OUTSIDE THE BOX - Fondation J. Armand Bombardier

OUTSIDE THE BOX
J. ARMAND BOMBARDIER FOUNDATION
ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT 2014-2015
WHAT’S
INSIDE
THE BOX
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Highlights
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President’s Message
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Gearbox
Executive Director’s Message
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Outbox
The Foundation in the Public Eye
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Governance
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Toolbox
Philanthropic activities
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Gift box
Social Responsibility
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Jewel box
Yvonne L. Bombardier Library
and Cultural Centre
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Yvonne L. Bombardier Library
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Jack-in-a-box
Events
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Sandbox
Educational Activities
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Communications
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Keepsake box
J. Armand Bombardier Museum
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Moving box
Museum Renewal Project
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Administrative services
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Transmission box
The Team
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Box office
Partner Organizations
HIGHLIGHTS
OUR
MISSION
OUR
VISION
Perpetuate the humanitarian work
of Joseph-Armand Bombardier and
contribute to the fulfillment of
Bombardier’s social responsibility.
Dream... of a better world, where
everything is possible
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Believe... in oneself, in others, and in
the future
Share... by innovating and showing
leadership for the well-being of the
community
$587,274
$2,211,070
Arts and culture – 10%
Community
support* – 37%
*Including the capacity
building program
$6,046,594
Donations
$1,605,250
Education – 26%
1,643,000
Healthcare – 27%
139
Organizations funded 206
Participants in Philagora’s
capacity-building activities
121
Meetings, visits, and follow-ups
with grantee organizations
$12,000
Given in donations to 14 organizations as
part of the Employee Volunteer Engagement
Recognition Program
17,015*
Visitors to the Museum
*Note: The Museum was closed after February 23
4,358
Participants in school and cultural activities
5,019
Attendees at Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural
Centre exhibitions
125,155
Documents loaned out by the library
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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A focus on commitment,
inventiveness, coopera­
tion, and respect is deeply
rooted in our family
history and in that of the
Foundation since its
beginnings in 1965. For
50 years, the J. Armand
Bombardier Foundation
has been supporting
communities with its
philanthropic, educational,
and cultural work. It’s a
story that, like my father
Joseph-Armand, refuses
to stay still.
I greet the changes now underway at the Foundation with much
emotion. I am proud to see our philanthropy sector forever reinventing
itself and strengthening its support for organizations contributing to
progress in our communities.
On February 23, the J. Armand Bombardier Museum as we’ve
known it since 1971 closed its doors for good. It will soon reopen
under a brand new incarnation, while still carrying forward my father’s
remarkable work. I am acutely aware of the fact that our story remains
a touchstone of modernity and a source of inspiration for future
generations.
All the while the Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre continues
in its own special way to make people dream, striking deeper roots as
it helps the community grow and advance. Its spaces for collaboration,
learning, and wonder add to its appeal and enhance its distinct
personality.
Cooperation and openness have been a constant theme in all the
projects we have undertaken in every field — and with the support
we’ve had from our wonderful partners — throughout this busy and
exciting year.
I would like to personally thank the 11 members of our board of
governors for their extraordinary commitment, open-mindedness,
determination, and willing participation when big decisions had to be
made.
I also thank all the staff, who drew on their creativity and pooled
their strengths to find new ways to excel, firm in the belief that if we
work together toward a single goal, we can climb the steepest hills.
It is our common dedication and passion that drive all of the
Foundation’s accomplishments.
Janine Bombardier
president
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
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Gearbox
Outside the box could be
the tagline for the year
we’ve just been through.
It was a year of stepping
back to discover new
perspectives and get a
view of the road ahead
before plunging back
headlong into the thick
of the action.
We took a good look at ourselves and liked what we saw: a solid and
engaged Foundation blessed with great creative instincts and a host
of partners. It’s a team on the move, willing to get its hands dirty,
enthusiastically jumping into projects, working the gears to achieve its
goals and find new ways to do things. If I were to sum up the year in
three words, I would choose moving, mobilizing, and creating.
These words evoke the energy that went into the project of
renewing the Museum. We made some big strides this year, from
producing the detailed script for the permanent exhibition to acquiring
new artifacts and navigating the ins and outs of the big move. We
had to relocate all vehicles and artefacts in our collection, and over
2,600 boxes of archives! It was an intense experience carried off with
exemplary efficiency and effectiveness.
Since new things tend to travel in packs, our visual identities also
got a makeover. It was a perfect time for a new signature to evoke our
roots and purpose while offering a glimpse of boundless possibilities
before us. The snowflake—that multifaceted symbol of the Canadian
landscape that sparked a passion to invent vehicles to float across
fields of white—tells the various chapters of our story: philanthropic,
artistic, educational.
I’d like to salute the prodigious work of the staff, whose
inventiveness and adaptability found ways through the seemingly
endless challenges thrown their way. Their teamwork and engagement
leaves me in awe, and I can never thank them enough. I’d also like to
express my gratitude to the governors who stood with me throughout
this wonderful adventure with advice worth its weight in gold.
Lyne Lavoie
executive director
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THE FOUNDATION IN THE PUBLIC EYE
OUTBOX
The Foundation shone brightly in all
of its sectors of activity. Here are
organizations and events with whom
we played a role as participants,
presenters, or collaborators.
World Book and Copyright Day
Val-Saint-François ÉLÉ-SGMS Project –
Committee to support emergent literacy
Association des bibliothèques publiques du
Québec – Québec public library association
Chambre de Commerce de Valcourt et Région –
Chamber of commerce
Canadian Museum Association 2015 Annual
General Meeting, Banff
Société des musées québécois – Québec
museums association – Annual conference,
Sherbrooke
ECSITE – European Network of Science Centres
and Museums – 2015 Annual Conference
Imagine Canada Forum, Montréal
Philanthropic Foundations Canada
J. W. McConnell Family Foundation of Montréal
and the Young Foundation of London, U.K. –
Follow-up discussion on Je vois Montréal and
the role of the philanthropic community
Council on Foundations Philanthropy Exchange
2014 Annual Conference
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Salon du livre de l’Estrie – Book fair
La Vie en Estrie – TV show
Canadian Museum Association Annual General
Meeting, Banff
Société des musées québécois – Québec
museums association – Annual conference,
Sherbrooke
Valcourt town and township councils
Association des communicateurs scientifiques
du Québec – Québec association of science
communicators
Montréal Science Centre
Institut du Nouveau Monde Social
Entrepreneurs Forum
Institut du Nouveau Monde
2014 Summer School
Association Française des Fundraisers
Montréal Science Centre
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of
Archaeology and History
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
(BAnQ), Montréal – Québec national library multimedia installation
Colby-Curtis Museum
Gilles-Villeneuve Museum
Festival Neige en Fête of Saint-Raymond –
Antique snowmobile festival
Village on Ice St-Zénon
Canadian Museum of History
Ride of honour, Fédération des clubs
de motoneigistes du Québec – Québec
snowmobile clubs association
Media: Le Journal de Montréal, Mountain
Gazette, Investor’s Business Daily, Epoch Times
Montréal edition, Cité, Snowmobile Vermont
Magazine, Snow Goer Canada Magazine, Cycle
World, Vie des Arts, sportsmotorisés.ca, Les
cahiers des Dix, UniTV5Canada, and V Télé
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GOVERNANCE
at the front: Roch A. Fournier, Claire Beaudoin, Huguette B. Fontaine, Janine
Bombardier, Nicole Beaudoin, and Gabriel B. Lopez.
at the back: Isabelle Bombardier, France Bissonnette, Pierre S. Puyn, and Diane
Fontaine. Absent from the photo: Luc Bachand.
JUNCTION BOX
The J. Armand Bombardier Foundation is
managed by a volunteer board of 11
governors chaired by Janine Bombardier.
Members are drawn from inside and
outside the family, with their different
perspectives enriching deliberations and
making for lively, productive meetings.
It was a busy year for the governors. The four
committees – Executive, Donations, Investment, and
Compensation – held regular meetings and worked
closely together on a variety of issues relating to
current operations, philanthropic work, finance, and
human resources.
The most pressing issue however related to
planned renovations at the J. Armand Bombardier
Museum. Rethinking a museum from top to bottom
demands a clear vision, detailed planning, and
meticulous oversight. A work committee comprising
executive director Lyne Lavoie, Museum director
Hélène Daneau, governor Nicole Beaudoin, and
museum strategic planning expert Benoit Légaré
(MCI) backed the governors as they considered and
approved each major step in the advancement of
the project:
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• Final plans for project delivery by the architectural
consortium of Dan Hanganu architectes + Leclerc et
associés architectes;
• A permanent exhibition storyline in
collaboration with design firm gsmprjct°;
• New acquisition and programming policies for
the new Museum.
Behind each of these steps are numerous hours
of work and countless trips back and forth in search
of further improvements. The governors showed
great dedication in diving in, skillfully juggling the
overarching strategic issues, and poring over the
intricate details with seemingly boundless energy
and enthusiasm.
Good move!
A new name for a new museum!
The governors have decided on a
name that evokes Mr. Bombardier’s
legacy as an inventor as well
as the creative ingenuity of his
successors:
The Museum of Ingenuity
J. Armand Bombardier
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
TOOLBOX
The philanthropic personality of the Foundation has
come into sharp focus over the last four years, and a
“JABF” style has emerged based on accessibility,
listening, and closeness to the community.
Organizations have come to think of us as full-fledged
partners and are eager to share their trials and
triumphs with us whole-heartedly. We are proud of
the confidence they have in us.
In the interest of transparency and equity, we re-evaluated all donation
files and launched a reflection on the types of projects we support.
We have also stepped up our efforts to go beyond financial support
by listening actively to our partners, as well as providing advice and
referrals.
Our capacity-building program, renamed Philagora, provides
organizations with a different kind of support. Training budgets often
being limited or nonexistent in the social service sector, we have
stepped into the breach for a third year with a wide range of activities
focusing on creative new approaches and collaborative management
methods. In response to the program’s popularity, we expanded it by
inviting more organizations to take part.
Following the success of our inaugural Yvonne L. Bombardier
Graduate Scholarship in Visual Arts, and with the encouragement
of the academic community, we launched the second edition of the
program. We were very much impressed by the number and quality of
the applications received. Emerging sculptor Maude Bernier-Chabot
was finally selected out of a total of 43 submissions.
Good move!
We take an active part
throughout the workshop
design process, resulting in
a signature approach that
fosters the establishment of
a network of collaborators
who share our values and
learning style.
“You’re a team that’s
not just nice—you
understand. There’s
a big difference
between those two
things that often gets
overlooked.”
Claude Lévesque,
Boscoville 2000
Did you know?
722 funding applications processed
126 organizations that participated
in at least one of our five Philagora
workshops
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PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
Philagora: The Collective
New from Philagora this year: The philanthropic
activities team and the Foundation’s social-innovatorin-residence André Fortin have assembled a training
collective to give organizations the tools to analyze
their environment and effect changes.
Nine community service organizations took part in the program’s
maiden voyage, which ran for eight months. The general managers of
each participating organization worked on issues of their own while
also tackling cross-sectoral themes like funding and governance.
They explored different approaches and built up significant and
individualized experience through co-development and shared
learning.
The philanthropic activities team acted as host, collaborated
with André Fortin in leading workshops and discussions, and served
as a liaison between all those who came to share their knowledge.
Organizations also received support in the field from our socialinnovator-in-residence.
As meetings continued, we saw participants becoming more at
ease with the concepts of social innovation and more interested in
applying what they learned in the workplace. They also commented on
the importance of discussing things with their peers to break through
the isolation they experienced and build enduring relationships of trust.
The next Collective will be launched in summer 2015.
Good move!
The pilot project was such a success
that the group decided to stay
on as a community of practice.
We will support them in this and
plan to expand their community
by connecting them with the next
Collective.
Did you know?
60 hours of workshops
put on by the Collective
10 outside clinicians
involved
327 pages of materials
produced
Exchanges between Collective participants kept going through informal moments
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Education
The Foundation manifests its
commitment to education in many
ways—postsecondary scholarships,
support for groundbreaking projects in
learning experience and school
perseverance, and support for
institutions seeking to develop the gifts
of individuals with special needs and
enhance their independence.
The enduring and multiform partnership between
UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal) and
the Foundation goes back close to 28 years and is
reinventing itself once again in response to social
change. Two new scholarships attest to this:
• A scholarship to support MBA students
specializing in collective enterprises such as
philanthropic organizations, cooperatives,
community associations or unions, and
various broader public sector or international
cooperative organizations. This one-of-a-kind
program embodies the values of democracy,
participation, fairness, solidarity, human rights,
and the protection of shared resources.
• A scholarship to support studies and academic
perseverance for students with disabilities.
UQAM is a pioneer in integrating students with
disabilities and has seen the highest growth
in disabled student enrolment of any Québec
university. Now is the the time to introduce
measures to help these students succeed.
The two programs’ first scholarships were awarded
in 2014.
Did you know?
UQAM student population: 42,000
UQAM students with disabilities in 2014-2015: 1,600
UQAM students with disabilities in 2007-2008:
fewer than 300
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PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
Healthcare
We think creativity and ingenuity are
key concerns in healthcare. That’s why
one of the Foundation’s objectives in
this field is to support projects to
advance our understanding of human
health.
We have supported the CHU Sainte-Justine
Foundation since 1969. Sainte-Justine university
hospital – CHU Sainte-Justine is the largest health
centre for mothers and children in Canada and one
of the four largest pediatric centres in all of North
America.
Our latest gift was used to develop Canada’s
very first clinical learning centre (CAAHC)
exclusively for pediatrics and obstetrics.
More specifically, the new centre gives its users
the opportunity to:
• Experiment with various techniques on
simulated patients and computerized dummies
• Work on better attitudes and ways to
communicate with children
• Simulate crisis situations
• Get training online
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The CAAHC includes an all-new parent
information centre to help parents manage their
children’s health on a day-to-day basis. The facilities
also include a specially furnished reading and play
room for the families of young patients.
We chose to support the new CAAHC because
the project, by giving care workers a chance to learn
and hone their skills in a safe setting equipped with
the best and latest technology, ties in with our wish
to contribute to the improvement of patient care. It
puts technology to work in the interests of better,
more respectful patient care.
Did you know?
CHU Sainte-Justine is a teaching hospital
affiliated with the Université de Montréal.
More than 4,000 students and interns
work and learn there each year.
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Supporting the Community
Quest Food Exchange has a mandate
to reduce hunger with dignity, build
community, and foster sustainability.
It’s a mission that speaks to us strongly.
Quest Food Exchange began modestly in 1989
when a youth group from Vancouver’s St. James
Anglican Church started delivering sandwiches to
the homeless in the city’s Downtown Eastside.
A quarter century later, in 2014, Quest had become
B.C.’s biggest nonprofit food exchange program.
It provides healthy and affordable food options
to people who could not otherwise afford them.
Through partnerships with food suppliers, social
services, and community activists, Quest has
become the central hub for food redistribution on
the Lower Mainland.
Quest promotes healthy, balanced lifestyles with
nutritious recipes, encouraging clients to make their
own meals using the foods available for purchase in
Quest grocery markets.
Quest and the Foundation have been partners
since 2012, drawn together by a shared desire to
enhance people’s food security, cooking skills, and
self-reliance.
With our support, Quest has been able to
devote more time to teaching nutrition, budgeting,
and shopping skills. Our support also covers
culinary workshop tuition fees for low-income
participants.
Did you know?
Quest in 2014:
35,217 hours of volunteer work
$8 million of food and product donations
506 partner organizations
30 employees
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PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
Arts and Culture
For the Foundation, bringing culture
and arts to everyone is paramount.
As it is for Opéra de Montréal—that’s
something to sing about!
Opéra de Montréal was founded in 1980 and
today is a pillar of the city’s culture landscape.
Its impressive annual programming includes four
operas, performances by Atelier lyrique*, a gala, and
a host of educational and community activities.
This was what really caught our attention. Out
of a desire to share the love and spirit of opera and
its pleasures with audiences of all kinds, Opéra de
Montréal draws in and wins over hundreds of young
people and adults every year through an array of
initiatives reflecting all the diversity and vitality of
the art form. Here are a few examples:
• Dress rehearsals open to students age 12 to
17. The company shares the excitement of this
final chance to run-through the show with
the toughest and potentially most passionate
audience on the planet—teenagers.
• The company’s CoOpera project takes children
from four Montréal elementary schools and has
them produce a collective musical work inspired
by an opera from Opéra de Montréal’s current
season. Students rewrite the libretto, produce
sets and accessories, sing, dance, and pursue
their vision.
Resolutely modern, forward-looking, and open to
the world, Opéra de Montréal explodes any myths
about opera as an elitist art form mired in the past.
Did you know?
The 150 artists, technicians,
and creators of Opéra de
Montréal offer the finest
experience of the lyric arts to
an annual audience of 48,000.
The company is among the
15 largest in North America.
*Opéra de Montréal’s Atelier lyrique is a national high-level hands-on workshop
residency where young artists can hone their abilities.
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
GIFT BOX
A special edition of Social Action Day
This year, Foundation staff decided to support the
organization of the Mount Valcourt snowshoe trek
that has been part of Valcourt fête l’hiver winter
celebrations for the past two years. Employees
got together with Valcourt community service
organizations to promote healthy lifestyles through
physical activity and enjoy the magnificent ValSaint-François region.
The goal was to grow this community catalyst
by getting locals from all walks of life to join in. The
trailhead was turned into an added attraction with a
campfire, snowshoe loans, and mulled wine and hot
chocolate—particularly welcome given the subarctic
conditions participants faced on the day. There
were snowshoes for the intrepid adventurers aiming
to make it up the mountain, where a guide was
waiting at the foot of the cross with quiz questions
to test their local knowledge. ATVs and a 1957 R12
snowmobile provided by the Museum were on site
to shuttle participants between the parking lot and
the trail head.
Good move!
Local enthusiasm ran so
high that the Valcourt
township council decided
to and did acquire the land
at the base of the mountain
to establish hiking trails.
Did you know?
That the temperature that night hit
40 degrees below zero. That’s with
the wind chill, but still… 300 brave
participants showed up!
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Employee volunteering
Many Foundation employees are active in the
community as volunteers:
Association des sourds de l’Estrie – Colette Fugère
Canadian Cancer Society – Claudette Gravel,
Colette Fugère, Lyne Lavoie
Centre d’action bénévole Valcourt et Région –
France Dubois and Sylvie Niquette
Corporation du Vieux Moulin à laine d’Ulverton –
Sophie Charbonneau
Coup de pouce jeunesse – Ode Belzile and Martine
Richard
Cultures du cœur Estrie – Hélène Daneau
Desjardins Foundation – Hélène Daneau
Exeko – Ode Belzile
Granby Fête nationale committee – Fanny-Ysa Breton
JDRF – Martine Richard
L’Odyssée High School governing board –
Stéphanie Robert
La Fondation Au Diapason – Sonia Labrecque,
Claudette Gravel, Chantal Raymond, Carole Richard,
Marlène Pawliw, Guy Pépin, Denis Cabana, Jérôme
Pansini, Karine Corbeil
Les Correspondances d’Eastman –
Sophie Charbonneau
Little Brothers – Patricia Bossé
Maison de la culture de Waterloo – Fanny-Ysa
Breton
Maison Plein Cœur – Ode Belzile
Quebec Association for Suicide Prevention – Sonia
Labrecque
Robotique FIRST Québec – Martine Richard
Rugby Québec – Mathieu Côté
Eastman Soccer Club – Mathieu Côté
Saint-Jean Baptiste School library, Roxton Falls –
Michelle Nadeau
SOS Dépannage – Sonia Labrecque
SPCA Montérégie – Lyne Lavoie
The Oasis Montreal Marathon – Maeva Dourthe
Univers-Cité en spectacle – Fanny-Ysa Breton
UQAM legal clinic – Élise Boivin-Comtois
Valcourt 2030 – Stéphanie Robert, Sylvie Niquette
Fondation Christian Vachon
The 2014-2015 staff giving campaign chose to
support Fondation Christian Vachon, whose mission
is for every child to stick with and succeed in school
whatever his or her background or challenges.
Support takes the form of school lunches, backto-school supplies, clothing, fees for activities, and
more. Some 40 schools in the Eastern Townships
are supported.
Nine Foundation employees walked for the benefit of Fondation Au Diapason
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YVONNE L. BOMBARDIER LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE
JEWEL BOX
The Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre is graced by a spectacular setting and a
team that makes every visitor feel at home. Its gallery and library are brimming with
artistic, cultural, and literary treasures.
Four talented artists presented outstanding exhibitions, drawing more than 5,000 visitors into their
respective universes. Moreover, openings and artist-led tours allowed the most fervent amateurs to benefit
from a more detailed introduction to their work.
Farruggello 2014/25
Michel Farruggello
May 26 to September 1, 2014
A look back over painter Michel Farruggello’s 25-year
career, tracing his artistic journey and development from
the beginning in his native Nice.
Rest & Motion
Patricia Barrowman
September 26 to December 7, 2014
Patricia Barrowman’s work centres on the horse—her
favourite subject and passion. She works in varied media
including metal, papier-mâché, concrete, ceramic, and
bronze in addition to painting every day.
Started from the Bottom Up
Chantal Lagacé
January 25 to April 19, 2015
Chantal Lagacé observes, takes photographs, draws,
makes casts, and picks up bits and pieces lying around
to take a fresh look at the city in works assembled from
recovered materials.
Island of Wind
Sara A.Tremblay
First recipient of the Yvonne L. Bombardier Graduate
Scholarship Program in Visual Arts
Sara A.Tremblay’s collection of pictures, videos, and
objects was inspired by her residency on the Island of
Gotland, Sweden, where she observed and recorded the
marks and tracks of various forces on her surroundings.
Good move!
Patricia Barrowman’s Rest & Motion
was made up of a record 170 works!
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LETTER BOX
Deeply rooted in the community, the Yvonne L. Bombardier Library uses its
impressive, 48,000 pieces strong collection to help develop children’s love of the
written word.
The Accès-livre program involves nine elementary schools, one
high school, two early childhood centres, and 15,148 loaned books.
Activities with partner schools increase library use and boost
memberships while helping students get to know their library. Ties
with teachers at partner schools are being strengthened and we’re
always delighted when they return for educational get-togethers.
To raise parents’ awareness about the importance of introducing
kids to reading, the Library hosts a number of meet-the-author events
and information meetings for families as part of the Passe-Partout
Program to ease young children’s transition into kindergarten.
We were emboldened by the success of the book trading post on
the Cultural Centre grounds to put up another—in Valcourt’s CamilleRouillard Park. Both are stocked by library staff and anyone else who is
so inclined. They really add life to both spaces and readers are always
eager to check for new arrivals.
The search for vitality also led us to redo the Library’s biography
section. It is now more visible and attractive, and readers will have an
easier time browsing through it. We also reorganized the Library space
to make it more comfortable for our 2,000 members. There’s now a
quiet nook where they can enjoy a cup of coffee as they read.
Public activities include storytime, talks, reading breaks, a tween
club, creative workshops, and plenty more. As an indication of how
popular the activities are: caricaturist Patrick Gauthier’s creative
workshop was such a hit that extra seating had to be arranged and
participants put their imagination to work for 90 minutes longer than
originally planned.
Did you know?
1,446 children took part in Accès-livre
generating 194 thematic searches by
our staff.
Good move!
The Library jointly hosted
a writing competition
finalists reading with
Maison des Jeunes
l’Initiative, featuring
writings by grade 6 and
7 students from
La Chanterelle and
L’Odyssée Schools.
Featured were the ten
finalists in the competition,
which was run by the
writers from the television
series L’auberge du
chien noir. The work was
performed by actors from
the show.
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EVENTS
JACK-IN-THE-BOX
The Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre and J. Armand Bombardier Museum
collaborate on many levels, from organizing local and regional events to presenting
educational and school activities as well as communications. Teams are assembled
and disbanded as projects come and go, but the goal never changes—to keep the
Foundation’s cultural and educational institutions in Valcourt flourishing. Here are a
few of these accomplishments.
The Family Fun Day on July 6 brought together
employees from Bombardier Aerospace,
Bombardier Transportation, BRP, and the Valcourt
community to celebrate summer. A crowd of 396
came out for Can-Am® Spyder® roadster rides and
to take in theatrical performances, educational
activities, and a concert on the Cultural Centre
grounds.
A few weeks later, magician Marc Trudel,
spokesperson for the Totally Genius exhibition,
hosted our Journées de la culture program and
demonstrated the ingenuity at work in a magician’s
world. He served up an assortment of impressive
tricks, then taught them to a selection of young
apprentices so they too could wow the crowds.
At the Cultural Centre, Jeunes curieux Tout
doux mon cheval, an equine-themed special
edition of our tween club, in conjunction with
Patricia Barrowman’s exhibition, racked up a new
attendance record. Participants learned the basics
of horse training and grooming under the watchful
eyes of dressage trainer Josée Beaumont and her
horse.
As host of the Société des musées québécois
(SMQ) Conference’s free evening in October 2014,
we had the opportunity to present the Cultural
Centre, Museum, and renovation projects to all the
delegates. Such a great way to explain what drives
us—ingenuity—to our peers in the museum arts
and culture community!
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With winter on the way the Cultural Centre
held its first Christmas Market together with artist
Patricia Barrowman. An array of handcrafted items
by the artist was available as well as greeting
cards featuring two of her works. Gingerbread
and an a cappella concert rounded out the magical
atmosphere of this very successful event.
The FCMQ (Québec federation of snowmobile
clubs) held its Open House Ride in the Townships
this year, in partnership with Valcourt’s Les Pionniers
snowmobile club. The Museum’s contribution
was a VIP tour and lunch for the 75 participants in
honour of the FCMQ’s 40th year.
Valcourt fête l’hiver annual winter celebrations
brought together collectors, ambassadors, and
enthusiasts of snowmobiles and snowmobiling for
a very special day. The parade, display in front of
the Museum, reception, and dinner added up to one
big success. Family activities like the giant puppet–
making workshops were a hit with visitors, as was
the game of Yukigassen—an epic snowball fight
evoking classic childhood memories.
Good move!
Collectors present at
the Valcourt fête l’hiver
event had a one-of-a-kind
opportunity to have dinner
in the Museum’s glass
court for the first and last
time in its current form
before it closed.
EVENTS
“Thanks for the great day I got to
spend with my father. Dad, who is
80 now, joined in the parade with
his Moto-Ski Capri, probably the
elder statesman of the bunch.”
Benoit and André Blanchet.
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
SANDBOX
The education team drew up a joint one-year program of 14 activities for schools
and the general public, including six new ones.
And who else but our guides to put together with
such panache some 800 activities and tours for the
Museum, the Cultural Centre, and the BRP factory!
Here is a sample:
At the Museum, “The Inventor’s Flair” provided
students with a set of materials to solve the
problems Joseph-Armand Bombardier faced
when he designed the first snowmobile. With our
leadership workshop, we went out to schools in
the area, looking at Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s
life path as a way to make students think about the
meaning of leadership and draw up a personal list of
their own values and interests.
At the Cultural Centre, students got to be
museum guides for the Patricia Barrowman
exhibition. They were to analyze one piece by taking
field notes, then present it to their classmates. “Live
Cities, Imaginary Cities” was a tie-in to Chantal
Lagacé’s show and took students along a route
exploring some of her works, which they then
explained to their peers.
Good move!
Teachers were so impressed by the original
tie-in activities with Cultural Centre
exhibitions that they spread the word and
school traffic got a real boost.
Tween club ‘s Tout doux mon cheval workshop
Fall 2014 school actvities program – Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre
and J. Armand Bombardier Museum
Did you know?
Our guides designed and hosted the Jeunes curieux tween
club for kids 8 to 12. Seven activities were put on, such as
eccentric, interactive talks, an astrology workshop, and
discussions designed to hone critical abilities.
“It’s great because
we got to make
snowmobiles.”
Grade 3 student, La Chanterelle
School, Valcourt
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BOOM BOX
The marketing, communications, and events team effortlessly deployed all the tools
at their disposal to highlight the array of activities for audiences of all kinds while
maintaining a single, shared identity.
Did you know?
Museum Vox Pop videos were recorded by
visitors from as far away as the Magdalen Islands,
Greece, and Alaska.
From the summer of 2014 until February of 2015,
visitors of all ages and backgrounds talked about
their experiences, described their memories, and
told their stories using a custom-developed iPad
app in a Vox Pop booth set up in a B12 snowmobile
from the Museum’s collection. Over 1,260 videos
have been recorded to up and are available on the
Museum’s YouTube channel.
The archives and documentation team produced
a series of historical vignettes as a way to reach out
and connect to audiences. They were an immediate
hit on social media. The Museum was also part of
#MuseumWeek, a worldwide museum promotion
on Twitter. The number of people following the
Museum on Twitter more than doubled, and in the
months that followed, Facebook likes were up 40%.
The team is also in charge of developing
products for the Museum boutique, so they held a
survey of Museum Facebook followers to choose
which snowmobile to base a scale model on.
The winner was the 1970 Ski-Doo® Snowmobile
Olympique.® It goes into production soon and a
waiting list has already started!
Production of brochures for educational
activities, invitations to openings, posters, website
updates, mailing lists, and interviews for radio,
television, and newspapers are just a few of the
ways the team spreads the word.
Good move!
Thirty media interviews; 350 ads;
56,200 leaflets, posters, and cards;
and zillions of clicks boosting
our visibility!
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J. ARMAND BOMBARDIER MUSEUM
KEEPSAKE BOX
At the J. Armand Bombardier Museum, the Archives
and Documentation Department worked hand in hand
with Collections and Exhibitions to meet historical and
technical information requests. The partnership puts
their expertise and collections to work in an exciting
temporary exhibition.
To prepare for the renovations, the teams classified,
documented, sorted, computerized, carried, stored, and
shifted an impressive number of objects and prepared a
large corpus of documents for access and
dissemination.
Vivre et archiver chaque page qui se tourne, Multimedia installation, Grande Bibliothèque de Montréal (BAnQ)
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A shared heritage
An exhibition of ingenuity
In an effort to work more closely with outside
groups, we established partnerships with renowned
institutions:
• Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of
Archaeology and Natural History: An adaptation
of Snow, a travelling exhibition by the Canadian
Museum of History in partnership with the
J. Armand Bombardier Museum. We added
artifacts, vehicles, photographs, texts, and
archival videos from our collection.
• Big screen projection at BRP’s May 2014
banquet to recognize employees with over
20 years’ seniority. Historical materials, text, and
archival photographs brought back memories for
the 750 guests in attendance.
• Au-delà du clip on V Télé with host Marie-Ève
Janvier. We loaned clothing from the collection
for a piece on snowmobiling and changing
fashions. The television show reaches an
audience of 441,000, according to station data.
• Vivre et archiver chaque page qui se tourne, a
multimedia installation projected on the façade
of the Grande Bibliothèque de Montréal (BAnQ),
produced by the visual creative Studio Turbine.
The production marks the 10th anniversary
of the largest library in the Francophonie and
celebrates Québec culture through images taken
from Québec heritage collections, including the
Museum’s.
The Museum staff put together a special version of
the Canadian Science and Technology Museum’s
travelling exhibition Canadian Science and
Engineering Hall of Fame highlighting the brilliant
work of inventors, scientists, and creators. Pieces
from our collections and two prototypes built
by ÉTS Montreal’s engineering students were
added to present Canadian breakthroughs in the
transportation sector. Roughly 13,400 visitors
attended Totally Genius.
Did you know?
430 requests were handled
from partner organizations,
Bombardier and BRP, teaching
institutions and museums,
media, businesses, collectors,
the general public, and the
in-house team for the production
of a variety of projects
Snow, Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and Natural History
ÉTS students and teachers with their prototypes
The riches of the past
This year, a major challenge was undertaken
to preserve, describe, and digitize our archival
materials for curatorial and accessibility purposes.
A total of 372 hours of audio and video materials as
well as 6,000 negatives have since been digitized
on DVD, and 700 promotional items from our
archives have been described and entered into our
database.
Did you know?
Number of recreational product
concepts processed, stored, and
preserved as heritage for the future:
6,000—enough to cover an
Olympic-size swimming pool!
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MUSEUM RENEWAL PROJECT
MOVING BOX
The year 2014–2015 was punctuated by the all-consuming efforts involved in
demolishing the exhibition halls of the Museum, moving and storing materials, and
rebuilding, all taking place alongside research, acquisition, and content validation.
Much was done to move the project along.
New approaches were developed and numerous
important contacts were made—we’re now primed
for a course of ingenuity therapy!
Demolition was coordinated by Museum staff
joined by maintenance workers and technicians
from Sherbrooke’s Museum of Nature and Science.
It was a masterful display of teamwork.
All objects, interactives, and vehicles in the
Museum’s rooms and storerooms were removed
from displays and properly protected. Hundreds of
objects were packed up and moved, and 60 vehicles
were taken down from their bases and put into
temporary storage. The three exhibition rooms were
completely emptied of all display furnishings and
other contents. And the whole job was done in less
than two weeks.
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Ready for the next step
Close working partnerships
Closure will be a time of intense preparation for the
transition.
• A specially mandated task force will be hard at
work drawing up a programming policy for use
as a guide in the selection of activities.
• Work to acquire the records of Bombardier Inc.
and its business units has begun. This means
creating a common database with Internet
access shared by both parties and eventually
the public. The software program AtoM (Access
to Memory) was selected for this purpose, and
migration of the Museum database to AtoM is
underway.
In-house expertise has been a godsend. Members
have acted as resource persons to help outside
consultants gsmprjct° and the architectural
consortium Dan Hanganu architectes + Leclerc et
associés architectes with research and selection of
objects, archival documents, and images during the
scripting, design, and final content phases.
The Museum renovation and complete
exhibition and interior space overhaul called for
a wide range of trades and expertise. HB Pictures
was brought in to make a documentary tribute to
the passion and dedication of all the tradespersons,
creative designers, and Museum employees
involved. The communications staff coordinated
short interviews with the in-house team, work
committee, and outside helpers to show how each
and every one contributed something to the future
new Museum. The first phase of the documentary is
now a wrap.
Invaluable contacts
A new museum needs new acquisitions, and new
acquisitions require new contacts. Over a hundred
acquisitions were made this year. Most were from
Bombardier business units, BRP, and collectors,
addressing the new focus of the permanent
exhibition and its interpretive needs.
The Museum has earned the trust of its
partners. Every item has been catalogued, with
detailed information entered into our database
where it can quickly be found or added to.
Did you know?
Number of flatbed trips to move the collections: 19
Number of 53-foot trailer loads: 6 (plus a few extra
loads with our vehicle and trailer!)
Good move!
Storing the moose head from the
wall of Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s
Garage required an enormous
protective envelope measuring
180 cm x 169 cm x 152 cm—about
the size of a three-person tent!
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
BEAT BOX
A pinpoint operation flawlessly carried off by the administrative services
department!
The challenge of emptying the Museum of its
collections, offices, and archives came together with
the challenge of dividing it all up among various
locations without interrupting the operations of
the affected departments. It was quite a feat for
the maintenance team to convert the Greniers
d’Armand, a warehouse already used to store
Museum’s artefacts, into useable space meeting the
requirements needed for both storing the collections
and welcoming a workspace for employees.
• There are 11 work areas including a kitchenette
and lunchroom.
• The woodworking workshop is there, with its
wonderful 5S panels illustrating the saying “A
place for everything and everything in its place.”
• Team ingenuity even made it possible to store
all Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s vehicles under
one roof.
While this was going on, the maintenance
team was at work on the permanent archives in
the Museum basement. With the staff temporarily
relocated to the Greniers d’Armand, they set up new
facilities to accommodate the department’s future
needs.
Daunting computer issues also had to be faced.
The Museum servers and workstations had to be
displaced while maintaining good, secure Internet
service. This Herculean labour called for meticulous
preparation, risk anticipation, and perfect execution.
It all went off without a hitch—our expert
successfully established a system to serve users in
five different locations from a single central point.
Did you know?
It was all so slick that staff barely
noticed it happening.
Success rate: 100%
Breakdowns and interruptions: 0
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The administrative services team is always
present to support the Foundation’s multiple
projects with all its resources, while also continuing
its cost-control efforts. The new Museum project
allows the team to showcase its abilities by working
with all the specialists involved (insurance, tax,
legal and other experts), project manager QIM
(Quartier International de Montréal), and the work
committee.
A key moment in the year was the review of
the salary structure and performance evaluation
process. When things are changing, it becomes
all the more important to keep staff motivated by
recognizing capable work and providing competitive
working conditions.
The administrative services team also watches
out for employees’ wellbeing by providing
opportunities for growth and professional
development, conference attendance, and an annual
employee learning day to enrich our professional
practice and pique our curiosity.
As in previous years, various destinations were
chosen to fill the needs of each department:
• BORÉALIS History Centre for the Pulp and Paper
Industry
• Acton Vale Library and Maskoutaine Media
Centre/Sainte-Rosalie Library in Saint-Hyacinthe
• Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre in Little
Burgundy and Share the Warmth in Pointe-SaintCharles
• Bombardier Transportation’s Prototyping Centre
in Saint-Bruno for all employees
Good move!
1,269 training hours given to
Foundation employees to develop
their abilities
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Good move!
The maintenance team
optimized space in the
Grenier d’Armand like Tetris
grandmasters. They built a
mezzanine where vehicles of
all sizes could be warehoused
along with exhibition furnishing
and tools, as well as materials
from the boutique, educational
programs, the restoration and
woodworking workshops, and
offices. There was even room
for new artifacts!
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THE TEAM
TRANSMISSION BOX
Knowledge brokers
Accessibility creators
Hit producers
Solution generators
Culture devotees
Event directors
Community partners
Diversity artisans
Technology buffs
Networks matchmakers
User-friendliness
conductors
Marketing wizards
THE TEAM
Dream builders
Heritage chroniclers
Logistic superheroes
Creativity fuses
Souvenir collectors
Learning allies
Story transmitters
Behind the scene
magicians
Uplifting educators
Present-day historians
Budget architects
Talent boosters
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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
BOX OFFICE
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
ACCÈS-LOISIR QUÉBEC
Leisure activities for low income
families
ACCUEIL BONNEAU
Core mission support
ADAPTIVE SPORTS
FOUNDATION
Core mission support
ASSOCIATION D’ENTRAIDE
LE CHAÎNON
Long-term housing for vulnerable
women aged 50 and over
ASSOCIATION DES SOURDS
DE L’ESTRIE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE
DE PRÉVENTION DU SUICIDE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE
DES PERSONNES APHASIQUES
Core mission support
ASSOCIATION SPORTIVE
ET COMMUNAUTAIRE DU
CENTRE-SUD
Youth education program
BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS
Core mission support
BUTTERS FOUNDATION
Accessible facilities
CAMP CAYUGA
Fundraising campaign
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
CANADIAN RED CROSS,
QUEBEC DIVISION
Emergency assistance to victims
of earthquake in Nepal
CARREFOUR JEUNESSE-EMPLOI
DE CÔTE-DES-NEIGES
Monnaie Money financial
education program
CENTRAIDE ESTRIE
2014 fundraising campaign
CENTRAIDE KRTB-CÔTE-DUSUD
2014 fundraising campaign
CENTRAIDE LAURENTIDES
2014 fundraising campaign
CENTRAIDE OF GREATER
MONTREAL
2014 fundraising campaign
CENTRE D’ACTION BÉNÉVOLE
VALCOURT ET RÉGION
Core mission support
Optimization of programs
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
CENTRE D’ENTRAIDE PLUS DE
L’ESTRIE
Core mission support
CENTRE D’INNOVATION DES
PREMIERS PEUPLES
Core mission support
CENTRE DE SOLIDARITÉ
INTERNATIONALE
CORCOVADO
Construction and renovation of
schools in Guatemala
CENTRE PHILOU
Core mission support
COALITION SHERBROOKOISE
POUR LE TRAVAIL DE RUE
Core mission support
CORPORATION WAPIKONI
MOBILE
Core mission support
COUP DE POUCE JEUNESSE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
CUISINE COLLECTIVE LE BLÉ
D’OR DE SHERBROOKE
Core mission support
CUISINES COLLECTIVES
BOUCHÉE DOUBLE
MEMPHRÉMAGOG
Core mission support
HERSTREET FOUNDATION
Core mission support
IMAGINE CANADA - QUÉBEC
Core mission support
INSTITUT DU NOUVEAU
MONDE
À go, on change le monde! social
entrepreneurship program
Social entrepreneurship bursary
JEVI
Core mission support
MAISON DES JEUNES
L’INITIATIVE
Core mission support
MILIEU ÉDUCATIF LA SOURCE
Core mission support
MOISSON MONTRÉAL
Core mission support
OEUVRE DE BIENFAISANCE
DE VALCOURT
Core mission support
JOVIA
Dr Clown pediatric program
ON THE TIP OF THE TOES
FOUNDATION
Core mission support
KELLY SHIRES BREAST CANCER
FOUNDATION
Core mission support
OXFAM QUÉBEC
Emergency assistance to victims
of earthquake in Nepal
L’ANCRE DES JEUNES
Core mission support
PHILANTHROPIC
FOUNDATIONS CANADA
Support to foundations
L’AUTRE ESCALE
Core mission support
LA CORDÉE TRANSIT DE JOUR
Core mission support
LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE
DE SAINT-JOSEPH
Core mission support
LA GRANDE TABLE
Core mission support
PROMIS
Core mission support
QUEST
Food education program and
community kitchen
REFUGE DES JEUNES DE
MONTRÉAL
Fundraising campaign
LA MAISON MARGUERITE
Core mission support
SOS DÉPANNAGE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
EVA’S INITIATIVES
Core mission support
LA PETITE MAISON DE LA
MISÉRICORDE
Core mission support
SECOURS AMITIÉ ESTRIE
Core mission support
EXEKO
Core mission support
LA SOCIÉTÉ AMIS POUR TOI
Core mission support
SHARE THE WARMTH
FOUNDATION
Youth programs
FONDATION D’AIDE DIRECTE SIDA MONTRÉAL
Core mission support
LA TABLÉE DES CHEFS
Food education for teens living in
youth centres
FONDATION DESÉQUILIBRES
Core mission support
LA TRAVERSÉE
Core mission support
FONDATION DU
CARREFOUR DE SOLIDARITÉ
INTERNATIONALE
Fundraising campaign
LE GARDE-MANGER POUR
TOUS
Core mission support
EMERGO RESPITES SERVICES
Core mission support
FONDATION DU CENTRE
JEUNESSE DE LA MONTÉRÉGIE
Maison l’Escargot and Maison
L’Explorateur
FONDATION JEAN LAPOINTE
Fundraising campaign
FONDATION RESSOURCESJEUNESSE
Core mission support
FONDATION TEL-JEUNES
Parents counselling service
G.R.I.S. MONTREAL
Core mission support
GROUPE COMMUNAUTAIRE
L’ITINÉRAIRE
Core mission support
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LE PAS DE LA RUE
Core mission support
Transitory housing program
LE SAC À DOS
Core mission support
LES GRANDS FRÈRES ET LES
GRANDES SOEURS DE L’ESTRIE
School pairing program
LES OEUVRES DE CHARITÉ DES
SOEURS DE STE-CHRÉTIENNE
Health clinic in Rwanda
LES RÉPITS DE GABY
Core mission support
LITTLE BROTHERS
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
MAISON DE LA FAMILLE
DE SHERBROOKE
Core mission support
SOCIÉTÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT
SOCIAL DE VILLE-MARIE
Homelessness Service hub
THE OLD BREWERY MISSION
Fundraising campaign
TYNDALE ST-GEORGES
COMMUNITY CENTRE
After School Program
UNITED WAY OF GREATER
TORONTO
Fundraising campaign
UNITED WAY OF THUNDER
BAY
Frontline community programs
UNITED WAY SERVING
KINGSTON, FRONTENAC,
LENNOX AND ADDINGTON
2014 fundraising campaign
VILLA PIERROT
Financial autonomy project
WINGS OF HOPE QUÉBEC
Water supplies projects in South
America
WOMEN’S CENTER OF
MONTREAL
Integrated mother-child
intervention program
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTHCARE
EDUCATION
CHU SAINTE-JUSTINE
FOUNDATION
Clinical skills and attitudes
learning center
ASHOKA CANADA
Ashoka U Program
FONDATION DE L’HÔPITAL DE
MEMPHRÉMAGOG
Fundraising campaign
FONDATION DE L’INSTITUT
NAZARETH ET LOUIS-BRAILLE
Low vision room
FONDATION DU CENTRE
HOSPITALIER DE L’UNIVERSITÉ
DE MONTRÉAL
Fundraising campaign
FONDATION DU CENTRE
UNIVERSITAIRE DE SANTÉ
MCGILL
Fundraising campaign
FONDATION HÔPITAL
CHARLES LEMOYNE
Fundraising campaign
FONDATION PALLI-AMI
Core mission support
FONDATION RENÉ-VERRIER
Specialize equipment for
palliative care at Maison RenéVerrier
FONDATION SOINS PALLIATIFS
ANDRÉ-CÔTÉ
Core mission support
JDRF
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
LA FONDATION AU DIAPASON
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
LA FONDATION DE LA MAISON
DES GREFFÉS LINA CYR
Core mission support
MAISON DU PARC
Core mission support
SUNNYBROOK FOUNDATION
Alzheimer’s disease and
dementia research
THE LIGHTHOUSE, CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES
Core mission support
THUNDER BAY REGIONAL
HEALTH SCIENCES
FOUNDATION
Cardiac catheterization lab
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
“Dare to Drean”
entrepreneurship internship
program
FONDATION DE L’INSTITUT
DE RECHERCHES CLINIQUES
DE MONTRÉAL
Scholarships for Graduate
Students
RIDEAU HALL FOUNDATION
Scholarships program
FONDATION DE L’UNIVERSITÉ
DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL
Accessibility and perseverance
scholarship program for students
with disabilities
Scholarship program for
MBA students with collective
enterprises specialisation
SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE
SCHOOL LIBRARY
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
FONDATION DE L’UNIVERSITÉ
DU QUÉBEC À TROIS-RIVIÈRES
Accessibility scholarship
Community engagement
scholarship
FONDATION DU CENTRE
DE RÉADAPTATION EN
DÉPENDANCE DE MONTRÉAL
Education program for youth
17 to 24
FONDATION DU SÉMINAIRE DE
SHERBROOKE
Fundraising campaign
FONDATION FRÈRE CÔME
DEL Center
FONDATION RESSOURCESJEUNESSE
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
leadership workshop
FONDATION SAJE METRO DE
MONTRÉAL
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
FONDS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT
DU CENTRE FRANÇOISMICHELLE
Books adaptation for teenager
and young adults with reading
difficulties
FONDS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT
DU COLLÈGE ÉDOUARDMONTPETIT
Virtual test bed simulator
GIANT STEPS FOUNDATION
Integration program for autistic
students
PETER-HALL SCHOOL
FOUNDATION
Fundraising campaign
ROBOTIQUE FIRST QUÉBEC
Core mission support
SOURDINE
Academic support for deaf
students
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
UNIVERSITY
J. Armand Bombardier internship
program
UNIVERSITÉ OF BRITHSH
COLOMBIA
Graduate fellowships in
sustainable transportation
UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC
À CHICOUTIMI
Aerospace Scholarship Program
Nikanite First Nation Centre
VANGUARD DEVELOPMENT
FUND
Fundraising campaign
YOUTH FUSION
Core mission support
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ARTS AND CULTURE
CORPORATION DU VIEUX
MOULIN À LAINE D’ULVERTON
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
FONDATION DU MUSÉE
NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS
DU QUÉBEC
Art camps for youth aged 6 to 17
FONDATION VITAE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
IMAGO THÉÂTRE
Core mission support
LE CARRÉ DES LOMBES
Cultural mediation program
LE PETIT THÉÂTRE
DE SHERBROOKE
Core mission support
LES CORRESPONDANCES
D’EASTMAN
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
LES GRANDS BALLETS
CANADIENS DE MONTRÉAL
Nutcracker Fund for children
MCCORD MUSEUM
Educational program
OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL
Educational and community
projects
ORCHESTRE MÉTROPOLITAIN
DU GRAND MONTRÉAL
Core mission support
ORFORD ARTS CENTER
Fundraising campaign
POINTE-À-CALLIÈRE
J. Armand Bombardier
Foundation Building
THÉÂTRE DU RIDEAU VERT
Fundraising campaign
J. Armand Bombardier
Foundation
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