From: Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will provide $1.5 million to support 41 projects (including 26 new projects) by archives, libraries and documentary heritage institutions throughout Canada. Twelve projects submitted by Quebec organizations will be funded under the Documenary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP).
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will provide $1.5 million to support 41 projects (including 26 new projects) by archives, libraries and documentary heritage institutions throughout Canada. Twelve projects submitted by Quebec organizations will be funded under the Documenary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP).
The following projects will be funded by the DHCP in Quebec in 2021-2022:
Les écrits de notre mémoire Project: Digitization of the Newspapers La Parole and The Spokesman (1926-1970) (Société d’histoire de Drummond), Drummondville, $22,566;
MONTREAL In appointing Ghislain Picard to chair of its board of trustees, the McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal has for the first time named an Indigenous person to the position. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) regional chief will succeed Monique Jerome-Forget, and take up his position June 1. “I cannot think of a better candidate to take over as Chair of the Board of Trustees as the Museum pursues its decolonization efforts and aims to help strengthen the voices of First Nations communities in both its programming and the institution itself, said Jerome-Forget in a news release. “Now, more than ever, it is essential for social history museums to act collaboratively and build trust-based relationships with all the communities that make up our society, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike.
This summer, Ghislain Picard, chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador, will begin his new role as board chair at the McCord Stewart Museum.
Stewart Museum now permanently closed thesuburban.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thesuburban.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Posted: Feb 16, 2021 6:46 PM ET | Last Updated: February 16
The Stewart Museum on Île Sainte-Hélène was founded by David M. Stewart in 1955.(McCord Stewart Museum )
It s only been one week since Quebec museums were allowed to reopen and start receiving visitors for the first time since October. But for the Stewart Museum, located inside the old fort on Île Sainte-Hélène, the reprieve comes too late.
On Tuesday, the museum announced that it was closing permanently, effective immediately.
Citing financial strain and an uncertain future, the museum s announcement listed a number of issues which ultimately led to the decision to close.