Sainte-Justine, Quebec

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Sainte-Justine is a Canadian town in the province of Quebec. As of 2001, it had a population of 1,884. It is also home to the secondary school that serves the region, la Polyvalente des Appalaches. The school has an enrollment of approximately 400 and close to 50 staff members.

The famous Canadian short story The Hockey Sweater takes place in Sainte-Justine, which is the hometown of the book's author Roch Carrier. [1]. Calgary Flames winger Alex Tanguay is from this town. However, Tanguay may not have been born in the town as it doesn't have a hospital. (Assupmtions put his birth in the neighbouring city of St-Georges-de-Beauce.)