Talk:Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec

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Contents 1 Name 2 Separation? 3 Neutral point of view

[edit] Name

Strictly speaking, and according to the Commission de Toponymie, this name should be spelt Dollard-Des Ormeaux, since "Dollard des Ormeaux" is a person's name, and capitals but not hyphens are used with nobiliary particles (i.e. it's not the same case as, say, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue or Rivière-du-Loup.) However, one rarely sees the Dollard-Des Ormeaux formulation -- yet -- and Dollard-des-Ormeaux is still most common for the time being. - Montréalais

67% of the population of Dollard-Des Ormeaux uses English or other languages at home, while only 21% uses French. The town has a substantial and rapidly-growing Jewish community. That's 88. The rest is mute? Peter Horn 05:09, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

You won't be able to find every single percent for a small town. 67.71.189.35 11:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Separation?

"Prior to the 1980 Quebec referendum on sovereignty, Dollard-des-Ormeaux became the only municipality in the province to pass a motion declaring that it would join the province of Ontario in the event of a "yes" vote." Can anyone actually confirm this? 67.71.189.35 11:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

I entered this statement in the article as an unregistered IP user and despite all my efforts, I cannot verify it online. I was raised in DDO and was 22 at the time and I remember it happening, but I know this may fall under the title of "original research." Cut it if you wish. Thanks, Shawn in Montreal 20:30, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Neutral point of view

DDO has extensive areas of townhouses, apartments and condo that cannot be deemed as exclusive to "upper middle class." Furthermore, taxes may be higher than some others areas on the island but I see no evidence to suggest that they are so high as to be scaring off residents. If no citation is provided, I will be cutting this. Thanks, Shawn in Montreal 20:21, 5 July 2007 (UTC)