Work Archives | The Verdun Auditorium: A Source of Pride

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 […]

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 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 […]

From the Verdun Auditorium to the Colisée de Québec

The Pee-Wee 3D : L’hiver qui a changé ma vie movie, produced by Éric Tessier, was released in December 2012. While the great majority of ice rink scenes were […]

Hollywood lands in Verdun

In 2001, for a rare occasion, an American production used the arena as a film set for The Reagans. The production’s location search team liked the location for […]