(
2001 population 75,916, post-merger population 141,200) is a city in south-eastern
Quebec ,
Canada . It is the only major city in the
Eastern Townships . Although originally settled in the early
19th Century by
Anglophone s, it is today a primarily
Francophone city.
Located at the confluence of the
Saint-François River (St. Francis River in English) and
Magog River , the city is in the centre of an important agricultural region with many
Dairy Farms . There is also some industry in the region. An important business is the manufacture of
Hockey Stick s: more hockey sticks are made in Sherbrooke than anywhere else in the world.
The area of Sherbrooke was first settled in
1793 by American
Loyalists , including Gilbert Hyatt, a farmer from
Schenectady, New York , who built a flour mill in
1802 . In
1818 the village of "Hyatt's Mills" received its current name, being named after
Governor General Lord Sherbrooke at the time of his retirement and return to England.
The city grew considerably on
January 1 ,
2002 , by the mergers of the cities of Sherbrooke,
Ascot ,
Bromptonville ,
Deauville ,
Fleurimont ,
Lennoxville ,
Rock Forest , and
Saint-Élie-d'Orford .
The merged city is composed of six boroughs:
- Brompton (formerly Bromptonville)
- Fleurimont (formerly East of Sherbrooke and Fleurimont)
- Lennoxville (formerly Lennoxville)
- Mont-Bellevue (formerly West/South/Center of Sherbrooke and Ascot)
- Rock-Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville (formerly Rock Forest, Saint-Élie and Deauville)
- Jacques-Cartier (formerly North of Sherbrooke)
The city is the site of the
Université De Sherbrooke and
Bishop's University . Bishop's is the province's only English-language university located outside the island of
Montreal .
Daily newspapers are ''
La Tribune '' and ''
The Record ''. They newly release ''
Le Journal De Sherbrooke ''.
- 630 AM - CHLT , French News - Talk
- 900 AM - CKTS , English news-talk
- 88.1 FM - CFPP , French religious programming
- 88.3 FM - CFAK , Université De Sherbrooke Campus Radio
- 88.9 FM - CJMQ , English Community Radio, based at Bishop's University
- 89.7 FM - CBM-1 , CBC Radio Two
- 90.7 FM - CBFX-2 , Espace Musique
- 91.7 FM - CBMB , CBC Radio One
- 93.7 FM - CFGE , Rythme FM Contemporary Hit Radio
- 95.5 FM - CFLX , Francophone Community Radio
- 100.3 FM - CIRA-1 , Radio Ville-Marie religious programming
- 101.1 FM - CBF-10 , La Première Chaîne
- 102.7 FM - CITE-FM-1 , Radio Rock-Détente Adult Contemporary
- 104.5 FM - CIGR , Active Rock
- 106.1 FM - CIMO , Radio Énergie Contemporary Hit Radio
''(Former city of Sherbrooke)''
Joseph-Armand Bombardier hailed from the Sherbrooke area.
John Bassett and
Conrad Black started their careers as
Media Baron s as owner and co-owner, respectively, of the ''
Sherbrooke Record ''.
