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The city historically was an important transportation hub. The first rail line in Canada connected it with La Prairie in 1836. The Chambly Canal extends 20 km north along the west bank of the river and provides modern freight passage to Chambly and the St. Lawrence River.

Known to the early English settlers as St. Johns, the site was fortified in the 17th century. Later, the French built Fort St. Jean on the site. It provided an important communication link during the French and Indian Wars. During the American Revolutionary War control of the town changed hands several times as the British and American forces moved through the area.

Today's St-Jean is a manufacturing centre of textiles, food and wood products. It hosts an Area Support Unit of the Canadian Forces which acts as the primary recruitment and officer training establishment. Until 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja ASU St-Jean housed Le Collège militaire royal de Saint-JeanDepartment of National Defence) Le College militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR) was a Canadian military academy located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. It had the same purpose as the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario. CMR was, a bilingual military academy. The only remaining military university in Canada is the Royal Military College of CanadaThe Royal Military College can refer to: Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, Canada Royal Military College, Duntroon Royal Military College, Sandhurst. in Kingston, OntarioKingston, Ontario with a population of approximately 127,436 people, is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin. Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the m.

The Chambly Canal has one lock near the downtown core of St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu. In the winter, the city builds a skating rink on the canal near the lock. In the summer, the embankment on the East side of the canal has a 20 km cycling path.

In 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, a new city organization was created as a regional county municipality including several adjoining communities, and the city's population was adjusted to 39,720.