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1997 Avril Bulletin Bulletin de LEW SOCIETE D'HISTOIRE DE TORONTO FONDEE EN I 984 C. P. 93 - 552, rue Church. Toronto (ON) M4Y 2E3 EE T616phone 416.769.1040 T616copieur 416.769.1046 Volume 2 num6ro 2 Printemps l997 ASSEMBELEE@ENERAELEANNUEELELE DE LA SOCIETE D'HISTOIRE DE TORONTO LE DIMANCHE 22 JUIN 1997 Does lct solle "C'', a 14h c]u Squclre Me] Lesmon, 5100, rue Yonge a North Yori{, M6fro Sheppc]rd LES RUES DE MA VILLE. Ies temoins d'une Nous avons le plaisir de vous histoire vivante convoquer a la onzieme assembl6e Dans Ctrez nous, le Bulletin public 96n6rale annuelle de la Soci6te d'histoire de Toronto. Cette reunion aura lieu le par les Centres d'Accueil H€n.tage dimanche 22 juin 1997 a 14 heures a la (volume 1, num6ro 1, printemps salle ''C" du Square Mel Lastman a 1996) on pouvait lire que: «Le 22 aoot North York (5100, rue Yonge, au nord de l'avenue Sheppard). 1978, un organisme a but non-lucratif, Les membres sont convoqu6s incorpor6 en Ontario, compose de 12 afin d'elire un nouveau conseil administrateurs francophones, obtenait d'administration et d'approuver le bilan une charte provinciale sous le nom de des activit6s de 1997. Les postes ''Les Centres d'Accueil H6ritage''. Un a combler sont ceux de la pr6sidence, Ia vice-pr6sidence, le secretariat, le des buts premiers de cet organisme ShlNT'LNIR€NT tr6sorier et au moins 3 postes €tait la construction de residences 33, place Hahn d'administrateurs. Tout membre en pour personnes ag6es od les services Toronto, Ontario regle est eligible a etre mis en Sous lo dlrectlon de lo corporation seraient en fransais. Une enqu€te ` Les Centres d`Accilell H6rlfage- nomination et a voter. Est en iegle, toute avait alors d€monrfe un pressant personne ayant paye son adhesion au besoin d'offrir aux personnes prix de 20,00 S avant 14hl5 le 22 juin 33 place Hahn, a proximite de 1997. Les mises en candidature seront ag6es francophones de Toronto I'avenue Esplanade et de la rue accept6es jusqu'au moment du vote. une residence oil elles pourraient se Nous proposons l'ordre du jour Berkeley s'6tablirent, alors, le sentir a I'aise clans leur langue et leur suivant et nous vous invitons a le Centre des Pionniers et l'Accueil completer: culture. La construction de la premiere Medical francophone». residence se compl6ta en d6cembre 1. Ouverture de la stance Les lecteurs de 1`Expness de Toronto 1981 sous le nom de La Place Saint- 2. Choix d'un president et d'un se souviendront d'un article remontant Laurent. Sous ce meme toit au secr€taire d'assemblee a plusieurs mois d6ja otl l'on proposait 3. Adoption de l'ordre du jour > L'assembl6e g6n6rale sera suivie de changer le nom de la place Hahn 4. Adoption du proces-verbal de la d'une conference pr6senfee par pour la place Omer Delauriers. Avant derniare AGA M. Dents H6roun de la Fonclat}on que le changement de nom se fasse, 5. Rapport financier du patrimoine. M. H6roux nous si jamais il se fait, nous vous proposons 6. Bilan des activites parlera du programme de la l'histoire du nom de la rue qui donne Fondation pour la sauvegarde son adresse a une importante 7. Elections des sites historiques. institution pour la collectivite 8. Questions diverses > Pour comm6morer le 110e 9. R6sultat du vote anniversaire de la fondation torontoise. D'od nous vient donc la rue place Hahn? Pour le savoir, 10. C16ture de I'assembl6e de la paroisse du Sacr6-Coeur de Le#:_i_Lfr Toror\to, le peTe Edouard |ackman retra€ons l'histoire et la carriere offrira a la Soci6te d'histoire d'Emanuel Otto Hahn, sculpteur une courte-pointe repr6sentant dont nous pouvons admirer le travail differents aymboles prfeents clans Lina Chopin l'6glise de la paroisse. tous les jours sur nos pieces de 1 0 et 25 sous! Emanuel Otto Hahn est n6 a Dans les actes du Conseil de ville Reutlingen, Wurtemberg, en de Toronto pour l'ann6e 1980, on Allemagne le 30 mai 1881. Sa famille peut lire a la page 11064 pourquoi €migre au Canada en 1888 et elle l'adresse des Centres d'Accueil choisit de s'installer a Toronto. Heritage est au 33 de la rue Hahn. Emanuel Hahn poursuit des 6tudes a Les terrains qu'occupent Les Centres Toronto et en Allemagne. A son retour d'Accueil Heritage avaient 6t6 r6serv6s a Toronto, il travaille avec Walter pour l'expansion du r6seau routier. Seymour AIIward (le monument de Quand le Conseil de ville de Toronto Vlmy), avant d'ouvrir son studio et d6cidera de changer la vocation de d'enseigner a l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts ces terrains, on devra trouver un nom de l'Ontario. Hahn est un sculpteur pour la rue. 11 avait d'abord €te d€cid6 reconnu pour ses nombreux que se serait le prolongement de la monuments et pour son travail de rue Berkeley. Cependant cette option exigerait de changer la num6rotation graveur de monnaies et de timbres canadiens. Sculpteur realiste, il a d'un edifice, jug6 d'une grande valeur 6galement consu le ''Pioneer Arch" architecturale et historique, a l'angle construit pies du Rainbow Bridge a des rues Berkeley et Esplanade. Les Niagara Falls pour comm€morer le propri€taires s'y opposeront. Alors souvenir de William Lyon MacKenzie. on proposera le nom de Hahn. A la fin de la Premiere Guerre On peut aussi se demander pourquoi mondiale, Ie besoin de m6moriaux un tel choix? Suite a un concours, SAVIEZ-VOUSQUE... c€16brant la participation canadienne organis6 par le quotidien Toronto 5tor, clans le conflit va nourrir l'imagination en vue de choisir des noms de rue > La derniere edition de ['Amfe du sculpteur. On lui doit de nombreux pour le projet immobilier St. Lawrence francophone intemationale ¢6d. 1997 , a l'Est du St. Lawrence Market, Ie nom monuments aux morts, en Ontario qui couvre en fait l'ann6e 1996) est et au Quebec et il dessine la piece de Emanuel Otto Hahn avait re€u des sortie en mars dernier. Deux membres canadienne de 1 0 sous avec la commentaires favorables des juges de la Soci6te d'histoire sont au nombre mais, il n'avait pas 6te retenu parmi les go6lette Bluenose et la piece de 25 des collaborateurs pour le chapitre `- sous avec la tote de caribou. De plus, 7 noms de rue choisis pour le nouveau consacr6 a l'Am6rique du Nord. Nos il a consu des timbres et des sculptures quartier. Quand le Conseil de ville fut lecteurs seront heureux d'apprendre architecturales. 11 est un des membres appel6 a trouver un nouveau nom qu'on parle de la Soci6te d'histoire fondateurs de la Soci6te des Sculpteurs pour la partie sud de la rue Berkeley, de Toronto aux pages 117 et suivantes du Canada en 1 928 et il en fut le il parcourut la liste des noms proposes rappelant que «La Soci6te d'histoire a l'occasion de ce concours. Le choix de Toronto poursuit ses efforts en premier president. 11 a particip6 a des expositions de groupes au Canada, s'arreta sur Emanuel Otto Hahn. C'est vue de l'am€nagement d'un parc en Angleterre et aux Etats-Unis. On ainsi que le 11 mars 1982 le choix de historique particulierement riche en Hahn a 6te fait. histoire puisque s'y sont succ€d6s peut voir de ses oeuvres a la Galerie nationale du Canada, au Mus6e des les diff€rents peuples fondateurs de Beaux-Arts de l'Ontario et au Mus6e l'Ontario (Hurons, lroquois, Objiw6s, Royal de l'Ontario. Emanuel Hahn Votre participcition Fran¢ais et Anglais)». On peut lire d€cede a Toronto, le 14 fevrier 1957. nous est ch6re 6galement que les efforts de la Soci6te d'histoire pour la preservation du Vous pouvez voir, en vous d6placant Vous avez des suggestions pour des clans Toronto, des ceuvres de Emanuel conferences ou des activites? Venez patrimoine ont €te reconnus par la VIIle de Toronto qui a octroy6 «des Hahn. Un bronze repr6sentant un a l'une ou encore mieux a toutes les reunions administratives de la rameur (Edward Hanlan 1855-1908) prix a quatre des membres de la Soci6te. Soci6te d'histoire, entre autres pour la pres du Mus€e de la marine (Marine Les prochaines reunions auront lieu r6dactiion des Trois cireuits historiques Museum) sur les terrains de > le dimanche 22 juin 1997 a 14h, dr Toronto fran fa;s». Une place toute l'Exposition nationale du Canada `a la salle C7 du Square Mel Lastman sp6ciale est faite 6galement au film (CNE), ou encore, en traversant la rue > le lundi 25 aoQt 1997 a 19h, Maman et Eve du cin6aste Paul Universit€ (au niveau de la rue Queen) clans les salons du faourty C/tib Carriere, qui a reeu le prix Genie pour vous pouvez voir le monument de Sir de I'univers.Iie Victoria. le meilleur documentaire canadien Adam Beck, fondateur et president de Si toutefois vous n'avez pas le temps de 1996.11 nous fait plaisir de rappeler la Commission hydro-electrique de de participer aux reunions, alors faites mareher vos doigts: l'Ontario de 1906 a 1925 et, a l'angle que ce film a 6te produit par Daniele Caloz, membre fondateur de la SHT et de la rue College, le monument a la telephone 416.769.1040 m€moire de Robert H. Saunders (1903- t616copieur416.769.1046. presidente de la maison de production M6di.atl.que.
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