Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec

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Côte Saint-Luc within the Island of Montreal.

Côte Saint-Luc is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, situated just off Montreal's West Island. Incorporated in 1903 it grew from a town to a city in 1958, it is mainly a residential suburb of Montreal that is 85% English speaking and 70.5% of residents are Jewish. Côte Saint-Luc has approximately 32,000 residents and it is an upper middle
class suburban community with fine parks and recreational facilities including the Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library, one of few libraries in North America that are open every day of the year.

Côte Saint-Luc (along with all of the island's other suburbs) was forced to merge with the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002, but was given the opportunity to demerge from the city in 2004. During the 3 years that it was merged with the City of Montreal, some services decreased. It was merged with its neighboring suburbs of Hampstead and Montreal West to form the borough of Côte-Saint-Luc—Hampstead—Montréal-Ouest. In a referendum held on June 20, 2004 over 87% of Côte Saint-Luc residents voted to demerge and Côte Saint-Luc was re-established a separate city on January 1, 2006. The leaders of the demerger movement were all elected to the new City council with Anthony Housefather being elected Mayor. The City of Côte Saint-Luc is led by the mayor and eight councillors. The current councillors are Sam Goldbloom (district 1), Mike Cohen (district 2), Dida Berku (district 3), Steven Erdelyi (district 4), Allan J. Levine (district 5), Glenn J. Nashen (district 6), Mitchell Brownstein (district 7) and Ruth Kovac (district 8). The City's General Manager is Ken Lerner.

Former residents of Côte Saint-Luc include trauma surgeon Ernest FJ Block, fashion designer Shelley Twik and actor William Shatner as well as famous chef Dan Geltner.

Côte Saint-Luc has a history of being innovative and was the first municipality in Quebec to ban smoking from public places, the first to require bicycle helmets and the first to adopt a unity resolution declaring that Côte Saint-Luc wished to remain in Canada no matter what decision Quebecers made about secession. After many years of debate and disagreement, the extension of Cavendish Blvd in Cote Saint-Luc will be connected, most likely through an indirect route, to Cavendish Blvd. in the borough of Saint-Laurent, over the Canadian Pacific railyards.

Côte Saint-Luc is served by a unique Emergency Medical Services first responder system. The only volunteer first responders on the island of Montreal, the Emergency Medical Services department answers over 3,000 calls for help every year. The EMS volunteers provide a vital link in the chain of survival, arriving on scene within 3 minutes to stabilize the patient, before the Urgences-Santé ambulance arrives to transport the patient to the hospital. Côte Saint-Luc also has a full time Public Security Department who enforce municipal by-laws and recently launched a volunteer Citizens on Patrol program that allows local residents to give back to their community and helps to deter crime.

Along with Hampstead and Montreal West, Côte Saint-Luc forms an enclave within Montréal. Côte Saint-Luc also has two exclaves sandwiched between Hampstead and the city of Montreal. The larger one contains the residential development North Hampstead and Decarie Square shopping mall, while the smaller one consists of just fifteen residential buildings on MacDonald street.