{"id":44661,"date":"2023-03-20T10:10:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cotesaintluc.org\/the-city\/about-csl\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T13:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:42:48","slug":"about-csl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cotesaintluc.org\/en\/the-city\/about-csl\/","title":{"rendered":"About CSL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>37,833 residents<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>7.04 km2<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>29 parks<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>17 pre-schools and schools<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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A city teeming with services and activities<\/h2>\n\n

The City of C\u00f4te Saint-Luc is the third-largest municipality on the island of Montreal. Its sports and recreation programs, aquatic centre, 29 parks, and one of the leading municipal public libraries in Quebec make it an attractive residential community in the west end. <\/p>\n

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A city committed to human rights<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n

A bilingual municipality with a diverse, predominantly English-speaking population, C\u00f4te Saint-Luc has been a leader on human rights issues. In September 2000, the City inaugurated the Human Rights Walkway at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park. The Walkway is dedicated to those men and women who, by their steadfast commitment to humankind, have held high the torch of human rights and let it light the world.<\/p>\n\n

A leader in health and safety issues<\/h2>\n\n

C\u00f4te Saint-Luc has been a leader in health and safety issues, becoming one of the first municipalities in Quebec to ban pesticides and require bicycle helmets. It is the only municipality in Quebec to have a volunteer first responder service<\/a>, which was formed almost 30 years ago. In 2006, it became one of the first cities in the province to introduce a Citizens on Patrol program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

A dynamic team<\/h2>\n\n

The city is administered by a mayor and eight city councillors<\/a> for a term of four years. The city council is assisted by a dynamic management team<\/a>. The city\u2019s focus is on delivering the best possible services while maintaining tight controls over its finances.<\/p>\n\n

Facts and figures<\/h2>\n\n