The Dominion Bridge Company, Limited was a Canadian steel bridge constructor originally based in Lachine, Quebec . From the core business of steel bridge component fabrication, the company diversified into related areas such as the fabrication of holding tanks for pulp mills and skyscraper framing.
41-459: Other Canadian plants were located in Amherst, NS , Toronto, ON , Winnipeg, MB , Regina, SK , Saskatoon, SK , Calgary, AB , Edmonton, AB , Richmond, BC and Burnaby, BC . In the 1960s and 1970s, Dominion Bridge expanded internationally and renamed itself AMCA International (AMCA name effective June 1, 1981). This name was later changed to United Dominion Industries. To keep name recognition alive,
82-438: A land area of 12.07 km (4.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 779.1/km (2,017.9/sq mi) in 2021. In the period between 1996 and 2006, Amherst lost over half of its Black population. The African Nova Scotian community has lived in the area since 1783, largely settled around the south end of the town in an area called Sand Hill . Amherst is served locally by EastLink TV . The station also serves
123-495: A numbered company (3010864 Canada Inc.) that had been dissolved in 2003 was revived under the name 'Dominion Bridge Inc.' Michel L. Marangere is one of two listed directors (Search for a Federal Corporation - Corporations Canada - Industry Canada). To date, there have been no public communications about the objectives of this company. The company participated in the construction of the following: Amherst, Nova Scotia Amherst ( / ˈ æ m ɜːr s t / AM -urst )
164-529: A passage from the Saint Lawrence River to China. According to this version, in 1618 Champlain proposed that a customs house would tax the trade goods from China passing this point, hence the name Lachine. The borough is located in the southwest portion of the island of Montreal , at the inlet of the Lachine Canal , between the borough of LaSalle and the city of Dorval . It was a separate city until
205-457: A passage to China. When he returned without success, he and his men were derisively named les Chinois (the Chinese). The name was adopted when the parish of Saints-Anges-de-la-Chine was created in 1676, with the form "Lachine" appearing with the opening of a post office in 1829. An alternative etymology attributes the name to the famous French explorer Samuel de Champlain , who also hoped to find
246-559: A population of 44,489 per the 2016 Canadian Census. As of the November 7, 2021 Montreal election , the current borough council consists of the following members: The entire borough is located within the federal riding of Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle , and within the provincial electoral district of Marquette . Autoroute 20 passes through Lachine, which is also served by the Lachine commuter train station. Most noticeable of Lachine's features
287-532: A resignation of lost dreams as the town was overtaken by other newer manufacturing centres in central Canada during the 20th century. Amherst had a modest-sized industrial park constructed during the 1960s when the Trans-Canada Highway was being developed. Today the majority of the town's major employers are located there, including Emmerson Packaging and IMP Aerospace . During the Second World War ,
328-649: Is a town in northwestern Nova Scotia , Canada, located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin , an arm of the Bay of Fundy , and 22 km (14 mi) south of the Northumberland Strait . The town sits on a height of land at the eastern boundary of the Isthmus of Chignecto and Tantramar Marshes , 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the interprovincial border with New Brunswick and 65 km (40 mi) southeast of
369-657: Is the Lachine Canal and its recreational facilities, including the Lachine Canal National Historic Site . Around the canal's inlet, in the southern part of the borough, are located The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site , René Lévesque Park (on a long peninsula extending into Lac Saint-Louis ), and the Musée de Lachine , which has collections of modern outdoor sculpture both on its own grounds, in René Lévesque Park , and in other sites throughout
410-602: The Alexandra Bridge , one of Canada's most notable bridges. At the time of completion in 1901 the Alexandra Bridge was the fourth longest cantilever span in the world. Dominion Bridge opened a manufacturing site in Toronto at Sorauren and Wabash Avenue sometime after 1910, which later became TTC Parkdale Bus garage until 1980 then demolished in 1990s to become what is now Sorauren Avenue Park . This facility provided steel for
451-465: The Honoré Mercier Bridge as part of the same programme. It had built the original bridge between 1932 and 1934 using steel caissons assembled by Dufresne Engineering from plates manufactured at Dominion's Lachine yards. The company's Canadian operations experienced a major decline after work was completed on projects for Montreal's Olympic Games in 1976. The Burnaby plant was shut down in
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#1732847518974492-534: The Jacques Cartier Bridge linking Montreal to the South Shore on October 25, 1925. The last girder was placed on 10 July 1929, seventeen months ahead of schedule In 1957 and 1958 Pratley returned to the bridge as the consulting engineer when the company jacked up the span from 40 feet (12 m) to 120 feet (37 m) to enable free passage of ships on the new St. Lawrence Seaway . The company also raised
533-730: The Royal Canadian Navy named a Flower-class corvette HMCS Amherst . In 2002, the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre opened on the outskirts of the town, replacing the older Highland View Regional Hospital on Pleasant Street. The town is currently served by Via Rail 's Halifax-to-Montreal train Ocean . Basketball was introduced to Nova Scotia at the YMCA in Amherest in 1894, by J. Howard Crocker who learned
574-448: The municipal mergers on January 1, 2002, and it did not demerge on January 1, 2006. The borough is bordered to the northwest by the city of Dorval , to the northeast by Saint-Laurent , to the east by Côte Saint-Luc , Montreal West and a narrow salient of Le Sud-Ouest , and to the south by LaSalle . Its western limit is the shore of Lake Saint-Louis and the Saint Lawrence River . It has an area of 17.83 km (7 sq. mi.) and
615-515: The bankruptcy, many of whom had worked at the plant for over 20 years, were re-hired to work for a new company called ADF Industries Lourdes. In November 2003, ADF closed the Lachine plant due to declining fortunes in the North American steel industry, which had been losing ground to cheaper Asian competitors for many years. To date, the Lachine plant remains closed and ADF is looking for a buyer. Of
656-587: The borough. Other historic buildings are also located near the canal's inlet. A memorial to Air India Flight 182 is located in Monk Island, in Lachine. It was inaugurated in 2010. The Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools. Adult schools include: Professional development centres include: Secondary schools include: Primary schools include: The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) operates Anglophone public schools. The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates
697-497: The bridge, without fear, and asked to become riveters . They proved to have a remarkable aptitude for the work and by the end of the project there were 70 iron and steel riveters in the Kahnawake band, who went on to work on projects throughout Canada. In 1890 civil engineer for various railways James Ross replaced Job Abbott as president of the company. Although credited to the drive of Ross, vice-president James Pawley Dawes lead
738-775: The building of the Prince Edward Viaduct . The company built a series of large railway viaducts for the National Transcontinental Railway between 1908 and 1911 including the Cap-Rouge trestle in Quebec and the Little Salmon River Trestle in New Brunswick, Canada's second largest railway bridge. With a lowest bid of $ 6,954,000, the company secured the contract to erect the steel superstructure of
779-531: The city of Moncton . It is 60 km (37 mi) southwest of the New Brunswick abutment of the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island at Cape Jourimain . According to Dr. Graham P. Hennessey, "The Micmac name was Nemcheboogwek meaning 'going up rising ground', in reference to the higher land to the east of the Tantramar Marshes. The Acadians who settled here as early as 1672 called
820-472: The communities of Springhill , Oxford , and others in the county, as well as Sackville, New Brunswick . Lachine, Quebec Lachine ( French pronunciation: [laʃin] ) is a borough ( arrondissement ) within the city of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec , Canada. It was founded as a trading post in 1669. Developing into a parish and then an autonomous city, it
861-496: The company continued to call its Canadian division 'Dominion Bridge'. Between 1979 and 1988, the company's Lachine plant operated under the auspices of a subsidiary called Dominion Bridge-Sulzer Inc., which was co-owned by AMCA International and Sulzer Inc. The Dominion Bridge facility in Burnaby, BC operated from 1930 until the mid-1970s at a 15-acre (61,000 m) property located at 2400 Boundary Road. After being sold, this property
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#1732847518974902-678: The developed via joint-venture the St Lawrence Bridge Company to construct the Quebec Bridge . George Herrick Duggan joined the Engineering Department in 1886, becoming Chief Engineer in 1901, and rose to become President of the company. Another notable employee was Philip Louis Pratley , a Person of National Historic Significance . In 1898 the Dominion Bridge Company was awarded the contract to design and build
943-559: The dissolution. Employment at the Lachine plant alone dropped from approximately 2,000 in the early 1970s to about 250 in 1990. In 1993, the Cedar Group (led by Michel L. Marengere) acquired United Dominion Industries' Dominion Bridge subsidiary, which was then a four-plant operation (Lachine, Amherst, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Regina). Cedar Group kept the Dominion Bridge name alive, renaming itself 'Dominion Bridge Corporation' and bundling
984-529: The four plants under a subsidiary called 'Dominion Bridge, Inc.' However, in 1998 the company made a disastrous decision to purchase the bankrupt MIL-Davie shipyard in Lauzon, Quebec . The Davie purchase drained Dominion Bridge of its cash reserves and pushed the company into bankruptcy. Later in 1998, Groupe ADF Inc, a steel company from Terrebonne, Quebec , purchased the assets of the Lachine plant and restarted operations. Employees who had been laid off following
1025-564: The game as a student of James Naismith , the inventor of basketball. Amherst is home of the Amherst Ramblers , a Junior A Hockey League team from the Maritime Hockey League. All home games are played out of the 2,500 seat Amherst Stadium. The season usually runs from mid-September to early March every year. The Ramblers draw some of the largest crowds in the Maritime Hockey League, and have placed third in average attendance over
1066-538: The late 19th century as the location of alleged poltergeist phenomena afflicting Amherst resident Esther Cox in 1878 and 1879, which became known as the Great Amherst Mystery after the publication of a popular book on the affair. Amherst experienced unprecedented industrialization in the late 1870s after the Intercolonial Railway of Canada constructed its main line from Halifax to Quebec through
1107-507: The manufacturing output of Amherst's industries was not exceeded by any centre in the Maritime Provinces . Many of the fine old buildings along Victoria Street are considered industrial artifacts because they were constructed during a period of tremendous industry growth. Local contractors employed local craftsmen, who used local materials. Notice the emphasis on sandstone and brick, both locally produced and delightful detail which reflects
1148-496: The mid-1970s and the Toronto plant was closed in 1990. Furthermore, the company reduced the scope of its Montreal-area operations between the early 1970s and 1990: the satellite facility in Montreal's Longue-Pointe district was closed, two large shops in Lachine were acquired by Sulzer Inc. after the dissolution of Dominion Bridge-Sulzer Inc., and several buildings on the property of the Lachine plant were mothballed or torn down following
1189-754: The other three plants that survived to 1998, two were never reopened following the Dominion Bridge bankruptcy. The third, in Amherst, was purchased in November 1998 by Amherst Fabricators Limited (part of the Cherubini Group of Companies). Amherst Fabricators rehired 43 former Dominion Bridge employees and conducted a $ 2.1 million expansion program to add 3,000 square feet (280 m) to the paint shop, install new roofing over exterior crane rails, and purchase new fabrication equipment. The plant reopened in May 1999. On July 9, 2008,
1230-626: The past few years. They won the Atlantic Championship in 1989 advancing to the Centennial Cup tournament in BC. They also hosted the Centennial Cup in 1993 and the Fred Page Cup in 2019. Every August, Amherst hosts an eight-team little league baseball tournament, featuring four teams from New England . Amherst experiences a humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded
1271-546: The present town on the shore of the Bay of Fundy . These settlers were joined by United Empire Loyalists ( Loyalists who fled the American colonies during the American Revolution ). A mill was built on the current townsite, and the residents moved there to be closer to work. During the 19th century, Amherst became an important regional centre for shipbuilding and other services to outlying communities. An indication of
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1312-466: The skilled craftsmanship prevalent in the 19th century. Amherst's prosperity would not last as the failed economic policies of the federal and provincial governments, coupled with World War I, saw the town's industrial economy begin a slow decline during the 1910s. The Amherst Internment Camp for prisoners of war and enemy aliens was set up at Malleable Iron Foundry in Amherst from April 1915 to September 1919, and Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky
1353-524: The small village and burned it to the ground in retaliation for the ravaging of the Seneca lands, which the governor of New France , the Marquis de Denonville , was accused of having committed. The Lachine massacre left 80 dead. Lachine was incorporated as a village in 1848. It became a town in 1872 and a city in 1909. In 1912 it annexed the neighbouring Town of Summerlea, itself founded in 1895. It merged with
1394-542: The town in 1872. The location of the railway line away from the Bay of Fundy coast further consolidated the town at its present location as industry and commercial activity centred around this important transportation link. The economic boom created by the arrival of the Intercolonial Railway lasted through World War I and numerous foundries, factories and mills opened, giving rise to the nickname "Busy Amherst". In 1908,
1435-456: The town of Saint-Pierre in 1999, and the combined municipality merged into Montreal on January 1, 2002. Lachine's logo during its municipality days is still in use today. Lachine, apparently from the French term la Chine for China , is often said to have been named in 1667, in mockery of its then owner René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle , who explored the interior of North America trying to find
1476-585: The town's importance in Canadian history is seen with its four Fathers of Confederation : Edward B. Chandler , Robert B. Dickey , Jonathan McCully , and Sir Charles Tupper . During the late 19th century, local industrialists and entrepreneurs constructed many fine Victorian and Edwardian homes along Victoria Street East, leading toward the farming hamlet of East Amherst . Many notable residents have lived in this district, including Sir Charles Tupper and Senator Thomas R. Black . Amherst gained brief notoriety in
1517-620: The village Les Planches . The village was later renamed Amherst by Colonel Joseph Morse in honour of Lord Amherst , the commander-in-chief of the British Army in North America during the Seven Years' War ." The town was first settled in 1764 by immigrants from Yorkshire following the expulsion of the Acadians , with the original settlement being located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of
1558-459: Was merged as a municipality into Montreal in 2002. The first seigniory , Côte-Saint-Sulpice, was granted to the explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1667, with the first French settlers arriving at the beginning of 1669. A trading post was established and then fortified under the name of Fort Rolland. This bastion became an important place for the fur trade. On August 4, 1689, more than 1500 Mohawk warriors raided
1599-455: Was 34.4 °C (94 °F) on 18 August 1935. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −37.2 °C (−35 °F) on 18 February 1922. In 2020, Amherst (Nappan) only recorded 800.4 mm (31.51 in) of precipitation. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Amherst had a population of 9,404 living in 4,480 of its 4,799 total private dwellings, a change of -0.1% from its 2016 population of 9,413 . With
1640-592: Was incarcerated there for one month after he was arrested in Halifax , Nova Scotia in April 1917. During the Amherst general strike in 1919, worker unrest over social and economic conditions led to mass protests in sympathy with the Winnipeg general strike . The eventual closure of companies such as Robb Engineering & Manufacturing (purchased by Canada Car and Foundry and then closed) and Amherst Pianos, among others led to
1681-663: Was repurposed to become The Bridge Studios , the site of the largest special effects stage in North America. In 1886, the company began to build a cantilevered bridge over the St. Lawrence River for the Canadian Pacific Railway . Because part of the bridge lay in the reservation of the Kahnawake and Akwesasne Mohawks , the Mohawks demanded jobs on the project. The company planned to use them as unskilled labour but they climbed all over