Acton Vale

Acton Vale is a city of the Quebec (Canada), founded in 1862, belonging to the MRC of Acton, in the administrative area of the Montérégie.

The population of Acton Vale was of 7.797 inhabitants in 2007 (Source: Decree gouv.). The city had a standardized land value of 427 379 126 $ EDGE in 2007 (Source: MAMR). Its electoral constituency at the provincial level is that of Johnson, while at the federal level it is about Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot.

Demography

The population of Acton Vale is mainly catholic and French-speaking person with more than 95%. A small English and Nipponese minority fills the remainder. The median Age of the population was 41,9 years in 2007. The population of 7.797 inhabitants was composed of 3.845 men and 3952 women.

In 2006, the rate of diplomation of the young people of less than 19 years was of 70.8%. 25% of the population had less than 20 years. The median income of the households was of 36.320$ and unemployment rate was of 9.2%.

Economy

The economy of the city rests mainly on manufacturing industry, thanks inter alia to Airboss (in the past Acton International) and to Beaulieu Canada (in the past Perless). These two companies employ more than 1000 employees in the area. Agriculture is also a dominating sector of the economy valoise.

The CLD of the area of Acton manages the industrial park municipal of 993.750m2. This last acceuil 26 companies and counted 1060 employees in 2007. The industrial park is occupied to 77,6%. Textile industry, plastic and rubber and of metals are the principal branches of industry.

The city was named industrial Town of Montérégie in 1992.

The area of Acton Vale has two local mediums:

the newspaper the Thought of founded Bagot in 1951 per Mr. Camille Bernard, then repurchased by DBC Communications in the years 1970;
Community radio Radio-Acton CFID 103,7 founded in 2002.

Arts & Culture

The universally known painter Serge Lemoyne was born and died in this municipality. A park with its name was inaugurated in 2003 to underline its contribution.

A house of the Culture was created with the beginning of the year 2000, however it did not last more than five years.

The city proposes several concerts throughout the year. It offers free concerts to the downtown area every Tuesday of summer (Tuesday goods spectacles). A show of sunken, which attracted more than 10.000 people at the time of the edition of 2007. Moreover one festival country has been made for several years at the end of August.

The theater of general-purpose the Robert-Ouimet whom can acceuillir surroundings 450 people offer conferences, plays, concert of music and other activities all the year.

The cultural and artistic Company of the area of Acton is the principal cultural vehicle of the area. Its buildings are located in the old station which is also used as showroom for the local artists. The organization has the role of developing and of promoting the various spheres of the culture in area.

Musiqu' Arts has dealt with the organization of cultural activities and artistic for the young people of the area for more than 10 years. This organization organizes inter alia courses of drawing-painting.

The public library of Acton Vale has a documentation for adults and young people. The library is subscribed with 33 titles of periodical and has more than 500 compact disks and cassettes. It also lends Cd-Roms. The collection of the establishment counted more than 15.397 books in 2006. Moreover, one collection deposited more than cash 10.300 books is at the disposal of the users.

Transport

The Town of Acton Vale is cut by the Route 116 and the Route 139. Although Acton Vale has station and railroad, plus any stop has not been carried out for several year. Formerly departures towards Saint-Hyacinthe and Sherbrooke were possible. A cycle track of 79km, the Country one, curves the city and is prolonged until Drummondville.

The city obtained a shy person service of bus in 2007. However, a service of adapted transport is offered for a long time. Moreover, at least two agencies of Taxi offers their services in the municipality.

Sports & Leisures

The city counts several sports grounds, of which an arena, tennis courts, soccer and basketball, a public swimming pool, a skatepark, a club of golf of 27 holes, a stage of baseball as well as innumerable grounds of game of bowls. The city is also crossed by a cycle track, Country the, long one of 79km, the latter becomes a basic ski slope and of motoneige in winter.

The city has two teams of sports semi-pro; Beavers compétisionnant in the league of baseball senior elite of Quebec and playing in the Léo-Asselin Stage. And the Accent of Acton Vale, a team of hockey playing in the league of hockey senior promutuel.

The acceuil city also an important provincial tournament Midget at each year. The first edition was in 1969.

Education

The city counts four schools under the supervision of the school police chief Jacques Favreau. All these schools form also part of the School commission of Saint-Hyacinthe.

School Sacred Heart (Nursery school)
Saint-Andrew School (Primary)
Roger-Labrèque School (Primary)
General-purpose Robert-Ouimet (Secondary)

Community services

civic Sponsorship of the MRC of Acton and Maskoutains
Resources Women of the area of Acton
Horizon Sun (prevention of drug-addiction)
the Stopover (house of the young people)
CFID 103,7 Radio operator Acton
Center of voluntary help (popotte travelling, family counter)
the House of the Family Valoise
Movement Action Unemployment (not of service for MRC of Acton)
Bus Transport Adapted (handicapped people, 65 years and +)
COOP Autonomy at home (assistance domesticates)
Community center
Association valoise of the tenants of HLM
CPE soft the
CPE p' tites frimousses
CLSC/CHSLD of the municipal MRC of Acton
Office of Co-operative dwelling
Good Mine

History

The new Town of Acton Vale was founded in 2000 with the fusion of the old Town of Acton Vale and of the municipality of parish of Saint-Andre-in Acton . The old Town of Acton was made up in 1861, a few years after the arrival of a Railroad making possible its opening. The purpose of the railway, connecting Montreal to Portland, Maine, was to connect important manufactures of clothes industry of Tapis that one finds there. Between 1860 and 1875, the mine of Copper Acton to create a great fame for the area, because it was most important to conceal this ore.

The municipality belonged to the Comté of Bagot and since 1982 of the MRC of Acton.

Toponym

The choice of the toponym of Acton Vale, at the time of the proclamation of the canton in 1806, was made remember it a city of the county of the Middlesex in England. Acton Vale is also called Porte of Estrie because of its geographical location. The canton of Acton will be divided into 1864 to give rise to Saint-Theodore-in Acton and to Saint-Andre-Acton. For the latter, the choice was took with an aim of paying homage to Saint Andre, owner of the Écossais.

Current municipal council

Juliette Dupuis - Mairesse
Yves Arcouette - To advise district 1
Suzanne Ledoux - Adviser district 2
Jean-Yves Chagnon - To advise district 3
Mario Daudelin - To advise district 4
Bruno Lavallée - To advise district 5
Patrice Dumont - To advise district 6

List Mayors

Juliette Dupuis (2005 -)
Maurice Coutu (2001 - 2005)
Anatole Bergeron (1993 - 2001)
Gaston Gigère (???? - 1993)
Roger Labrèque (???? )

Municipalities bordering

Sources

Repertory of the municipalities of Quebec
Commission of toponymy of Quebec
municipal Businesses and areas - regional charts
School commission of Saint-Hyacinthe
the Town of Acton Vale
CLD of the area of Acton
Statistical Canada
MRC of Acton

External bonds

103.7 Radio-Acton
the General-purpose Thought of Bagot
Robert-Ouimet

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