Montreal Matters Launch at the Biosphere
On October 2nd, Jeanette Kelly went down to Île-Ste-Helene to re-live some of her youth, as visions of Expo 67 coursed through her veins. She entered Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome: the former US pavillion at EXPO. CBC had invited its partners in Montreal Matters to meet there for the official launch of the month-long special progamming devoted to the theme of the HOME. Dave Bronstetter, host of Daybreak, was the MC for the evening.

Montreal Matters Opening. Jeanette Kelly. Broadcast on Daybreak with host Dave Bronstetter. [Runs 7:33] 03/10/03

Montreal Matters 2003: HOME
For a second year, CBC and partners took the entire month of October to explore a topic of major importance to all Montrealers. For 2003, the Montreal Matters topic was HOME. CBC Radio looked at HOME and the things that make it so important to Montrealers; things like family and community. Through various documentaries and features, CBC Radio tried to understand why some people "feel at home" in Montreal, and why some do not, what the current situation was on housing in this city, and what the house of the future will be like. People from within the various Montreal communities were invited to share their own stories about what they call home.

Montreal Matters is more than just the CBC, and in order to reach out into all areas of the city and bring in many different ideas about HOME to the discussion, CBC joined forces with 11 partner organizations.

October 2: Canada Now's Michelle Guenard took a look at what the public could expect in October's programming. She spoke to the Regional Director of CBC Montreal, Patricia Pleszczynska, Dimitri Katadotis, Editor-in-Chief of Hour Magazine, and Karen Marginson of the National Film Board.

Home Stories: Michelle Guenard. Broadcast on CBC Television with host Dennis Trudeau. [Runs 2:28] 02/10/03

September 29:
CBC's main partners in Montreal Matters were McGill University, Concordia University, the Foundation of Greater Montreal and Hour Magazine. Dave Bronstetter talked to representants from these organizations:

• Kate Williams is Director of University Relations at McGill
  University.
• Chris Mota is Coordinator of Media Relations and Special Events at Concordia University.
• Kathleen Weil is President and C.E.O. of the Foundation of
  Greater Montreal.
• Dimitri Katadotis is Editor-in-Chief at Hour Magazine.

  Partner Panel I. Dave Bronstetter talks with Kate Williams, Chris Mota, Kathleen Weil and Dimitri Katadotis. Broadcast on Daybreak. [Runs 11:00] 29/09/03

Anne Lagacé Dowson talked with three of the partner organizations: Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec; the Quebec Writer's Federation and Montreal's Municipal Libraries.

• Yvan Gauthier is the Executive Director of the Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec.
• Mary Soderstrom is the vice-president of the Quebec Writer's Federation.
• Helen Fotopoulos is a Montreal city councillor and the executive committee member responsible for our public libraries.

  Partner Panel II. Anne Lagacé Dowson talks with Yvan Gauthier, Mary Soderstrom, and Helen Fotopoulos. Broadcast on Homerun. [Runs 9:25] 29/09/03

Because telling stories is what CBC Radio does best, Montreal Matters assembled a team of CBC reporters and freelance journalists who took the topic of HOME to heart. Over the course of the month, CBC took the public quite literally into the homes and the lives of ordinary Montrealers, and through their stories, explored issues that affect everyone. Dave Bronstetter talked to CBC Radio reporters, Katherine Canty and Loreen Pindera.

Reporter Panel. Dave Bronstetter talks with Katherine Canty and Loreen Pindera. Broadcast on Daybreak. [Runs 11:16] 29/09/03