Kirkland
TOWN WILL FIGHT TO RETAIN BILINGUAL STATUS: The town recently released a statement regarding the status of officially bilingual municipalities in light of the proposed Quebec Bill 96, which would allow municipalities no longer eligible for the status by having less than 50 percent mother tongue English residents to pass a resolution to retain that status. Kirkland had 41.2 percent English mother tongue residents in 2016. âLooking back at the history of our fair city, one cannot but notice that the French and the English languages have always coexisted in harmony,â says the town statement. âOver the years, leaders who have succeeded one another at the head of the city, have diligently recognized bilingualism as forming an integral part of the everyday life of the Kirkland community, even before the incorporation of the municipality. Kirkland takes great pride in providing all of its services to the public in both official languages. Rest assured that the Kirkland Town Council will do everything in its power to ensure that the city maintains its bilingual status and will, in due time, take all necessary steps to use the enabling provisions of Bill 96, including the impending adoption of a resolution to this end.â