Montreal History

• From industrial highway to developer’s paradise, Montreal’s Lachine Canal turns 200

  The 14-kilometre Lachine Canal, which opened in 1825, was built largely by Irish immigrants, who settled in the neighbourhood now called Griffintown.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2025
  
• Iconic Archambault music store in downtown Montreal to close

  Plans to permanently close the Archambault music store on Berri and St. Catherine streets in Montreal came as a shock to long-time clients.

  Consumer

  Jan 28, 2023
  
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• Montreal purchases land of historic Black community centre in city’s Southwest

  City council voted to purchase the property that was once occupied by the Negro Community Centre (NCC) on Coursol Street in Little Burgundy, in the city's Southwest borough.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2022
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• Moshe Safdie gifts professional archive and Habitat 67 condo unit to McGill

  McGill University says the collection is composed of more than 100,000 items including sketchbooks, models and drawings by the renowned architect.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2022
• Montreal’s Chinatown residents decry racism, lack of community safety, support

  People in the Chinatown community point out that even now racism is a barrier.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2022
• A look at the challenges ahead for Montreal’s Chinatown

  Montrealers with roots in Chinatown say various issues put the future of the area, with its rich culture and history, at risk despite recently being granted heritage status.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2022
• ‘Heartbreaking’: Montreal’s Stewart Museum closes permanently

  Despite the closure, history buffs will still be able to continue to enjoy the Stewart Museum's vast collection via the McCord Museum in downtown Montreal.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2021
• Online petition demands Montreal’s Lionel-Groulx metro station keep its moniker

  The move comes as another petition calls for the station to be renamed after late Montreal musician Oscar Peterson.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2020
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• ‘Warms my heart’: Oscar Peterson’s widow thrilled by petition to change metro station name

  A petition launched last week to rename the Lionel-Groulx metro station after Oscar Peterson has been gaining steam with more than 15,000 signatures.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2020
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• Montreal Irish famine victims’ remains found during REM excavation

  The bones' location corresponds to a known cemetery for up to 6,000 Irish immigrants who crossed the ocean only to die in fever sheds erected on the banks of the St. Lawrence River to contain the typhus epidemic.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2019