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History of Montreal Cinemas

In early November 2020, the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce launched a public consultation on the future of the Empress Theatre. This theatre is not the only one to have suffered from the damage of time and the...

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7 min.

Portraits

Portrait: Joëlle Perron-Oddo

Joëlle Perron-Oddo has been Activities Coordinator at Héritage Montréal for three years. Returning this month from maternity leave, she talks to us about her job...

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5 min.

History and heritage

Photo essay: Restoration of the Dominique-Ducharme Building - 105 McGill Street

Have you noticed the large scaffolding along McGill Street in Old Montreal? The Dominique-Ducharme building (formerly known as the Customs Building) has been under restoration since early spring...

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5 min.

Portrait: Mathieu Boisclair, project manager for Memento

After Laure, Taïka and Amélie, we present Mathieu Boisclair, project manager for the new Memento platform (formerly called H-MTL). Discover his background, his missions and more in the interview...

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1 min

Favourite of the guides: the Stelco's ball tower

Here is the last Favorite of the 2020 season. Sophie, a volunteer guide for Héritage Montréal 2017, presents one of her favorite Montreal landmarks: the Tower...

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4 min

Meeting with Octavio Salcedo, carpenter

We met Octavio Salcedo, carpenter in his workshop. When he's not on a building site or in consultation, that's where he works. Surrounded by modern and electric tools, but also by hand tools, he gives us...

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7 min.

The cooperative Station n°1 : heritage requalification and sustainable development

Heritage requalification and sustainable development are not antinomiques ! In 2010, a former electrification station in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve was converted into a housing COOP, while meeting many green criteria. Discover the two lives of this industrial building...

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3 min

Life of the NPO

Our foundation celebrates its 45th anniversary

On October 15, 2020, the President of the Foundation, Carole Deniger, and the Director of Policy, Dinu Bumbaru, share their thoughts on this founding date and the years to come. A foundation...

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1 min

InspirAction #15: L'Île des Moulins in Terrebonne

Île-des-Moulins is one of the oldest industrial complexes still in operation in Quebec. Archaeological research on the site bears witness to the occupation of the island since the 18th century....

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ArchitecTour virtuel - Faubourg Saint-Laurent's pioneer schools

A second bonus is offered to you to complete our 2020 season of ArchitecTours visits: a virtual tour of the pioneer schools of the Faubourg Saint-Laurent. Laure Barrachina, Heritage guide...

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InspirAction #14: the former Riverside Pumping Station and the Forges de Montréal

Before the second half of the 19th century, Montreal had no sewage system. In response to the record floods of 1886, the Corporation of Montreal launched the construction of three structures ...

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2 min

Protect your heritage by supporting Héritage Montréal

Imagine a city without heritage, which means ultimately accepting to live in a city without a soul, without memory and without memories! In continuity with our public awareness campaign, we are launching a major fundraising campaign, supported by the support of the...

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4 min

Profile: Amélie Roy-Bergeron, Activities Coordinator

This category of posts introduces you to the roles ofHéritage Montréal's employees and volunteers. Amélie Roy-Bergeron joined Héritage Montréal September 2019 as coordinator of...

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ArchitecTour virtuel: Montreal's first schools

Héritage Montréal is offering Héritage Montréal a little bonus to round off our 2020 season of ArchitecTours: a virtual tour of the first schools in Old Montreal. Laure Barrachina, guide for Heritage...

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InspirAction #16: The Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Anne's

The Sainte-Anne congregation has been established in Lachine since 1861. In 2017, the religious congregation entrusted its project for the requalification of the mother house to the organization Bâtir son quartier, which is currently undergoing a...

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Around the Block - Episode 13: The Latin Quarter

Join Nicolas F. Létourneau, a guide for Héritage Montréal 2005 and member of our Services and Activities Committee, for a tour of the Latin Quarter. Originally prepared for our season of...

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3 min

Launch of Memento, a new platform for the protection of metropolitan heritage

Memento is your new platform for showcasing and promoting the restoration of endangered heritage sites in the Greater Montreal area. The original version of this platform has been in existence since 2015 under the name H-MTL. Héritage Montréal now presenting this second version, where the experience...

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6 min

Two project proposals committed to the requalification of the Craig station

Between August 10 and September 1, we invited the next generation of developers to rethink the Craig Pumping Station. Located between the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and the Molson Brewery, the station is frequently used as a...

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2 min

Life of the NPO

Héritage Montréal its first awareness campaign

Fall 2020 will be a key period for Héritage Montréal. Three communications initiatives will take place from August 31 to September 27: an awareness campaign, a fundraising campaign, and the...

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Around the block - Episode 12: St. Helena Island

The history of Île Sainte-Hélène, home to one of Montreal's most emblematic monuments, the Biosphère, goes back more than 4,000 years! Kate Busch, a volunteer guide, will take you to meet the people of Parc Jean-Drapeau...

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History of Montreal Cinemas

Portrait: Joëlle Perron-Oddo

Photo essay: Restoration of the Dominique-Ducharme Building - 105 McGill Street

Portrait: Mathieu Boisclair, project manager for Memento

Favourite of the guides: the Stelco's ball tower

Meeting with Octavio Salcedo, carpenter

The cooperative Station n°1 : heritage requalification and sustainable development

Our foundation celebrates its 45th anniversary

InspirAction #15: L'Île des Moulins in Terrebonne

ArchitecTour virtuel - Faubourg Saint-Laurent's pioneer schools

InspirAction #14: the former Riverside Pumping Station and the Forges de Montréal

Protect your heritage by supporting Héritage Montréal

Profile: Amélie Roy-Bergeron, Activities Coordinator

ArchitecTour virtuel: Montreal's first schools

InspirAction #16: The Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Anne's

Around the Block - Episode 13: The Latin Quarter

Launch of Memento, a new platform for the protection of metropolitan heritage

Two project proposals committed to the requalification of the Craig station

Héritage Montréal its first awareness campaign

Around the block - Episode 12: St. Helena Island

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