A new public charging station in the regional county municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu

MCMASTERVILLE, QC, Dec. 9, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - The Electric Circuit and the regional county municipality (MRC) of La Vallée-du-Richelieu are pleased to announce the commissioning of a new public charging station for electric vehicles. The station is now in service in the MRC parking lot at 255, Boulevard Laurier, in McMasterville.

The arrival of this new charging station is the result of an initiative that brings together four organizations: le Conseil intermunicipal de transport de La Vallée-du-Richelieu (CITVR), the Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) de la Montérégie Est, the Centre local de développement (CLD) de La Vallée-du-Richelieu and the M.R.C. of La Vallée-du-Richelieu, which share the parking lot where the charging station is located, since all of their offices are housed in the same building.

Gilles Plante, the Mayor of McMasterville and Prefect of the MRC, describes his enthusiasm for the project and points out that "it is thanks to the collaboration of the CIT, CRÉ, CLD and MRC that we are making a concrete effort to encourage the use of clean vehicles. I can assure you that we will continue to promote the expansion of the Electric Circuit on our territory. We are on the right track!"

"We are very pleased to welcome the M.R.C. to the Electric Circuit", noted Pierre-Luc Desgagné, Vice President – Public and Government Affairs at Hydro-Québec, on behalf of the partners of the Electric Circuit. "The arrival of this new partner in the Montérégie is great news for electric vehicle drivers. It illustrates the vitality of the region, which now has 88 public charging stations in operation."

About the Electric Circuit

The Electric Circuit is the largest public charging network in Québec. It is a major initiative in providing the charging infrastructure required to support the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in Québec. The network has nearly 350 public charging stations in operation, including seven fast-charge stations, in select parking lots of the AMT as well as several RONA stores, Metro grocery stores and St-Hubert restaurants across Québec. Since its launch in March 2012, 89 private and institutional partners have joined The Electric Circuit.

Electric Circuit users have access to a 24/7 telephone help line run by CAA-Québec as well as a charging station locator service. The Electric Circuit Web site, theelectriccircuit.com, and the mobile application for iOS and Android are updated as new stations are installed or commissioned.

Location of 88 charging stations now in service in the Montérégie region.
Acton Vale Gare du Grand Tronc – 960, rue Boulay (1 charging station) Belœil RONA store – 500, rue Serge-Pépin (2 charging stations) Boucherville Montarville Library – 501, chemin du Lac (2 charging stations) Discount Car & Truck Rentals  Boucherville – 1240, rue Volta (1 charging station) Metro grocery store – 535, rue Samuel-De Champlain (2 charging stations) RONA, head office – 220, chemin Du Tremblay (1 charging station) Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville (Sépaq) – 55, Île Sainte-Marguerite (1 charging station) St-Hubert restaurant – 500, rue Albanel (1 charging station) AMT terminus – 220, boul. de Montarville (2 charging stations) Fast-charge station St-Hubert restaurant – 500, rue Albanel (1 charging station) Bromont Université de Sherbrooke – 45, rue de l'Aéroport (2 charging stations) St-Hubert restaurant –100, boul. de Bromont (1 charging station) Brossard St-Hubert restaurant – 6325, boul. Taschereau (1 charging station) Metro grocery store – 2004, boul. de Rome (2 charging stations) RONA store – 9800, boul. Leduc (2 charging stations) AMT parking lot – 4700, boul. Lapinière (2 charging stations) Candiac St-Hubert restaurant – 107, chemin Saint-François-Xavier (1 charging station) Chambly AMT parking lot – 3001, boul. Fréchette (2 charging stations) Metro grocery store – 1233, rue Périgny (2 charging stations) Châteauguay St-Hubert restaurant – 290, boul. D'Anjou (1 charging station) AMT parking lot – 42, boul. Saint-Jean-Baptiste (2 charging stations) Contrecoeur Centre sportif régional – 4600, route Marie-Victorin (2 charging stations) Granby City hall – 87, rue Principale (1 charging station) Henryville CLSC – 125, rue de l'Église (1 charging station) Lacolle Cyclist rest area – 103, rue de l'Église Sud (2 charging stations) La Prairie AMT parking lot – 25, boul. Taschereau (2 charging stations) Longueuil PJC Jean-Coutu Pharmacy – 3216, boul. Taschereau (1 charging station) Université de Sherbrooke – 150, place Charles-Le Moyne (1 charging station) City of Longueuil – 7025, boul. Cousineau (1 charging station) City of Longueuil – 300, rue Saint-Charles Ouest (1 charging station) City of Longueuil – 4250, chemin de la Savane (2 charging stations) McMasterville City hall – 255, boul. Constable (1 charging station) M.R.C. de La Vallée-du-Richelieu – 255, boul. Laurier   (1 charging station) Noyan Parc MacCallum – 1274, chemin de la Petite-France (1 charging station)			Rigaud Municipal library – 102, rue Saint-Pierre (1 charging station) Roxton Pond Parc national de la Yamaska (Sépaq) – 1780, boul. David-Bouchard (1 charging station) Saint-Basile-le-Grand AMT commuter train station – 121, rue de la Gare (2 charging stations) Saint Blaise-sur-Richelieu City hall – 795, rue des Loisirs (2 charging stations) Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville AMT commuter train station – 1200, rue Lenoir (2 charging stations) Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno (Sépaq) – 330, rang des Vingt-Cinq Est (1 charging station) RONA store – 1221, boul. des Promenades (2 charging stations) Hydro-Québec – 705, boul. Clairevue Ouest (1 charging station) Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois City hall –1218, Route 133 (1 charging station) Sainte-Julie St-Hubert restaurant – 1900, rue Raymond-Blais (1 charging station) Hydro-Québec (Électrium) – 2002, rue Michael-Faraday (1 charging station) Saint-Hubert DeSerres store – 4055, boul. Taschereau (1 charging station) First Capital Carrefour Saint-Hubert – 5984, boul. Cousineau (1 charging station) First Capital RBC – 5915, boul. Cousineau (1 charging station) CLSC – 125, rue de l'Église (1 charging station) Saint-Hyacinthe Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe – 3000, avenue Boullé (3 charging stations) Hydro-Québec – 4825, avenue Pinard (1 charging station) Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville Centre d'action bénévole Interaction – 100, rue Principale (1 charging station) Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Centre culturel Fernand-Charest – 190, rue Laurier (1 charging station) St-Hubert restaurant – 960, boul. du Séminaire Nord (1 charging station) Saint-Lambert AMT commuter train station – 101, rue Mercier (2 charging stations) Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix Blockhaus de la Rivière-Lacolle – 1, rue Principale (1 charging station) Saint-Sébastien Municipal parking lot, 190, rang des Dussault (1 charging station) Saint-Valentin Community hall – 790, chemin de la 4^e-Ligne (1 charging station) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Collège de Valleyfield – 169, rue Champlain (1 charging station) Sorel-Tracy City hall – 200, rue Victoria (1 charging station) St-Hubert restaurant – 381, boul. Fiset (1 charging station) Laiterie Chalifoux – 1049, boul. Fiset (1 charging station) Varennes Hydro-Québec (IREQ) – 1800, boul. Lionel-Boulet (2 charging stations) Vaudreuil-Dorion Réno-Dépôt store – 3010, boul. de la Gare (2 charging stations) St-Hubert store – 601, avenue Saint-Charles (1 charging station) Venise-en-Québec Tourism welcome office – 250, avenue de Venise Ouest (1 charging station)

SOURCE: Electric Circuit

Louis-Olivier Batty, Hydro-Québec, for the Electric Circuit, 514 289-4212, [email protected]; Ariane Levasseur, MRC de La Vallée-du-Richelieu, 450 464-0339, ext. 2120, [email protected]