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Roxboro was a town on the Island of Montreal. It was founded in 1914, and ceased to exist on January 1, 2002 with a forced merger with Montreal. The town was located along the Rivière des Prairies. Its population, at that time, was 6,000. In 2004 there was a chance at demerging from Montreal but the requirements were not met. Voting results were: Registered to vote 4 487: Yes 1,497: No 732: Total of Yes and No votes 2,248.〔http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/tables/result-referendum-2004.php〕 File:Roxboro_01.JPG|Roxboro sign on 1st Avenue North File:Roxboro 02.JPG|Pumping Station File:Roxboro 03.JPG|Plaque dated 1979 == History == Since the Town's founding in 1914, there have been six mayors. *March 19, 1914 John Rowley *March 5, 1936 Geo. H. Whitehead *June 4, 1946 Roland Bigras *July 11, 1958 René Labelle *November 2, 1964 William G. Boll *November 4, 1990 Ovide T. Baciu The city of Montreal had tried for years to merge Roxboro and other municipalities. The area north of the train tracks was subject to many floods. Pumping stations were built to help stop the flooding. On January 1, 2002, the formerly independent town was forcibly merged with Dollard-des-Ormeaux to become a borough in the new city of Montreal. When offered the chance to "de-merge" on June 20, 2004, residents of the former town voted to do so by 67%. However, because the province required 35% turnout for the result to be valid, the town was merged regardless of the wishes of those who voted. Residents of the former city of Pierrefonds, which adjoined the former town of Roxboro, chose to stay in the new city and joined with Roxboro to form the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro. The new borough was formally created on January 1, 2006. Roxboro's former borough partner, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, chose to regain their independence and de-merged at that time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roxboro, Quebec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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