The history of Plateau Mont-Royal:
how our neighbourhood has evolved since the beginning of the 19th century

Illustrating, with archival photos, life in the neighbourhood in the past two centuries. Whether on du Mont-Royal Avenue, on the mountain or in La Fontaine Park, how was life on the Plateau before the iPod, cell phones and inline skates? The Société d’histoire et de généalogie du Plateau invites you to be curious and to come and see these pages of your history. Audiovisual presentation by Mr. Gabriel Deschambault, architect and urban planner.

Sunday, September 27, 2009
2:00 p.m. (F)

Where: Centre Calixa Lavallée (in La Fontaine Park)
3819, avenue Calixa-Lavallée

Patrimoine, Histoire et Paysage : expériences d’ici et d’ailleurs

Director of policies at Heritage Montréal and former Secretary-General of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an organization associated with UNESCO and the World Heritage Committee, Dinu Bumbaru recently received the Order of Canada for his commitment to heritage over the past 25 years.  Dinu Bumbaru will give a lecture in which he compares the challenges and successes achieved here and abroad to protect and enhance urban and landscape architectural heritage.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., (en français)
Question period (F, E)
Where: Pointe-Claire Public Library
100, Douglas-Shand, Pointe-Claire

Espace MV architectural project in Dorval

Architect Aurèle Cardinal will give a lecture on the new Espace MV residential project featuring lofts, condos and townhouses. The project was named MV as a tribute to artists Jean-Paul Mousseau and Claude Vermette, in reference to their mural displayed in the rotunda of the former Novartis complex, site for the project. Aurèle Cardinal will share his vision of the project, to be ecologically sound and in tune with the environment, in a context of sustainable development.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
7:30 p.m. (en français)
Dorval Library
1401, chemin du Bord-du-Lac – Dorval
Limited seats. Passes available at the library before the lecture
Information: 514 633-4170
www.ville.dorval.qc.ca

Stained glass – Lighting effects

Stained glass art reached its apogee in the Middle-Ages with the Chartres and Canterbury cathedrals. Through the ages, stained glass art evolved and became increasingly imaginative. Cliff Oswald, a stained glass art expert and resident of Pointe-Claire introduces this multifaceted form of art.

Thursday, October 1, 2009
7:30 (E)
Where: Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre, Stewart Hall (Reading and Reference Room)
176, chemin du Bord-du-Lac – Lakeshore, Pointe-Claire
Information: 514 630-1221
(Passes required)

Builders and architects in the West Island

The Société patrimoine et histoire de l’Île-Bizard et Sainte-Geneviève will be holding a lecture on the life and achievements of eight architects from various periods who have designed buildings in the West Island. Lecturer Anne Collette, president of the Société du patrimoine de l’Ouest-de-l’Île, will talk about the architectural works of Thomas Baillargé, architect of the Sainte-Geneviève Church, Victor Bourgeau, architect of the Saint-Raphaël-Archange de L’Île-Bizard, Edward and William Maxwell, Frederick G. Todd, Richard Buckminster Fuller, Léonard Paillé and Roger D’Astous.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
7 p.m. (en français)
Where: Collège Gérald-Godin
15615, boulevard Gouin Ouest – Sainte-Geneviève

Information: 514 620-6271