Lachine

Lachine is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists of the former city of Lachine, Quebec. The current borough mayor is Claude Dauphin. The borough is divided into three districts: The current city councillors are Claude Dauphin and Jane Cowell-Poitras; the additional borough councillor is Bernard Blanchet. "La Chine" actually means "China" in French. Cartier believed he had arrived in China when he reached the rapids, and named the area as such. Lachine is the oldest city in Canada having been founded in 1666