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Saint-Laurent, Lachine, Lasalle and Cote Saint-Luc are NOT part of the West Island. The table was modified to reflect that because someone changed it to include them.
I have also lived both in the West Island and downtown, and I have heard the appellation "Waste Island." It may have originated as a derogatory statement by people who live downtown, but it has been appropriated by younger West Islanders as a show of pride in the West Island. I don't think that's POV at all. Darkcore 20:58, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Whoever did the 2006 population counts, how did you get the numbers for Pierrefonds/Roxboro and Ile Bizard/Ste. Genevieve? I couldn't find them since they are boroughs of montreal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 20.132.69.41 (talk) 16:03, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Waste Island?
I've lived and taught in the West Island for over 40 years and never heard the term "waste island" used in common parlance amongst teens (my students) Gen-Y, Gen-X, or Boomers. Seems to reflect more the original article writer's prejudices than the actual state of affairs.
- "The two Philinos restaurants are in areas as different from each other as chalk from cheese—one in the heart of Montreal's Greek sector, the other smack-dab in the middle of a waste-island shopping mall." [1]
- "It's not enough that I have to drive 56km every day to the Waste-Island to get to work and back, but on top of that, the office is located less than a block away from an industrial dump site." [2]
- "He made us all get up early on Saturday mornings and take the bus way out to his parents' place in the Waste Island (Pointe Claire) to practice for hours in the basement." [3]
- "A trio of Waste Island misfits is making its bid to bridge the sonic gap between pop and the avant-garde in this city." [4]
- "I have always been told that the west island, is a waste island, but it seems upon looking a little closer that there is some culture there." [5]
- "The Waste Island's new buzz band." [6]
- Darkcore 17:23, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
What on earth is "Waste Island"? I live in West Island and never heard of the term Waste Island. Anyways, on a slightly different topic, with the exception of Montreal Est, de-mergers were strongly tied with the percentile of English-speakers in each borough. One closer look at the demographics of each reinstated city, will show that almost all have a majority of English-speakers. Maybe this should be included as well.
[edit] East-Island ?
I have heard a few anglophone aquaintances refer to the other part of the island as the "East End" (which I can't seem to find on the wiki, spelling ?). Is there any other term such as East-Island ever used ?--Marc pasquin 01:54, 7 August 2005 (UTC) ive heard that west island is the boringest part of montreal
Never heard of the "East Island", just the East End. I grew up in West Island and I only heard the term "Waste Island" a few times, usually by people who weren't from there. The article on the mergers needs more information, it is too simplistic. The West Island is never viewed as a "hick town" to my knowledge (Hudson is referred to that way though). The West Island is known as a rich suburb where you can have a good time if you have a car. As far as suburbs go the West Island is a damn good one I'd say.
[edit] Waste Island
When i first gto to Montreal, i moved to DDO not too far Sources and Pierrefonds Blvds. My friends were from Ste-Anne and some of them had moved in pierrefond and it made sence to meet them there. Now i cant say i didn't have a good time, working at McD's was a great social experience :)
Now during that time - about 10 years ago - I think we always refered to the area as "Waste Island" or simply "The Waste" a distortion, of course, of the word West. The Waste as we put it comprised the towns of Pierrefond, Dollars-des-Ormeaux, Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, Ile Bizzard, the west part of Dorval, Sainte-Geneviève and Roxboro. If anything i wouldn't be suprised that we are the original kids who called the ares Waste Island
Why? I dont know, maybe because there is no way in or out of the area without a car. Public transit are poor when it comes to link with the city, there is no Metro stations throughout the West end. Being kind of isolated, kids stuck around in the area and, as any closed culture, they developed a unique value system. Only there it's based based on money, car, girls/jocks and boasting. BUT i see there something i dont see elsewhere and it's the sense of community. It's a closedd area that can live well on itself. Then again why "waste"? Maybe because nothing new arises there, you know the Fairview, St-John Blvd and thats about whats there when it comes to go out without a car.
Note that this is my own observation and i dont mean to harm anyone here...
Or course i'm sure you get the same out East, past Anjou and well in Pointe-Aux-tremble, but i wouldn't know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ugocrazy (talk • contribs) 01:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Mis-positioned Google Earth marker
I arrived at this article unintentionally whilst browsing in GE. The West Island marker is (at the time of writing) superimposed on top of West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands at S12* 11.217' E96 49.700'. I do not know how to fix this error myself (Google Earth Wikilayer markers) and am merely reporting it for the benefit of Montreal residents who might be wondering where it had gone. EatYerGreens (talk) 16:39, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
