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Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard

Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard () is a municipality in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, north-west of Montreal.

Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, located on the shores of lake Saint-Joseph, has nearly 70 lakes in its territory. It is home to Mont-Avalanche ski resort.

History

The settlement began in 1864. In 1873, the geographic township of Howard was created, named after Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle. The Lac-Saint-Joseph Mission was founded in 1878, served by Adolphe Jodoin (1836-1891), parish priest of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts. In 1882, the Saint-Adolphe-de-Howard post office opened. The following year, the Township Municipality of Howard was established.

In 1939, the township changed name and statutes to become the Municipality of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard.

From 1952 to 1987, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard was home to Canadian Forces Station Lac St. Denis.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 2,039 (total dwellings: 3,730)

Mother tongue (2021):

  • English as first language: 7.7%
  • French as first language: 87.2%
  • English and French as first languages: 1.2%
  • Other as first language: 3.4%

Government

List of former mayors:

  • Gédéon Ouimet (1883–1890)
  • Charles Brunet (1890–1905)
  • Adélard Gratton (1905–1910)
  • Olivier Wood (1910–1913)
  • Victor Bergeron (1913–1919)
  • Dosithée Forget (1919–1922)
  • Ferdinand Depatie (1922–1925)
  • Cyrille Guindon (1925–1932)
  • Henri Lajeunesse (1932–1937)
  • Albert Bertrand (1937–1945)
  • Wilfrid Gratton (1945–1951, 1955–1959)
  • Édouard Bellefleur (1951–1955)
  • Émile Gratton (1959–1962)
  • D. E. Ross (1962–1963)
  • J. A. Préfontaine (1963–1965, 1968–1969)
  • Charles Brosseau (1965–1967)
  • Henri Paul Potvin (1967–1968)
  • Gaston R. Bourgeault (1969–1973)
  • Marcel Godin (1973–1981, 1982–1985)
  • Albert Di Fruscia (1981–1982)
  • Michel Gratton (1985–1993)
  • Jean J. Brossard (1993–2004)
  • Marc Vadeboncoeur (2004–2005)
  • Pierre Roy (2005–2009)
  • Réjean Gravel (2009–2013)
  • Lisette Lapointe (2013–2017)
  • Claude Charbonneau (2017–present)

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

See also

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