in 1869, gave way to market gardening.
The market gardeners, who sell their early vegetables in the major markets of the metropolis, claim reduced tolls at the entrance to Montreal and seek to become more and more productive. At the Bonsecours Market in Montreal, vegetables sold at high prices, so much so that, from 1920 to 1940, production under glass was multiplied by five. Île Jésus, and in particular Sainte-Dorothée, then became what would rightly be called “the garden of Montreal”.
The parish of Sainte-Dorothee was founded at the western tip of the island in 1869.
From 1885, the municipality started paving its roads with the help of landowners, who were required to provide men, horses, cars and tools, in proportion to their homes, in addition to installing wooden sidewalks in the village.
In 1893, a first street was opened to the south and east of the public square, which now makes it accessible by car from all sides.
From then on, the place was used for the exhibition of stallions, but only on working days, under penalty of a fine of “five piastres”.
1895 - Sainte Dorothée
Sainte Dorothée, a post-village in Laval co., Quebec, 15 miles from Montreal.
During a smallpox epidemic in 1902, a hygiene committee was set up which adopted severe measures intended to stem the contagion.
Thus, teachers can only accept vaccinated students in class. As a gesture of solidarity, food will be provided to families affected by the disease.
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In 1903, the first school in the village was built on this land, which today has become the Sainte-Dorothée primary school.
1906 - Sainte Dorothee
Sainte Dorothee, a post-village of Laval co., Quebec, 15 miles from Montreal.
In 1915, with the strong growth of the recreational tourism industry, the western part of Sainte-Dorothée stands out to become Laval-sur-le-Lac.
Around 1920, the village grew. Along Principale Street appear a hotel, a forge, a sawmill and a general store housing a bank branch (but the latter – a branch of the Bank of Hochelaga, will be the scene of the most devastating fire, June 21, 1929).
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