Vacant property: turning a problem into an opportunity
In January 2022, in La Presse, the fire chief of Ville de Montréal expressed concern about the proliferation of vacant buildings downtown in the wake of the pandemic...
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Taika Baillargeon
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Taïka Baillargeon is Assistant Policy Director at Héritage Montréal. A lover of cities and literature, Taïka has completed a master's degree in Comparative Literature and a doctorate in Urban and Tourism Studies. She has worked on the reconstruction and preservation of built heritage in the aftermath of human and natural disasters, with a particular interest in the meaning of places and abandoned spaces in times of crisis. In recent years, Taïka has taught spatial planning and tourism. Parallel to her academic practice, she has also worked as a research consultant for the Collectif Villes Autrement (UQAM), which she co-founded. In this context, she has collaborated with Entremise, Manœuvre/Tour d'aiguillage, NOS architectes and Prével, among others.
REM de l'Est: 23 stations of doubt and 32 km of unanswered questions
Two years after the signing of the declaration to revitalise the east end of Montreal, the Eastern REM is now being presented as the only viable solution to serve a sector that has been...
Heritage and the climate crisis: when the past is the future
On 27 September 2019, Montreal hosted a feverish crowd inspired by young activist Greta Thunberg at the Climate March, the largest of its kind in the world.
The maintenance of real estate assets: a powerful and priority gesture
Every year, at its annual meeting, Héritage Montréal adopts resolutions on issues that are dear to its heart and considered priorities. This year,...
Major interview with Mr. Claude Corbo
It is with sadness and gratitude that we learned that after more than 15 years as chair of the Table de concertation du Mont-Royal (TCRM), Mr. Claude Corbo will not be reappointing....
Heritage at the time of Covid-19
Every year, at its annual meeting, Héritage Montréal adopts resolutions on issues that are dear to its heart and considered priorities. This year, the organization adopted four resolutions, including one on the future of the Old Port. Today, in the current context, I have chosen to present our resolution on heritage and post-pandemic planning (2020-02).
For the development and enhancement of the Old Port of Montréal area
Every year, at its annual meeting, Héritage Montréal adopts resolutions on issues that are dear to its heart and considered priorities. This year,...
Montréal and its knowledge institutions
This year, as part of our ArchitecTours program, Héritage Montréal is offering a tour focusing on the architecture of places of learning. It's a rich and complex subject that has been...
A Walker's Notebook in Montreal: Daily Splendour of the City
Who has never heard of Michel Tremblay's Plateau-Mont-Royal or Mordecai Richler's Mile-End? For a long time now, our literature has been full of inspiring works that tell us about Montreal, the...
Publication of the Auditor General of Quebec's report on the heritage of the Auditor General of Quebec
Héritage Montréal welcomes the publication of the audit by the Office of the Auditor General of Quebec (VGQ) on the preservation and enhancement of real estate assets. This report is unprecedented....