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11 storiesnewest firstlatest August 19, 2026
Heritage Toronto has launched a weekly video series called “Plaque Fridays,” featuring short videos each Friday that highlight historic plaques across the city to encourage public engagement with Toronto’s heritage markers.
The Saratoga Regional YMCA has opened an ongoing invitation for community members to contribute items to a commemorative time capsule that will be sealed during its 160th‑anniversary celebrations, aiming to preserve local heritage.
Quebec cultural heritage authorities have added the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games to the province’s heritage registry, marking the 50‑year anniversary of an event that drew about one billion viewers and put the city on the world stage.
Historian Geneviève Pronovost explained that Montreal’s Beaubien Street was named to honor a notable historical figure, linking the busy thoroughfare to the city’s heritage.
A hotel in Old Montreal owned by a professional poker player has been declared a public safety hazard due to severe disrepair, prompting city officials to monitor the situation and warn the public.
The congregation owning Montreal’s historic Villa Maria estate has listed the property for sale, requiring any buyer to honor the existing lease with Villa Maria College.
Artist Stina Baudin plans a night‑sky mural on a 19th‑century barn roof in Quebec’s Eastern Townships to spotlight the region’s largely forgotten Black heritage.
The Montreal Historical Society has asked the city mayor to arrange the return of the Samuel de Champlain statue after it was toppled in Ontario, and the mayor’s office is reviewing the request.
The Historical Society of Montreal has asked the mayor to retrieve a Samuel de Champlain statue removed in Ontario, seeking its return to the city.
The Montreal Historical Society has asked the mayor to arrange the return of a Jacques Cartier Champlain statue removed in Ontario, emphasizing its importance to the city's heritage. The mayor has not yet responded, and any action would require inter‑provincial coordination.
Historian Henry Knight, with researcher Talia Ricci, has restored nearly 50 Toronto stained‑glass windows and documented the artists behind them, filling long‑standing gaps in the city’s heritage record.
