Sainte-Adèle, Quebec

Sainte-Adèle is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, and is part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. It lies on the Trans-Canada Highway about 70 km north-west of Montreal. Its tourism-based economy centres on its skiing and hotel industry. Sainte-Adèle had a population of 9,215 as of the 2001 Census. [cite web| url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-N.cfm?T=1&SR=4091&SRCH=1 | title = Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data | work = 2001 Census | publisher = Statistics Canada | accessdate = 2006-06-16]

History

In 1842 Augustin-Norbert Morin purchased land in the area that would become Sainte-Adèle for 8¢ per arpent, which colonists arriving soon after then purchased from him for $8 CAD per arpent. The town of Sainte-Adèle was founded in 1855. A rail line was constructed and the first Canadian Pacific Railway train arrived in the town in 1891. The railway was used primarily to transport wood, cattle, dairy products, and mail.

The first "ski resort", Chalet Cochand, was built in 1914, followed by Le Alpine Inn in 1924. More hotels and expansions of local ski slopes followed. Sainte-Adèle's local newspaper, "Le Journal des Pays d'en Haut", was established in 1967. Supporting the thriving hotel and resort business of the time, the "École Hôtelières des Laurentides" (Hotel School of the Laurentians) opened in 1983. In 1991 the railway was decommissioned and converted to a park for cyclists and skiers.

Municipal history

The municipal status of Sainte-Adèle and the surrounding areas was the subject of personal, local, provincial, and national politics several times in its history. A coarse timeline of these divisions and fusions follows:
*1918: Mont-Rolland is separated from Sainte-Adèle and created as a factory town.
*1922: Val-Morin becomes an independent municipality.
*1922: Sainte-Adèle was divided into the municipalities of Sainte-Adèle-en-Haut and Sainte-Adèle-en-Bas along class lines.
*1948: Owners of the Chantecler Hotel petition the "Ministère des Affaires municipales" for the right to create the Village of Chantecler.
*1951: Sainte-Marguerite-Station demands the right to secede from Sainte-Adèle.
*1954: The Mont-Gabriel Hotel becomes a municipality with only nine citizens.
*1964: Sainte-Adèle-en-Haut and Sainte-Adèle-en-Bas are reunited.
*1967: Village de Séraphin is created.
*1968: Part of Mont-Rolland ("Sommet Bleu") is annexed by Sainte-Adèle.
*1981: Mont-Gabriel becomes part of Mont-Rolland.
*1997: Sainte-Adèle and Mont-Rolland are rejoined.

References

* cite web|url = http://www.ville.sainte-adele.qc.ca/histoire/ | title = Histoire de Sainte-Adèle | publisher = Ville de Sainte-Adèle | accessdate = 2006-06-16

External links

* [http://www.hebdosquebecor.com/pdh/index_pdh.asp Le Journal des Pays d'en Haut] — Sainte-Adèle's newspaper