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SHEILA COPPS, MINISTER OF CANADIAN HERITAGE, WELCOMES ALL THOSE TAKING PART IN THE 8TH WORLD CONFERENCE OF HISTORICAL CITIES.

NEWS ON THE ROUND TABLES:
ROUND TABLE III – ARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AN EXPENSE OR AN INVESTMENT?

THE BONSECOURS MARKET, WHERE THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD, IS A HISTORIC MONUMENT AT THE HEART OF MONTREALERS’ CIVIC AND CULTURAL LIFE. IT IS ONE OF THE TEN MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF CANADIAN ARCHITECTURE.

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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM LINE BEAUCHAMP,
QUEBEC MINISTER OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS

ROUND TABLES
Participation by the City of Budapest
Texts of presentations by representatives of Vienna, Xi’an and Kyoto, and by Phyllis Lambert

REMINDER
Side-trips to Ottawa, Canada’s capital, and to Quebec City, capital of Quebec and a World Heritage City

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

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AN EXCEPTIONAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE SPIRIT OF OLD MONTRÉAL,
OCTOBER 9, FROM 9:30 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

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ADD A TOUCH OF COLOUR AND HISTORY TO YOUR STAY
On October 5, 9 and 10, enjoy some absolutely fascinating pre- and post-Conference activities!

• Getaway to Canada’s capital, OTTAWA, on Sunday, October 5
  
• Getaway to Quebec’s capital, QUEBEC CITY, a World Heritage City, with a “must” stop
  in Trois-Rivières, on Thursday and Friday, October 9 and 10

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• The COMPLETE PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES from Sunday to Friday, October 5 to 10:
  Mark it on your AGENDA today!
  Work programme – Tätigkeitsplan – Programma di Lavoro – Programa de Trabajo
  
  
•   THERE ARE NO SARS CASES IN MONTRÉAL OR ANYWHERE IN QUEBEC
• The Old Montréal lighting plan and its award-winning Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel
• Directing the 8th Conference: The Société de développement de Montréal

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• A message from the Secretary General of the United Nations at the opening of the 8th World Conference, on World Habitat Day
• Human settlements and historical cities:
  • The Centro Historico de Mexico
  • The Mayor of Barcelona honoured as part of the Habitat Program of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
• Helen Fotopulos, Assistant to the Mayor of Montréal and Executive Committee member responsible for Culture and Heritage, attends the US/ICOMOS meeting in Annapolis, in the United States
• Montréal, a heritage city: The Lachine Canal

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• Registering and reserving accommodation on line
• Call for proposals for the complementary public Conference program
• Montréal, a heritage city:
  Mount Royal given special status as a district of historic and natural importance in Quebec

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In memoriam, Dr Wendelin Wanka 1940-2002
European Integration Department, City of Vienna

We are deeply sorry to report that Dr. Wendelin Wanka, long-time head of the European Integration Department of the City of Vienna, died on December 27, 2002. (Read more)