Granby, Quebec 作者：  来源：  发布时间：2021-05-25

I.Population and Area

₋Area

 Land: 152.72 km2 (58.97 sq mi)

₋Town Population (2016)

 Total: 63,433

 Density: 415.3/km2 (1,076/sq mi)

II.Natural Geography

₋Granby is a town in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 63,433. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fourth most populated town in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and Brossard. The town is named after John Manners, Marquess of Granby; today it is most famous for the Granby Zoo and its landmark fountain of Lac Boivin.

₋Granby is a flat region located approximately halfway between Montreal and Sherbrooke along Autoroute 10; historically a land covered by forests and prairies, it has transformed into an urbanized core surrounded by fields and suburban neighborhoods. The North Yamaska river, which crosses lake Boivin (this lake took shape after the construction of a series of dams and later changed into a large swamp praised for its biodiversity. It connects to nearby villages by a network of roads and has two access points from the highway at exit 68 (through Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby) and 74 (via Bromont).

₋Transportation

 The public transit department of the town is Transport urbain Granby. Until 1956, it was the eastern terminus of the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway's Montreal-Granby Line.

III.ECONOMY

₋The average salary in Granby, Québec is C$59k. Trends in wages decreased by -100.0 percent in Q1 2020. The cost of living in Granby, Québec is 100 percent higher than the national average. The most popular occupations in Granby, Québec are Quality Manager, Office Manager, and Administrative Assistant which pay between C$42k and C$96k per year. The most popular employers in Granby, Québec are Lippert Components Inc., Beaulieu Inc, and Trilliant Inc.

₋Website: https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Location=Granby-Qu%C3%A9bec/Salary

IV.Industrial Characteristics

₋Granby is a regional centre for industries (textile, lumber, dairy products) and commercial zone, but is also a tourist town, due to the presence of the important Granby Zoo, founded by the Mayor Horace Boivin. It hosts a Fête des Mascottes ("Mascot Festival") each year in July.

₋Granby is the host of the yearly "Festival de la chanson de Granby" ("Granby Song Festival") in which many well-known artists, such as Jean Leloup and Luc De Larochellière, have first gained public exposure.

₋The international classic car show takes place at parc Daniel-Johnston, with over 2500 antiques, vintage, hot rods, muscle cars and classic imports cars every summer. Granby's annual classic car show

₋Granby is also home to the Galeries de Granby regional shopping mall which has 106 stores.

₋The Autodrome Granby, one of Canada's largest dirt oval racing tracks, hosts professional racing teams every Friday night from May to September. Winner of many prizes Autodrome Granby is known worldwide in the racing community.

V.Attractions

1.Granby Zoo

₋The Granby Zoo (French: Le Zoo de Granby) is a zoo in Granby, Quebec and is one of Quebec's major tourist attractions.

₋It was founded in 1953 by the mayor of Granby at the time, Pierre-Horace Boivin. There are currently more than 1000 different animals grouped into 200 species. The zoo has 516,000 visitors per year and contains animals from Africa, Asia and South America. Adjacent to the zoo is the Amazoo water park. The zoo also has an amusement park called "Parc Johnny Test Collection" which is named after the Johnny Test animated television series.

₋Address: 1050 Boulevard David-Bouchard N, Granby, QC J2H 0Y6

₋Opened: 1953

₋Website: https://zoodegranby.com/

2.Mont Shefford

₋Mont Shefford is a Monteregian Hill located in Shefford in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada.

₋Mont Shefford is 526 metres (1,726 ft) tall, and was home to the Ski Shefford ski resort which closed in 2006.

₋Mount Shefford was formed some 125 million years ago during an underground intrusion of magma. This magma did not reach the earth's surface and remained in a deep freeze. The mountain appeared following the erosion of nearby sedimentary rocks by glaciers. The sedimentary rock was more fragile than the metamorphic rock formed by the contact of the magma and the surrounding sedimentary rock.

₋Website: https://www.easterntownships.org/things-to-do/980/parc-des-montagnards

3.Centre d'Interprétation de la Nature du Lac Boivin

₋Classified as an IBA (Important Bird Area), the marsh provides shelter and rest area for many birds. Accessible year-round, its trails featuring two towers and boardwalks allows visitors to discover the diversified flora and fauna.

₋Address: 700 Rue Drummond, Granby, QC J2H 0K6

₋Phone: (450) 375-3861

₋Website: https://www.cinlb.org/

VI.History

₋The territory on which Granby is found was described as natural prairies and forests composed of ash, fir, maple, hemlock and birch, there was also a small swamp a kilometer and half uphill. The area was inhabited sporadically by nomadic First Nations.

₋In 1792, Loyalists were granted permission to colonize the Eastern Townships. On January 29, 1803, the Executive Council of Quebec conceded the Township of Granby to Colonel Henry Caldwell and his 97 associates. John Horner, the first inhabitant who settled on the site of the current town arrived in 1813. Horner built a sawmill near the Yamaska River. Twelve years later, in 1825, he opened a general store with Richard Frost. Frost traced the official plans later that same year.

₋Granby became an incorporated municipality in 1816, and a town in 1971.

₋Field areas have been exploited for agricultural use and the North Yamaska river's flow has been used for its hydraulic energy since the construction of a first dam in 1815 by large industrial companies; the use of dams along the stream has provoked the formation of a large shallow swamp, called Lac Boivin, often cited as one of Granby's landmarks.

₋In May 2006, the citizens of Granby and Granby Township held a referendum on a possible merger. A majority of citizens of the two municipalities approved the merger, which took effect on January 1, 2007.

VII.Other Information

₋“Our announcement aims to promote an orderly and solid economic recovery. In total, more than $ 23 billion in liquidity has been injected into the economy since the start of the crisis in order to support Quebec’s economy. We are dedicated to limiting the impact of the pandemic on the economy and we will continue our efforts to help citizens and our businesses, "added Eric Girard, Minister of Finance.

₋The $ 2.9 billion is broken down as follows:

 700 million will be devoted to the health and social services network, which includes the addition of several beds in different hospitals, the purchase of modulars and the accelerated start-up of Homes for the Elderly.

 $ 1.1 billion will be used for infrastructure projects for the education network, in particular for the repair and expansion of schools across Quebec and the repair of higher education establishments.

 600 million will be devoted to collective transport projects, including the advance of the realization of non-major projects, mainly in Montreal.

 370 million will be invested in the road network.

 $ 130 million will be devoted to other sectors, including $ 75 million for information resources in education.

₋Website: https://www.granbyexpress.com/2020/05/16/quebec-29-milliards-en-infrastructure-pour-relancer-leconomie/

VIII.Contact Information

₋Government

 Mayor: Pascal Bonin

 Federal riding: Shefford

₋City Hall

₋Address: 87 Rue Principale, Granby, QC J2G 2T8

₋Hours:

 Closed ⋅ Opens 8:30 a.m. Wed.

₋Phone: (450) 776-8282

₋Website: https://www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/committeesofcouncil/Advisory-Committees/International-Relations-Committee-(IRC)/Pages/Granby,-Canada-.aspx