Talk:West Island
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Saint-Laurent, Lachine, Lasalle and Cote Saint-Luc are NOT part of the West Island. The table was modified to reflect that because someone changed it to include them.
I have also lived both in the West Island and downtown, and I have heard the appellation "Waste Island." It may have originated as a derogatory statement by people who live downtown, but it has been appropriated by younger West Islanders as a show of pride in the West Island. I don't think that's POV at all. Darkcore 20:58, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Waste Island?
I've lived and taught in the West Island for over 40 years and never heard the term "waste island" used in common parlance amongst teens (my students) Gen-Y, Gen-X, or Boomers. Seems to reflect more the original article writer's prejudices than the actual state of affairs.
- "The two Philinos restaurants are in areas as different from each other as chalk from cheese—one in the heart of Montreal's Greek sector, the other smack-dab in the middle of a waste-island shopping mall." [1]
- "It's not enough that I have to drive 56km every day to the Waste-Island to get to work and back, but on top of that, the office is located less than a block away from an industrial dump site." [2]
- "He made us all get up early on Saturday mornings and take the bus way out to his parents' place in the Waste Island (Pointe Claire) to practice for hours in the basement." [3]
- "A trio of Waste Island misfits is making its bid to bridge the sonic gap between pop and the avant-garde in this city." [4]
- "I have always been told that the west island, is a waste island, but it seems upon looking a little closer that there is some culture there." [5]
- "The Waste Island's new buzz band." [6]
- Darkcore 17:23, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
What on earth is "Waste Island"? I live in West Island and never heard of the term Waste Island. Anyways, on a slightly different topic, with the exception of Montreal Est, de-mergers were strongly tied with the percentile of English-speakers in each borough. One closer look at the demographics of each reinstated city, will show that almost all have a majority of English-speakers. Maybe this should be included as well.
[edit] East-Island ?
I have heard a few anglophone aquaintances refer to the other part of the island as the "East End" (which I can't seem to find on the wiki, spelling ?). Is there any other term such as East-Island ever used ?--Marc pasquin 01:54, 7 August 2005 (UTC) ive heard that west island is the boringest part of montreal
