Commemorative publication to raise funds for youth centre

The publication will be on sale in December, as part of a fundraising campaign for the organization. Every $5 spent will go directly to Maison des jeunes to purchase equipment and support activities from the organization, including two winter camps. The director of Maison des jeunes, Martin Cyr, hopes to sell all 5,000 publications, which would make it possible to raise $25,000. "Let us say that it would help the organization’s financial situation, which is always in a deficit," he said.

"For the centenary of Cartierville, the borough organized many activities, but also wanted to produce something which was going to be a keepsake, a tangible memento," said Marie-Élaine Ladouceur a spokesperson for the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. “The commemorative publication also makes it possible to stress the importance of the role of certain individuals in the development of the district, and gives a chance to Maison des jeunes to get some money.�

The 33-page document presents images of celebrations which took place this summer, including Cartierville’s 100th festival. One can also read testimonials from residents and from those who work in the district, as well as photographs of the era. In half of the cases, young people from the organization conducted the interviews and wrote the articles, with the assistance of representatives from Maison des jeunes.

A regular at Maison des jeunes, Mélissa Pressault, 15, interviewed Dr. Robert Laurin about the history of the district. She was very impressed by this well-known doctor in the community, who is now retired, after having practiced medicine for 40 years. He is part of the fourth generation to have grown up in Cartierville. "I learned so much about the district at the time of the tramway,� said Pressault. “The experience even confirmed my desire to take up communications in CEGEP."

The commemorative publication is available at Maison des jeunes (12120 Grenet Street) and at Jeunesse-2000 (2005 Victor-Doré Street). (Translated by Michael Beigleman)