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| History and Heritage
History - Monuments
L’argoulet
 Located
in
Parc Labelle, at the intersection of rue Henri-Duhamel and rue de Verdun.
This work of sculpture pays tribute to Verdun's history and to its
geographic situation. It represents the past, the present and the future. Artist:
Dominique Valade (1985). Photo by: Isabelle Laporte
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Le tailleur de pierre (The Stone Cutter)
 Located
on the waterfront of the Saint.Lawrence River, this sculpture pays tribute to anonymous sculptors that build
the Nouvelle-France (New France), to artists and heritage restorers. Artist: Germain Bergeron (1990). Photo by: Lucie
Bienvenue (2003)
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Plaque in honour of Zacharie Dupuis
Situated at the intersection of rue Argyle and rue Wellington on the central
divider strip. Plaque in honour of the man who became owner of the Fief
of Verdun in 1667.
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Mémorial de la Victoire (The Victory Memorial)
 Located
in Parc Souvenir, between the borough offices and the Verdun subway station,
this monument pays tribute to Verdun residents fallen in the First World
War (1914-1918).
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La Naissance (The Birth)
 Situated
in front of
the Verdun Cultural Centre, the metal basket symbolizes captivity or the asset
to be protected. Artist: Claude Millette (1993). Photo by: Bruno Remy (2003)
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La Femme fontaine (The Woman-Fountain)
Situated in front of the Verdun Cultural Centre, this stone sculpture
was acquired by Verdun in 1967 during a show by the artist in the Cultural
Centre. Artist: Roger Cavalier (1967).
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Le cycliste (The Cyclist)
 Situated
in West Vancouver Park on L'Île-des-Soeurs neibourhood, this sculpture pays tribute to the 25 km
of bike paths winding through the borough of Verdun. Artist: Germain Bergeron (1990).
Photo by: Bruno Remy (2003)
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La capsule
Located on rue Berlioz,
in L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood, there is a plaque on a five-tonne rock that reads, “1967-
2067.” The capsule was sealed in 1967, to be opened in 2067. The
capsule contains newspaper clippings from 1867 and 1967, information
on resident lifestyles and pictures of what buildings might look like in
2067.
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Porte de l'avenir (The Door of the Future)
 Facing
Elgar Community Centre, on
L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood. This sculpture was produced by Roger Langevin in
tribute to the transition to the year 2000. Photo by: Alain Chassé
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Carrousel de l'île
 Located
in the center of the Boulevard René-Lévesque roundabout on
L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood. The Carrousel consists of 12
scenes that are illustrating human relationships from two notions: the island
and the archipelago. Artist: Michel Goulet (2005). Photo by: Denis Labine (2003)
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