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NUIT BLANCHE 2011, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26TH: HERITAGE MONTREAL IN GRIFFINTOWN
Heritage Montreal is presenting two free activities on Saturday February 26th in collaboration with the Griffintown Cultural Corridor as part of the Nuit Blanche 2011 !
Guided Tour of Griffintown: An Industrial past, An Urban Canvas Discover one of Montreal’s oldest neighbourhoods. Once a cradle of industry and now targeted for redevelopment, what is its future? A two hour guided walking tour. Dress warmly, the whole circuit is outdoors!Departure: 5:00 pm Meeting point: At the corner of McGill Street and Place d’Youville Metro: Square Victoria (head south on McGill Street)Two visits in French and one visit in English will be offered. Space is limited to 30 participants per group. Passes for the tour will be handed out at the meeting point starting at 4:30 pm on a first come first serve basis.
Conference: A Light History in Montreal
By Dinu Bumbaru
Location: The conference will be held outdoors at the corner of Dalhousie and Ottawa streets in the Dalhousie cul-de-sac.
Time: 8 pm - 8:30 pm
For further information on all the presentations and participants and for the full schedule, visit: http://www.griffintown.org/corridorculturel/gdc/2011/
REDPATH HOUSE: A VICTORY FOR ONE OF OUR TEN THREATENED SITES
 © Héritage Montréal
On Friday, February 4th 2011, the elected city councillors of the Ville Marie borough issued a press release indicating that a proposed real estate development project on the site of the Redpath House – a neglected heritage house whose annexes were demolished in 1986, would have to conform to zoning regulations. The owners wished to demolish the house and bring into being a project that would substantially surpass the authorized height limits for this section of the Square Mile, the only sector to have conserved its original scale.
This decision comes as very good news, as much for the principle of applying urban planning rules as for the maintenance of the character of Avenue du Musée. Unfortunately, once again, it necessitated the outrage of citizens – and noteably the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts – to cause elected officials to be firm on the matter of respect for established regulations.
On the 8th of February, the Conseil de l’arrondissement formally voted to reject the derogation request. On this occasion, Dinu Bumbaru and Manon Vennat, one of the leading figures in the mobilisation of the area’s residents, publicly thanked the mayor and elected officials for this wise decision and expressed the importance of preventing another 25 years of neglect and abandonment of the house.
This same day, on February 8th, The Gazette published a letter to the editor from Heritage Montreal responding to the comments made by one of the property owners seeking a derogation for their project. To read the complete letter as published, please click here.
Heritage Montreal has been following the case of the Redpath House since 1986. At that time the very same owners had claimed to agree that it would be of interest to collaborate in search of a solution that would respect the scale of the house. Twenty five years later, there is consensus that it would be of interest to bring about a lasting solution to this case, not only with regards to the site of the Redpath house, but also with respect to Avenue du Musée, and in the larger sense with regards to the whole of the Square Mile area. Above and beyond the options explored by the mayor, possibilities are already circulating, for example the organisation of a workshop with architects to address the question as well as a creation of a Friends of the Square Mile association.
PROPOSED BILL 82 ADDRESSING CULTURAL HERITAGE
 Présentation de Dinu Bumbaru à l’Assemblée nationale
As planned, this past February 10, 2011, Heritage Montreal was present at the public hearings held by the National Assembly as part of its general consultation on the proposed Bill 82, the Cultural Heritage Act. The upcoming reform of the law respecting cultural heritage identified as a priority by Heritage Montreal, and over the last year, Heritage Montreal organized a number of meetings with Les amis de la montagne, Culture Montréal, la Fédération des sociétés d’histoire du Québec, les Amis et propriétaires des maisons anciennes du Québec, in order to familiarize and discuss the objectives and intent of the proposed law. In November of 2010, Heritage Montreal submitted its position paper to the National Assembly on this matter.
To consult a video archive of this presentation, please consult the site of the National Assembly:
http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/video-audio/AudioVideo-34479.html
Discussions focused on protection zones, archaeology and suggestions to include provisions in the law for a biannual meeting with the Minister and other important actors to address the ongoing implementation of the law. It was underlined that municipalities have a limited role to play with respect to heritage: even Montreal has problems in this regard despite having a greater number of qualified personnel than the Ministry. Mechanisms need to be established to provide more responsibility to municipalities. In response to a question from the Opposition on religious heritage, we insisted on the need to complement this law with an action plan that would include uniting and mobilizing follow up mechanisms.
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WHERE’S DINU?
Dinu Bumbaru, our well known Policy Director, is one of 7 spokespersons for the awareness campaign Je touche du bois of the Coalition BOIS Quebec that is currently underway in the greater Montreal region. For Heritage Montreal, this is a welcome opportunity to highlight the role of wood as a key building material from the very beginnings of Montreal through to today and tomorrow, and its importance as an essential element of the heritage of our metropolis.
This campaign is displayed, among other sites, in our public transportation system – buses and bus shelters, metro stations – through mid-March. Join us in locating “Where’s Dinu?” posters and sending your snapshots to: contact@heritagemontreal.org!
HERITAGE EVENTS AROUND TOWN
| Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Through Three Eras. 2nd Era: The Roaring Twenties to the Post-War Years (1918-1950)The Château Dufresne Museum will be presenting the second part of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Through Three Eras exhibition. This time around, the exhibition looks at the period from the Roaring Twenties to the post-war years, from 1918 to 1950. It presents a host of objects, clothing and accessories, along with some previously unpublished photographs, many of them from the fund of Montréal Mayor Adhémar Raynault, who lived in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Raynault hosted a number of the world’s leading figures during his two terms in office (1936 to 1938 and 1940 to 1944) including General Charles de Gaulle.Where:Musée du Château Dufresne 2929, avenue Jeanne-d’Arc, corner of Pie-IX Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street. When: Until April 24, 2011Info : 514 259.9201 |
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Modernism at Risk: Modern Solutions for Saving Modern LandmarksThe final week of an exhibition organized by the World Monuments Fund and presented by the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University de Montréal (2940 Côte St. Catherine Road) continues until March 1, 2011.A project of the WMF Modernism at Risk program, the exhibit presents five case studies in Europe and the United States that explore the role designers play in preserving Modern landmarks. In addition to these highlighted international sites of modern architectural and heritage significance, the Faculty of Environmental Design presents student projects that tackle the issues surrounding Modern Montreal landmarks.The following youtube video Le patrimoine moderne : une espace en danger presents this exhibition and highlights Heritage Montreal’s role.Where : Université de Montréal - Pavillon de la Faculté d’aménagement, suite 00562940, chemin de la Côte-Ste-CatherineWhen : Until March 1stInfo : 514-343-6684
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| Exhibition “Run” de lait“Run” de lait is an exhibition about the journey of a bottle of milk, in the old days of Montreal. For decades, milkmen were a fixture in every Montreal neighbourhoods going door to door, first by horse then in delivery trucks. Their story reveals a little known part of Montreal’s rich history. As part as Montreal, City of Glass, this exhibition will present the dairy industry of Montreal and the daily life of milkmen.As part of Montreal, City of Glass: http://www.villedeverre.com/en/Where: Écomusée du fier monde2050 Amherst Street Angle Ontario, MontréalMétro Berri-UQAM
When: Until March 6 2011
Info : 514.528.8444 |
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 William J. Kerr devant une résidence d’Ahuntsic © Collection Robert Benoit, Economusee du fromage, Laiterie Charlevoix |
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