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Direct relief for Verdunites

Many unemployed Verdunites found employment thanks to direct relief in addition to roadwork and building construction projects set up by the municipalities and the various levels of government. […]

A quick but difficult construction!

This photo gives the impression of a peaceful work site. Don’t be fooled! The construction of the Auditorium, although quick, was difficult at times. Financial assistance from the […]

George Beurling’s speech

Your worship… (inaudible)… And all you people here (laughter and applause). This is no place for me. I’m a fighter pilot, not a speechmaker. Uh, when I started […]

Barbara Ann Scott’s speech

(Barbara Ann Scott) Ladies and gentlemen, I’m so happy to be in Montreal. It was a grand feeling to win the World Championship and the European Championship, but […]

A patriotic or capitalist agreement?

It took several months of negotiations and bargaining to reach an agreement between the City of Verdun and Canada’s Department of National Defence on the use of the […]

A nearby collection centre

During World War II, Verdun citizens took part in a number of committees to stimulate the war effort. Among the measures implemented was the organization of campaigns to collect […]

A Verdun hero

George Frederick “Buzz” Beurling was born in Verdun on December 6, 1921. From a very young age, he had only one passion: airplanes. He learned how to fly at […]

An extraordinary propaganda activity

The ceremony paying tribute to Verdun pilot George Frederick Beurling at the Auditorium was hailed as the “Event of 1942 in Verdun” in The Guardian newspaper. It was […]

They shoot and score!

During the course of its existence, the Verdun Auditorium welcomed a number of local and regional hockey teams, both junior and senior. Among the many teams in Verdun […]

Dollard Saint-Laurent, a Verdunite among the Montréal Canadiens

Born in Verdun on May 12, 1929, Dollard Saint-Laurent began his career as a hockey player at the Verdun Auditorium, with the Montréal Junior Canadiens team. A robust […]

Scotty Bowman, a history-making Verdunite!

Born in Verdun on September 18, 1933, William Scott Bowman had a passion for hockey, going back to his childhood. He joined the National Hockey League in 1967, […]

Star for a day at the Verdun Auditorium

On January 9, 2006, during a Montréal Canadiens’ training session at the Verdun Auditorium, an incredible story unfolded. Taking advantage of an unsupervised moment and a team training […]