page_title: Chambly, Quebec
section_title: Chambly Canal
hierarchical_section_title: Chambly, Quebec / History / Chambly Canal
caption_attribution_description: Chambly's Eglise St-Joseph in winter, viewed from the Basin.
context_page_description: Chambly is an off-island suburb of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Montérégie region, inland from the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
  It was formed from the merger in 1965 of Fort-Chambly and the old city of Chambly.
context_section_description: Chambly is also known for the Chambly Canal, a National Historic Site run by Parks Canada. It was built in 1843 to bypass several kilometers of successive Richelieu River rapids between the towns of Chambly, QC, and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Part of a series of waterways connecting the Saint Lawrence River and New York City, Chambly Canal was built to facilitate commercial traffic between Canada and the United States.
  Trade dwindled after World War I, and as of the 1970s, traffic has been replaced by recreational vessels. Today the canal is enjoyed by tourists and more than 7,000 pleasure boats in the summer, and ice skaters in the winter.
  St. Joseph of Chambly Church, at 164 rue Martel, was built between 1880 and 1881. The parish was founded in 1665.
caption: Chambly's Church St-Joseph, viewed in winter from the Basin
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