LACHUTE, QUEBEC

'Lachute', is a town in southwest Quebec, 75km northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of Mirabel International Airport. It is located on Autoroute 50, at the junctions of Quebec Provincial Highways Route 148, Route 158 and Secondary Highways 327 and 329.
It is the seat of Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, and is served by the Lachute Airport.
Its major industries include paper mills and lumber.The population of this town is about 12 000 people.
Other notable Lachutois:

★ Kevin Lowe, Edmonton Oilers General Manager

★ Jim Watson, Former Mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, now Member of Ontario Parliament (MPP) for Ottawa West—Nepean, and Minister of Health Promotion .

★ Pierre Page, Former National Hockey League Coach, and TSN Analyst

★ Darren Entwistle, CEO Telus

★ Thain Wendell MacDowell, Victoria Cross Recipient 1917, Vimy Ridge, France.

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External links

★ Official Web site of the City

★ Official Web site of MRC of Argenteuil

★ Official Web site of the Count of Argenteuil (History of Seigniors of Argenteuil)