Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke (/ˈʃɜːrbrʊk/; French pronunciation: ​[ʃɛʁbʁuk]; Quebec French pronunciation [ʃɛʁbʁʊk]) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. Sherbrooke is situated at the confluence of the Saint-François (St. Francis) and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region.[6] Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Sherbrooke. With 161,323 residents at the 2016 census,[3] It is the sixth largest city in the province and the thirtieth largest in Canada. The Sherbrooke Census Metropolitan Area had 212,105 inhabitants,[7] making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Quebec and nineteenth largest in Canada.

This article is about the city in Quebec, Canada. For other uses, see Sherbrooke (disambiguation).

Sherbrooke
City
Ville de Sherbrooke
Flag
Seal
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Queen of the Eastern Townships
Motto(s): 
Ne quid nimis
Sherbrooke
Location of Sherbrooke in Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°54′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
RCMNone
Settled1793
Constituted1 January 2002
Boroughs
Government
 • TypeSherbrooke City Council
 • MayorSteve Lussier
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead / Sherbrooke
 • Prov. ridingRichmond / Saint-François / Sherbrooke
Area
 • City367.10 km2 (141.74 sq mi)
 • Land353.49 km2 (136.48 sq mi)
 • Urban96.34 km2 (37.20 sq mi)
 • Metro1,459.61 km2 (563.56 sq mi)
Highest elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Lowest elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • City161,323
 • Density456.0/km2 (1,181/sq mi)
 • Urban
139,565
 • Urban density1,448/km2 (3,750/sq mi)
 • Metro
212,105(19th)
 • Metro density145.3/km2 (376/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2016
 4.3%
 • Dwellings
73,506
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J1C to J1R
Area code(s)819
Highways
A-10
A-55
A-410
A-610
Route 112
Route 108
Route 143
Route 216
Route 220
Route 222
Telephone Exchanges-212 239 340 345-9 432 434 437 446 542 560 -6 569 570 - 4 575 577
GNBC CodeEIDHN
NTS Map021E05
Websitewww.sherbrooke.ca

Originally known as Hyatt's Mill, it was renamed after Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764–1840), a British general who was Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1812–1816), and Governor General of British North America (1816–1818); the family is named after Shirebrook, Derbyshire.[8]

Sherbrooke is the primary economic, political, cultural and institutional centre of Estrie, and was known as the Queen of the Eastern Townships at the beginning of the 20th century.

There are eight institutions educating 40,000 students and employing 11,000 people, 3,700 of whom are professors, teachers and researchers.[9] The direct economic impact of these institutions exceeds 1 billion dollars.[9] The proportion of university students is 10.32 students per 100 inhabitants. In proportion to its population, Sherbrooke has the largest concentration of students in Quebec.[10]

Since the nineteenth century, Sherbrooke has been a manufacturing centre. This segment of the economy has experienced a considerable transformation in recent decades as a result of the decline of the city's traditional manufacturing sectors. The service sector occupies a prominent place in the city's economy, alongside a growing knowledge-based economy.[11]

The Sherbrooke region is surrounded by mountains, rivers and lakes. There are several ski hills nearby and various tourist attractions in regional flavour. Mont-Bellevue Park, a large park in the city, is used for downhill skiing.

History
Sherbrooke in 1828

The First Nations were the first inhabitants, having originally settled the region between 8,000 and 3,000 years ago.[12] Traces of seasonal camps, characterized by arrowheads, scrapers, and other similar tools have been found. Ceramic objects dating from the Woodland period (3000 to 500 BP) were also found, indicating that the region continued to be occupied by nomadic people during this period.

Upon the arrival of Samuel de Champlain in Quebec in 1608, this region was under the control of the Mohawks. France created an alliance through its missionaries with the Abenaki, located in Maine and Vermont. The French were driven to the valley of the St. Lawrence River near Trois-Rivières after a Mohawk victory in the war of 1660.The area around present-day Sherbrooke then became a battlefield between the two peoples who had to travel to the region, both of whom sought to obtain control of the territory. For the Abenaki, the confluence of Pskasewantekw (Magog) and Alsigôntekw (the Saint-François), present day Sherbrooke, which they named Shacewanteku ("where one smokes"), was an important resting point during the seasonal passages.

During the Seven Years' War between France and Britain, the Abenaki, still allied with the French, travelled along the rivers of the Eastern Townships, frequently near present-day Sherbrooke, during raids against British forts.

The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, ending the Revolutionary War and recognizing the Independence of the United States. During this time, the Eastern Townships were under Abekani control for a few years, having practised hunting and fishing for centuries. However, the American Revolution attracted British loyalists from America to the region, who began to covet the land and obtain government grants.

The first European settler to reside in the Sherbrooke region was a French Canadian named Jean-Baptiste Nolin, about whom few details are known, except that he arrived in 1779 to engage in agriculture.

Sherbrooke in 1889

The first attempts at colonization occurred in 1792 on the banks of the St. Francis River. This settlement was known as Cowan's Clearance. In 1793, loyalist Gilbert Hyatt, a farmer from Schenectady, New York, established his farm not far from the confluence of the Massawippi River and Coaticook River, before the governor of Lower Canada officially awarded the land. Over the next two years, 18 families came to live on the site. The Crown acknowledged Hyatt's ownership of the land in 1801. Hyatt built the first dam on the Magog River, in collaboration with another loyalist named Jonathan Ball, who had bought land on the north bank of the river. Hyatt then built a gristmill in 1802 on the south bank of the river, while Ball built a sawmill on the north shore. By constructing the mill, Hyatt effectively founded the small village that became known as "Hyatt's Mills". The village was named "Hyatt's Mills"[13] until 1818, when the village was renamed after Governor General Sir John Sherbrooke[14] at the time of his retirement and return to Britain.

In 1832, the village attracted most of the activities of the British American Land Company (BALC) and benefited from the injection of British capital into the region. Manufacturing activities were established that harnessed the Magog River's hydropower. From 1835 Sherbrooke began to seek government support to establish a railway line, but this only became a reality in 1852 through the line connecting the cities of Montreal and Portland.

Pictorial map of Sherbrooke from 1881, including a list of landmarks

From 1867 to 1892, the manufacturing system was based on hydraulic power. The Gorge of the Magog River is considered one of the best industrial sites in Quebec, since the waters never freeze there, allowing year-long production of energy. At that time, BALC invested significant sums in the reconstruction of several dams in the gorge upstream to Magog Lake, in order to regulate the flow of the river, and thus improve its efficiency, to attract new factories.

The founding of several important factories near the Gorges helped to attract more and more Francophone workers, coming mainly from the Beauce and elsewhere in Quebec. Paradoxically, it was mainly the Anglo-Protestant capital that was able to invest in these new factories, supported by the Eastern Townships Bank. The arrival of Francophones also attracted a small French Catholic bourgeoisie, but it remained modest in number and wealth.

The many new industrial investments caused the building sites on the shores of the Gorge to be quickly occupied, which limited the expansion and complicated the advent of new companies wanting to benefit from hydraulic power. In addition, the railway network, linking the city to Montreal, Portland, Lévis and several Ontario cities, was located far from the river. This caused problems for industrialists wishing to ship or receive their goods.

As early as 1871, the Massawippi Valley Railway (to be controlled by Boston & Maine in 1887), the Canadian subsidiary of the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad, which connects Boston to the Canadian border, ended in Sherbrooke. Subsequently, other railway projects became reality by the beginning of the 1890s, thanks to new connections to Boston, New York and Halifax.

During this time, several phenomena began to affect the hydraulic regime of the Magog. In 1895, the water level was abnormally low, which forced several companies to temporarily shut down due to lack of energy. However, thanks to technical advances in electricity, which were previously used for lighting purposes only, it could at this time be used as a driving force.

Due to its flourishing economy, Sherbrooke had 9,746 inhabitants in 1896; this growth rate is much higher compared to other industrtialized centres in Quebec.

The second half of the nineteenth century saw the establishment of academic institutions which transformed Sherbrooke into a college town.

Dufferin Street, Sherbrooke, between 1903–1913

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the city by train on 12 June 1939. Over 100,000 people were estimated to be in the crowd that greeted them. They were there to build goodwill for the British Empire before they confronted Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers during World War II.[15][16]

Despite the town's English name and heritage, relatively few traces of the city's English past remain, and the vast majority of the city's residents speak French.

As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, the city grew considerably on 1 January 2002, with the amalgamation of the following towns and municipalities: Sherbrooke, Ascot, Bromptonville, Deauville, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Rock Forest, and Saint-Élie-d'Orford. Part of Stoke was also annexed to the newly expanded Sherbrooke.

In 2012, a local Vitamin production factory suffered an explosion, which killed 2, and injured 19, some severely. A large toxic cloud enveloped part of the city, raising health concerns.[17][18]

Geography
Sherbrooke skyline and Mount Orford

Located at the confluence of the Saint-François (St. Francis) and Magog rivers in the heart of the Eastern Townships and the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Sherbrooke. Its geographical code is 43.

Sherbrooke is the seat of the judicial district of Saint-François.[19]

Climate

Sherbrooke has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with long, cold, and snowy winters, warm summers, and short but crisp springs and autumns. Highs range from −5.8 °C (21.6 °F) in January to 24.6 °C (76.3 °F) in July. In an average year, there are 34 nights at or colder than −20 °C (−4 °F), and 6.5 nights at or colder than −30 °C (−22 °F); 4.1 days will see highs reaching 30 °C (86 °F).[20] Annual snowfall is large, averaging at 287 centimetres (113 in), sometimes falling in May and October. Precipitation is not sparse any time of the year, but is the greatest in summer and fall and at its least from January to April, totalling 1,100 millimetres (43.3 in) annually.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Sherbrooke was 36.7 °C (98 °F) on 1 & 2 July 1931.[21] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −41.2 °C (−42.2 °F) on 15 January 2004.[22]

Climate data for Sherbrooke Airport, 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1900−present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 17.4 17.1 27.0 31.5 36.0 43.9 46.5 43.4 38.7 31.8 26.3 19.0 46.5
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)		 17.1
(62.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 30.0
(86.0)		 33.3
(91.9)		 35.0
(95.0)		 36.7
(98.1)		 36.1
(97.0)		 34.0
(93.2)		 28.3
(82.9)		 23.9
(75.0)		 17.8
(64.0)		 36.7
(98.1)
Average high °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 2.3
(36.1)		 10.4
(50.7)		 18.3
(64.9)		 22.2
(72.0)		 24.6
(76.3)		 23.7
(74.7)		 19.2
(66.6)		 12.2
(54.0)		 5.1
(41.2)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 10.6
(51.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 4.5
(40.1)		 11.4
(52.5)		 15.5
(59.9)		 18.2
(64.8)		 17.3
(63.1)		 12.3
(54.1)		 6.3
(43.3)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 4.5
(40.1)
Average low °C (°F) −17.9
(−0.2)		 −15.9
(3.4)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 4.3
(39.7)		 8.8
(47.8)		 11.7
(53.1)		 10.8
(51.4)		 6.3
(43.3)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −4
(25)		 −12.4
(9.7)		 −1.6
(29.1)
Record low °C (°F) −41.2
(−42.2)		 −40
(−40)		 −35
(−31)		 −21.1
(−6.0)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −15
(5)		 −25.5
(−13.9)		 −39.4
(−38.9)		 −41.2
(−42.2)
Record low wind chill −47.2 −48 −42.4 −29.7 −12.8 −5.4 0.0 −4.7 −8.6 −16.7 −27.9 −48.3 −48.3
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.3
(2.93)		 61.7
(2.43)		 71.3
(2.81)		 84.0
(3.31)		 94.3
(3.71)		 108.4
(4.27)		 109.5
(4.31)		 126.1
(4.96)		 94.8
(3.73)		 90.4
(3.56)		 99.1
(3.90)		 86.5
(3.41)		 1,100.4
(43.32)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 17.3
(0.68)		 16.6
(0.65)		 27.6
(1.09)		 63.3
(2.49)		 94.0
(3.70)		 108.4
(4.27)		 109.5
(4.31)		 126.1
(4.96)		 94.7
(3.73)		 87.5
(3.44)		 70.8
(2.79)		 32.0
(1.26)		 847.9
(33.38)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 68.2
(26.9)		 54.2
(21.3)		 48.2
(19.0)		 21.2
(8.3)		 0.37
(0.15)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.03
(0.01)		 3.2
(1.3)		 29.1
(11.5)		 62.1
(24.4)		 286.5
(112.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 19.7 15.5 16.0 14.9 15.7 15.2 14.0 13.3 12.6 14.0 17.2 19.1 187.1
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 3.5 3.3 6.4 12.2 15.1 15.1 13.8 14.5 13.0 13.7 11.5 5.4 127.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 18.9 14.3 10.9 5.6 0.21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.07 1.5 8.6 16.2 76.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 84.5 107.8 137.7 159.8 212.3 234.6 257.0 231.3 165.6 118.9 67.9 67.6 1,844.9
Percent possible sunshine 29.8 36.9 37.4 39.5 46.1 50.1 54.2 52.9 43.9 34.9 23.7 24.8 39.5
Source: Environment Canada [20][23][24][25]

Cityscape
Gordon Street

Boroughs
Main article: Boroughs of Sherbrooke

In 2002, Sherbrooke merged with most of the suburban municipalities in the surrounding area: Rock Forest, Saint-Élie-d'Orford, Deauville, Fleurimont, Bromptonville, Ascot, and Lennoxville. This resulted in the creation of six boroughs for the city: Brompton, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Mont-Bellevue, Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville, and Jacques-Cartier.

Neighbourhoods

The city includes several neighbourhoods:

  • Le quartier universitaire
  • Le Vieux-Nord
  • Collinsville
  • Secteur Galvin
  • L'Est
  • Ascot
  • Mi-Vallon
  • du Pin-Solitaire
  • Le Petit Canada

Demographics
Ethnic origin (2016)
Ethnic origin Population Percent
Canadian 106,695 68.3
French 42,315 27.1
Irish 8,855 5.7
North American Aboriginal 6,100 3.9
English 4,570 2.9
Québécois 3,750 2.4
Scottish 3,445 2.2
Italian 2,550 1.6
German 2,390 1.5
Sherbrooke
YearPop.±%
18718,532—    
188112,410+45.5%
189115,930+28.4%
190118,724+17.5%
191123,865+27.5%
192133,624+40.9%
193139,325+17.0%
194147,614+21.1%
195163,608+33.6%
195672,789+14.4%
196182,939+13.9%
196694,988+14.5%
1971103,083+8.5%
1976111,137+7.8%
1981117,848+6.0%
1986122,282+3.8%
1991131,123+7.2%
1996136,681+4.2%
2001139,388+2.0%
2006147,427+5.8%
2011154,601+4.9%
2016161,323+4.3%
[26][27]

According to the 2016 census, there were 161,323 people residing in Sherbrooke, a 4.3% increase over the 2011 census. The city of Sherbrooke has a land area of 353.76 km2 (136.59 sq mi), and a population density of 456.0239/km2 (1,181.096/sq mi).[5] The median age of the population was 40.5 in 2016.[28]

88.4% of Sherbrooke residents spoke French as a first language in 2016, while those whose mother tongue was English accounted for 3.4%. The next most common first languages were Spanish (1.6%), Arabic (1.1%) and Persian/Farsi (0.8%)

As of 2016, approximately 88.8% of Sherbrooke residents were white, while 7.3% were visible minorities and 3.9% were aboriginal. The largest visible minority groups in Sherbrooke were Black (2.2%), Latin American (1.7%), Arab (1.2%), and West Asian (0.8%).

Census Metropolitan Area
Sherbrooke CMA

The Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) comprises the cities of Sherbrooke, Magog and Waterville, the municipalities of Ascot Corner, Compton, Stoke and Val-Joli; the parish municipality of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton; the township municipalities of Hatley and Orford; and the village municipality of North Hatley. The population in 2016 was 212,105. The median age was 42.

Approximately 90.3% of the greater Sherbrooke area residents were white, while 5.8% were visible minorities and 3.9% were Aboriginal.[29]

French was mother tongue to 90.1% of residents (counting both single and multiple responses). The next most common mother tongues were English at 5.4%, Spanish at 1.3%, Arabic at 1.2% Persian at 0.5%, Arabic at 0.4%, German at 0.4%, and Italian at 0.4%. (Percentages may total more than 100% owing to rounding and multiple responses).[30][31]

About 78.4% of the population identified as Catholic in 2011 while 13.8% said they had no religious affiliation,1.7% were Muslim 0.6% Anglican, 0.6% Baptists, 0.6% Eastern Orthodox and 0.5% United Church. Pentecostals, Hindus and Buddhists made up 0.2% of the population each.

Economy
Wellington Street North in downtown Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, which is the economic centre of Estrie, is a significant cultural, industrial, and academic hub in the province. The city is directly served by two railways: the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Sherbrooke is also served by four highways as well as a regional airport, named for Sherbrooke, but located in the nearby city of Cookshire-Eaton. However the airport no longer offers commercial services as of March 2010.

According to data from the Institut de la statistique du Québec, average personal income per capita in the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Sherbrooke amounted to C$30,976 in 2010.[32] Estrie's GDP for the same year was $9.59 billion.[33]

Largest employers

As of 2010, the largest employers in Sherbrooke are Université de Sherbrooke (6,000 employees), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (5,511), Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke (3,050), Centre de santé et de services sociaux – Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke (2,650), City of Sherbrooke (1,913), Desjardins Group (1,713), Cégep de Sherbrooke (800), Centre Jeunesse de l'Estrie (527), Nordia Inc. (500), Canada Post (497), Kruger Inc. - Publication papers business unit (455), Bishop's University (450) and McDonald's (400).[34][N 1]

Culture
The Sherbrooke War Memorial by George William Hill is a cenotaph erected in 1926 to commemorate the soldiers who were killed during World War I.[35] This piece of cultural heritage has become emblematic of the City of Sherbrooke.

In the summer season, several festivals, concerts, and events are held in the city, such as the Fête du Lac des Nations, Sherblues & Folk, and the Festival des traditions du monde. Come winter, the city hosts the Carnaval de Sherbrooke.

The city has British architectural heritage, as seen in the buildings in Vieux-Nord.

The city has the fourth largest theatre in Quebec, the Maurice O'Bready University Cultural Centre of Sherbrooke.[36] Music, theatre, and dance shows are staged there. The Centennial Theatre of Bishop's University also hosts music and dance concerts from around the world. The Vieux Clocher, owned by the Université de Sherbrooke, has two stages, the primary being used by various music groups and comedians from around the province. The Théâtre Granada, designated as a historical site by the Canadian government, holds music concerts. It has retained its original architecture since its opening. The Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke, located downtown, presents musicals and plays for children.[37]

Since 2007, the Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré (CASJB), built by the city with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Communications, has assisted in the creation and production of material for the region's artistic community.[38] It serves as the location for training theatre, music, and dance professionals. It contains three rehearsal studios, a production room, a decoration workshop, and a costume workshop, as well as administrative offices for each of its resident companies.[38]

Historical buildings on Dufferin Street

Auditoriums
  • Salle Maurice-O'Bready
  • Granada Theatre
  • Centennial Theatre
  • Vieux Clocher
  • Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke
  • Théâtre Léonard Saint-Laurent
  • Salle Alfred-Des Rochers

Libraries
  • La bibliothèque municipale Éva-Senécal, the main city library (opened 22 December 1990), is named for Éva Senécal (1905-1988), poet, novelist and journalist.
  • La bibliothèque du secteur de Rock Forest
  • La bibliothèque du secteur de Saint-Élie
  • La bibliothèque Gisèle-Bergeron
  • La bibliothèque de Lennoxville, at the intersection of rue Queen and rue College, near Bishop's University, offers a book lending service in French and English.

Attractions
The former Winter Prison

Museums and visitors' centres

Parks

Sherbrooke has parks and greenspaces that encompass a variety of recreational activities. In total, there are 108 in the municipality.[41] Parks Jacques-Cartier, Mont Bellevue, Bois Beckett, Lucien-Blanchard, Central, Quintal, Victoria, and Marais Réal-D.-Carbonneau are among the most popular destinations.

  • Jacques-Cartier Park
    Jacques-Cartier Park
Situated along lac des Nations, this park is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the downtown area and is connected to the lac des Nations promenade. It contains several sports facilities including soccer fields and tennis courts. Several festivals are held here including the Fête du Lac des Nations, the Carnaval de Sherbooke, the festivities for the Fête Nationale and Canada Day.
  • Mont Bellevue Park
    Mounts Bellevue (left) and John-S.-Bourque (right), as seen across the Magog River
This park is the largest in Sherbrooke, with an area of 200 hectares (490 acres). Situated partially on the campus of the Université de Sherbrooke, it is managed by the city and developed by volunteer organization Regroupement du Mont-Bellevue. Within the park are mounts Bellevue and John-S.-Bourque, the former of which has a small ski station. The park is also used for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, walking, and tubing in winter; as well as hiking, mountain biking, archery, tennis, and jogging in summer. The park contains a total of 30 kilometres (19 mi) of trails and several different types of ecosystems.[42]
  • Bois Beckett Park
This park was established on an old maple grove that belonged to Major Henry Beckett between 1834 and 1870. The property remained in his family until it was acquired by the city in 1963.[43] In 2000, the Ministère de Ressources naturelles et de la Faune recognized the property as an old-growth forest.[44] The oldest tree is said to be 270 years old.[45] The park is maintained, protected and promoted by a volunteer group. Several trails have been built by the city which are open year-round. Within the park, there are several artifacts left behind by Beckett, such as foundations, wells, and farm equipment.
  • Lucien-Blanchard Park
    Armand-Nadeau Pavilion in Jacques-Cartier Park
Situated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of downtown on the bank of the Magog River, this park is open to several outdoor activities such as swimming and beach volleyball. Bicycles, canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, and dragon boats are available for rent. There is an interpretation centre with an emphasis on the reptiles and amphibians of the region as well as a boutique.
  • Central Park
At the heart of the Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville borough, this park is equipped for soccer, tennis, baseball, beach volleyball, and has a playground and an outdoor pool.
  • Quintal Park
Formerly called Parc Central de Fleurimont, this park is situated in the borough of Fleurimont, and mirrors Central Park of Rock Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville. In early July, the Pif Classic baseball tournament is held in the park, and in August, it hosts the Festival des Traditions du Monde.
  • Victoria and Sylvie-Daigle Parks
Across Terrill Street from one another, these parks are situated just east of downtown. Inside these parks lie pedestrian trails, Olympic-size soccer fields, a handicap accessible outdoor pool, and a sports complex.[46] This multifunctional facility, called the Centre MultiSport Roland-Dussault, has an artificial turf allowing local teams the opportunity to practise indoor soccer, baseball, football, rugby, and so on. There is a hockey arena.
  • Marais Réal-D.-Carbonneau
    Le Marais Réal-D.-Carbonneau
Located near the Saint-François River, this marsh was developed by CHARMES, a non-profit management corporation that seeks to promote ecotourism in and around Sherbrooke.[47][48] The park is located on 40 hectares (99 acres) of land and allows visitors access to wooden piers and observation towers, where there are over 50 tree and shrub species and birds.[49]

Sports

The Sherbrooke Expos of the Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec play their home games at Amedée Roy Stadium. There have been various baseball teams from the Eastern League, Canadian Baseball League and Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec in addition to hosting the 2002 World Junior Baseball Championships. The Sherbrooke Phoenix is a junior hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Government
Main article: Sherbrooke City Council
Boroughs and districts of Sherbrooke

Municipal

The current mayor of Sherbrooke is Steve Lussier.

The merged city is composed of six boroughs: Brompton, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Mont-Bellevue, Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville and Jacques-Cartier. Each of the boroughs is subdivided into electoral districts, with the number varying based on population. For example, there are only two districts in Brompton, which only has 6,314 inhabitants, whereas Fleurimont (pop. 40,824) has five. Sherbrooke has 21 districts total, for which the average population is 7,200 inhabitants.

Borough Population City Councillors
Brompton 5,956 3
Fleurimont 41,276 5
Jacques-Cartier 30,229 4
Lennoxville 5,195 3
Mont-Bellevue 33,377 4
Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville 29,191 4

Federal and provincial

Sherbrooke is split into the federal electoral districts of Sherbrooke, represented by Pierre-Luc Dusseault of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and Compton—Stanstead, represented by Marie-Claude Bibeau of the Liberals.

Provincially, Sherbrooke is divided into three electoral districts. Sherbrooke is represented by Christine Labrie of the Québec solidaire (QS), Saint-François is represented by Guy Hardy of the PLQ and Richmond is represented by Karine Vallières of the PLQ.

Public safety

In 2007, the crime rate was 5,491 per 100,000.[50]

Military
Military parade in front of the Sherbrooke Armoury

Sherbrooke does not host any units from the Regular Force with the exception of a recruiting centre, but four Primary Reserve units are stationed in the city:

A Canadian military artifact is preserved at the William Street Armoury, the Sherman tank "Bomb" which helped liberate Europe fighting with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment and is the only Canadian tank to have landed on the Normandy beach on D-Day and fought through to VE Day without being knocked out.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Sherbrooke Airport, in Cookshire-Eaton is just east of the city. There are currently no scheduled flights operating out of the airport.

Transdev Limocar provides bus service to Montreal via Granby and Magog. Formerly, Autobus Jordez linked Sherbrooke to Drummondville and Trois-Rivières, and also to Victoriaville and Quebec City, but since the company lost their licence to operate heavy vehicles,[51] they have sold their licence to Autobus La Québécoise, who now provide the service. The last passenger train for the city was VIA Rail's Montreal – Saint John, New Brunswick Atlantic, which ended service in 1994.

Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) provides bus service within the city. It operates 17 bus routes, 11 minibus routes, and 5 taxibus routes.

The city is located at the eastern terminus of A-10, and directly on the Autoroute Trans-Québécoise (A-55). A-10 provides a direct freeway connection to Montreal and points west, while A-55 connects directly to Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan, and points north, as well as to Interstate 91 to the south (Vermont). A-410 and A-610 are the southern and northern bypass roads, respectively.

Public health

The suburban Sherbrooke University Hospital ("CHUS"[52] or "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbooke) has over 5,200 employees, including 550 doctors. It includes a clinical research facility, the Étienne-Lebel Research Centre.

Education

Sherbrooke has eight institutions that make up the Sherbrooke University Pole,[53] which educates some 40,000 students and employs about 11,000 persons.[54] University students comprise 10.32% of the population, the highest concentration in Quebec.[55]

The city is the location of one French-language university, the Université de Sherbrooke, and an English-language university, Bishop's University. Université de Sherbrooke is a comprehensive university with schools of medicine and law and extensive graduate programs. Bishop's University is smaller and predominantly undergraduate. There are three CEGEPs in Sherbrooke, two of them French-language, the Cégep de Sherbrooke and the Séminaire de Sherbrooke, and one English-language, Champlain College Lennoxville. CCSQ and CDE College which currently enrols International Students. In the past over 100 International students have graduated and landed jobs in Sherbrooke City itself, making it an attraction to the Indian student division. There currently over 100 South Asians residing in the City of Sherbrooke which consists of Hindu, Punjabi and Gujrati ethnic background.

There are also public high school boards such as the English Eastern Townships School Board, French Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke and private high schools such as Séminaire de Sherbrooke founded in 1875, Bishop's College School founded in 1836, etc.

Media
Main article: Media in Sherbrooke

See also

Notes
  1. Enterprises operating in Sherbrooke only and having 400 or more employees.

References
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