Kirkland is a town on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. As of 2006, the population was 20491. It is named after Dr. Charles-Aimé Kirkland, a Quebec provincial politician.
Originally incorporated as a municipality in 1961, it merged with the City of Montreal on January 1, 2002, at the insistence of the Parti Québécois provincial government. Following the election of the Quebec Liberal Party, it was given the opportunity to hold a demerger referendum on June 20, 2004, and voted to be re-established as a separate city, which became effective on January 1, 2006.
Kirkland is primarily a residential community, with a commercial core, and an industrial park straddling the Trans-Canada Highway (Autoroute 40). The city is composed of mainly single-family residences, with some multi-unit facilities (apartments, town houses, and condos) available.
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It is a full-service community, with a public works department, recreation department, engineering department, accounting, communications, human resources and administrative services operating for the welfare of its citizens.
The present mayor is John W. Meaney, who has been a member of the Kirkland City Council since the mid-1970s. In addition to the mayor there are nine city councilors:
- Michel Gibson (District 1 - Timberlea)
- Luciano Piciacchia (District 2 - Holleuffer)
- Brian "Buck" MacDonald (District 3 - Brunswick)
- Domenico Zito (District 4 - Lacey Green West)
- Brian Swinburne (District 5 - Lacey Green East)
- John Morson (District 6 - Canvin)
- Paul Dufort (District 7 - St. Charles)
- André Allard (District 8 - Summerhill)
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Mother tongue language (2006) [6] | Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
| English | 9,185 | 44.88% |
| French | 4,850 | 23.7% |
| Both English and French | 335 | 1.64% |
| Other languages | 6,090 | 29.76% |
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