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Because History repeats itself...
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A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY
Events and Heritage Montreal’s principle efforts since 1975
| v. 1860 | Decision by the Sieurs de Saint-Sulpice to preserve two of the towers of the Fort de la Montagne |
| 1876 | Inauguration of Mont Royal Park, created after citizens petition the city |
| 1895 | At the last moment, Château de Ramezay is saved from demolition |
| 1929 | Château de Ramezay becomes the first property to be classified a historic monument by the Government Québec |
| 1960 | Plans for an elevated autoroute in Old Montreal abandoned |
| 1964 | Old Montreal designated a historic district by Québec government |
| 1971 | Michael Fish and the Friends of Windsor Station save the train station |
| 1973 | Save Montreal is created following the demolition of the Van Horne Mansion |
| 1974 | The Montreal Society of Architecture awards the first Lemon Prize to the ITHQ building Save Montreal begins offering architectural walking tours |
| 1975 | Héritage Montréal is founded to help groups like Save Montreal |
| 1978 | Participation in the first public consultation and call for ideas on the Vieux-Port |
| 1979 | Creation of the Jeunesse programme with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts |
| 1981 | Launching of the annual home renovation courses Inauguration of the storefront office, le Centre Urbain, open to all at no charge |
| 1982 | Save Montreal revives the Oranges and Lemons |
| 1983 | Organization of a conference on industrial heritage and the resident reappropriation of the access to the riverbank |
| 1984 | Participation in efforts to save McGill College Avenue |
| 1985 | Contribution to the Vieux-Port Plan and the realization of the Milton-Parc co-op project |
| 1985-89 | Summer courses offered with the Université de Montréal’s school of architecture |
| 1986 | Foundation of Les Amis de la Montagne in collaboration with Save Montreal Preventing the demolition of the Redpath Mansion with Save Montreal |
| 1987 | Creation of Archibus (architectural discovery tours for young people) and the Master’s in Conservation (U de M) Designation of Mont Royal as a municipal heritage site |
| 1988 | Support of Mont-Royal Avenue merchants Contribution to the establishment of a public hearing process Replacement of Save Montreal for the organization of Architectours |
| 1989 | Publication of a study on the conservation of old cinemas Preservation of sculptures from the Queen’s Hotel |
| 1990 | Launching of Opération Patrimoine with the city Successful participation in consultation sessions on Mount Royal |
| 1991 | Collaboration on the creation of the final version of Montreal’s master plan |
| 1992 | Héritage Montréal marks the 350th anniversary of the founding of Montreal with historic plaques and the production of 850,000 pamphlets Efforts to conserve Windsor Station within development of the new Forum project |
| 1993 | Front line involvement in the fight to save Hôtel-Dieu Participation in the organization of an international conference on public squares |
| 1994 | Creation of a coalition for public consultation |
| 1995 | Support of the formation of the Coalition Villa-Maria Organization of a meeting on world heritage in Montreal Public hearings on Heritage in the Year 2000 |
| 1996 1996-01 |
Participation in actions to save Jean-Talon Station Conferences held in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) |
| 1997 | Publication of a study on the churches of downtown |
| 1998 | Advice to residents and property owners after the ice storm Launching of the Great Heritage Calendar; 75 000 copies published Participation in actions to save Sherbrooke Street |
| 1999 | Protection of Eaton’s 9e restaurant Intervention against the Lépine project and for Mount Royal |
| 2000 | Participation in the creation of true consultation mechanisms for Montreal Héritage Montréal’s 25th anniversary, 400 people participate in celebrations |
| 2001 | Participation in the State of heritage around the Lachine Canal Obtained creation of the Conseil du patrimoine and the Office de consultation publique |
| 2002 | Participation in public hearings and in the Sommet de Montréal |
| 2003 | Key role in the protection of Mount Royal Collaboration in the Master Plan and the Heritage Policy Architectural Feature Columns on the Cyberpresse.ca website |
| 2004 | Launch of a heritage circuit of 15 interpretation panels in Dorchester Square Montreal Heritage Network links for the first time over 60 heritage and cultural groups |
| 2005 | Creation of a handbook for introducing people to our religious heritage Development of a heritage circuit of interpretation panels in Dalhousie Square Participation in the Mount Royal consultation committee Initial publication of a list of ten threatened emblematic sites |
| 2006 | Lectures on Le patrimoine à Montréal, les 30 ans d’Héritage Montréal as part of the Belles soirées events presented by Université de Montréal Launch of the educational Web site Montreal InSites www.memorablemontreal.com Guiding principles for the McGill University Health Centre on the mountain |
| 2007 | Contribution to the discussion concerning the reform of the Cultural Property Act Guiding principles for the revitalization of Griffintown |
| 2008 | Publication of principles for high-quality urban development Launch of Phase 2 of the educational Web site Montreal InSites |