Little Burgundy Citizens Launch Fundraising Campaign to Preserve Local Heritage!

Join us for an event to establish a permanent foundation for preservation support groups.

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Continuité Magazine

April 10, 2025,.10:00 PT

MONTREAL. April 10, 2025 /PRContinuité Magazine| –Little Burgundy, Montreal’s citizens, will launch a special fundraising campaign on April 10th to establish a permanent foundation for preservation support groups. The event will occur on Notre Dame Street West, between Atwater Avenue and Vinet Street, from 10 am to 12 pm. Featured speakers include Dr. Dorothy Williams, a historian specializing in Black Canadian History, along with The Little Burgundy Coalition, the neighbourhood’s Round Table. This event invites residents, real estate developers, and the public to participate in the morning festivities, offering food, drinks, and entertainment while Little Burgundy residents raise awareness about the City of Montreal’s future aspirations for the community.

Residents of Little Burgundy Community Focus

The residents of Little Burgundy believe that the community should welcome various preservation groups and protect their existing neighbourhoods from developers and the ongoing pressures of progress that aim to construct more apartments and condos. These developments can isolate residents from their friends and community while real estate developers reap significant profits. We strive to cultivate a nurturing environment for Little Burgundy residents while ensuring our neighbourhoods remain safe from external influences, such as crime and urban planning. This event keeps citizens and residents informed about happenings in Little Burgundy and residential and housing issues, including proposed developments that could negatively impact the community. Little Burgundy is more than a section of the city of Montreal; it is a residential district that supports various preservation groups that have established their homes and heritage without outside influence dictating where they should live. With the launch of the fundraising campaign, the Little Burgundy Citizens’ Group seeks to strengthen community connections for residents and newcomers while enhancing local participation in cultural events that influence the community. When city officials outline their proposals for new housing and development, residents, like those in Little Burgundy, risk losing their livelihoods. For instance, in November 1966, city officials outlined their proposal, prompting Jeanne Leblanc, a local activist, to speak out: “It was nice, but we no longer had our neighbourhood.” The Little Burgundy Citizens invite the public to attend the campaign’s launch event and have their voices heard. More details can be found in the following resources:

1. Visit The Continuite Magazine’s website at https://www.magazinecontinuite.com/ for updates on current events.
2. Check the latest bulletin boards, posters, and Little Burgundy community websites such as www.petitebourgogne.org.
3. Stay updated with news from local media outlets in Montreal: CityNews Montreal, CBC News and Montreal Gazette.

The Citizen’s Committee of Little Burgundy invites you to stay updated and engaged in the local community. Keep informed about the latest news and events in Little Burgundy. Check out https://www.magazinecontinuite.com/ to subscribe to our magazine now, and we guarantee you will receive your copy upon attending the event campaign on April 10th. We are excited to bring residents and people of Montreal together to voice their opinions on the future of Little Burgundy. Here’s to inclusion, diversity, and celebrating our community together!

Little Burgundy’s Community Commitment Heritage 

In Little Burgundy, we strive to preserve and protect our unique community heritage and establish a permanent foundation for support groups. We aim to challenge large investor development corporations from building low-income high-rise apartments and high-rent condos to preserve our unique neighbourhood and its lovely residents. The Citizen’s Committee for Little Burgundy was established in the 1960s to help preserve racially diverse groups and community members to speak for themselves and grow a preservation movement to prevent the Quebec government from demolishing long-standing neighborhoods to build housing projects. The Citizen’s Committee comprises three key spokespeople: Mrs. Jeanne Leblanc, the President; Mrs. Lucilia Pion, the Vice President; and Mr. Jack Jones, the committee’s Secretary. Together, these members of the Citizen’s Committee for Little Burgundy have formed a local organization that protects socially diverse, racially marginalized groups in the community under threat of re-development. With the launch of the fundraising campaign on April 10^th, the citizens of Little Burgundy seek to create a coalition of residents and citizens to speak out against developers intent on ruining the unique buildings and heritage that this section of Montreal represents. As Jeanne Leblanc stated about the renewal of the Little Burgundy neighbourhood renewal projects, “It was nice, but we no longer had our neighbourhood.”  This fundraising campaign event will encourage everyone to join the Little Burgundy Citizen’s movement that helps protect our heritage and unique neighbourhoods.  More details can be found in the following resources: https://www.magazinecontinuite.com/ for updates on current events.

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