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Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
	— City —
City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux
; Coat of arms	; Logo
	Nickname(s): DDO, Dollard
	Motto: Viribus Unitas
	Location of Dollard-des-Ormeaux on the Island of Montreal.; (Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).
	Coordinates: 45°29′N 73°49′W / 45.483°N 73.817°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montréal
Established	1924
Electoral Districts; Federal	; Pierrefonds—Dollard
Provincial	Robert-Baldwin
	Government
- Mayor	Ed Janiszewski
- Federal MP(s)	Bernard Patry (LIB)
- Quebec MNA(s)	Pierre Marsan (PLQ)
	Area
- Land	15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
	Population (2006)
- Total	48,930
- Density	3,240.0/km2 (8,391.6/sq mi)
- Change (2001-06)	▲1.5%
- Dwellings	17,010
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s)	H9J
Area code(s)	(514) and (438)
Website	www.ville.ddo.qc.ca

Dollard-des-Ormeaux (often referred to as D.D.O. or simply Dollard) is a town on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The town was named after French martyr Adam Dollard des Ormeaux.

Along with the other municipalities on the island, it merged with the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002 and briefly became part of the Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro borough. Demerger referendums were held on June 20, 2004 in several former municipalities within Montreal on whether to reinstate them as their own separate entities. Dollard-des-Ormeaux's residents elected to re-instate the city on January 1, 2006.

[edit] History

The City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux became an official entity in 1924 and obtained a new charter in 1960.

Dollard-des-Ormeaux was originally a bedroom community in the early 1960s. One of its original main axes, Anselme-Lavigne Street in the Westpark neighbourhood, is named for a farmer who sold his land to the Belcourt Construction Company. Many of the streets in the Sunnydale neighbourhood, including "Sunshine" and "Hyman", are named for members in the Zunenshine family, which owned Belcourt.^[6] Although mainly residential, Dollard-des-Ormeaux has many commercial zones. Sources and St-Jean Boulevards are its main commercial arteries.

During Canada's centennial anniversary in 1967, the town decided to create a "Centennial Park", featuring a man-made lake and hills. However the project ran into problems and became a local scandal and a major drain on resources. It was finally completed in the 1970s, overdue and over-budget.

Prior to the 1980 Quebec referendum on sovereignty, Dollard-des-Ormeaux became the only municipality in the province to pass a motion declaring that it would join the province of Ontario in the event of a "yes" victory.

Dollard-des-Ormeaux is home to many family oriented facilities such as sports complexes, recreational parks and the Dollard Civic Centre, where people gather for sporting events, social events, etc.

[edit] Government

The mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux is Ed Janiszewski. There are eight city counselors.

Zoé Bayouk (District 1)
Errol Johnson (District 2)
Mickey Guttman (District 3)
Herbert Brownstein (District 4)
Morris Vesely (District 5)
Peter Prassas (District 6)
Alex Bottausci (District 7)
Colette Gauthier (District 8)

[edit] Public security

Founded in 1980, a preventive patrol service was initially created to enhance public safety in the city and to enforce parking violations after the merger of police departments on the Island of Montreal. Now the service is responsible for multiple by-law enforcement, crime prevention, emergency measures, and community relations.

The main goal of the service is quality of life for the residents by active partnerships with the police and other municipal services. The service has always looked for innovative means to perform its duties effectively, such as recently deploying the first fully-functional hybrid patrol vehicle in Montreal.

[edit] Demographics

**Mother Tongue Language** ^[7]
Mother Tongue	Population	Percentage
English	21,805	44.78%
French	8,100	16.64%
Arabic	2,320	4.03%
Italian	1,695	3.48%
Greek	1,255	2.58%
Punjabi	1,200	2.46%
Chinese	1,055	2.17%
Spanish	880	1.81%
Polish	745	1.53%
Tagalog	685	1.41%
Romanian	630	1.29%
Armenian	570	1.17%
Tamil	570	1.17%
Gujarati	565	1.16%
Urdu	475	0.98%
Creole	440	0.90%

[edit] References

^ Dollard des Ormeaux (Montreal District) - What does DDO stand for? Acronyms and abbreviations by the Free Online Dictionary
^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Dollard-des-Ormeaux
^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: PIERREFONDS--DOLLARD (Quebec)
^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: ROBERT-BALDWIN
^ ^a ^b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
^ Belcourt condos
^ "Dorval". Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada. 2007-11-20. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89202&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=773024. Retrieved 2008-02-06.

[edit] External links

[0] Dollard des Ormeaux (Montreal District) - What does DDO stand for? Acronyms and abbreviations by the Free Online Dictionary

[AMRQ-1] Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Dollard-des-Ormeaux

[2] Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: PIERREFONDS--DOLLARD (Quebec)

[3] Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: ROBERT-BALDWIN

[SC2006-4] 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec

[5] Belcourt condos

[6] "Dorval". Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada. 2007-11-20. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89202&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=773024. Retrieved 2008-02-06.

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