Montreal matters to CBC Radio! That’s why throughout the month of October, you heard personal stories, provocative documentaries and heart-warming diaries exploring what HOME means to us in Montreal. Sometimes hard-hitting, sometimes light-hearted but always exciting, we delivered in-depth and innovative programming on CBC Radio 88.5 FM. MORE

CBC Radio 88.5 FM Programming
	FEATURED SERIES		FEATURES
	Bricks and Mortar, Loreen Pindera		Almost Home, Judith Ritter
	Changing Homes, Susan Bell		Arty Homes,  Katherine Gombay
	Downsizing Marilyn, Loreen Pindera		Backstage, Jeanette Kelly
	Rich Kid, Poor Kid, Katherine Canty		Belgo Building, Dan Werb
	Shattered Dreams, Katherine Canty and David Gutnick		Brewery Mission Homes, Fiona Downey
			Cantebury Tales, David Gutnick
	RADIO DRAMA		Demerger, Shawn Apel
	Stormbound, Carol Anderson		Extended Family, Loreen Pindera
			Frathouse, Jonah Wexler
	Je Me Souviens,  Lorena Gale		Haitian Foodbank, David Gutnick
			Home Advantage, Shawn Apel
	EVENTS		Home & All In A Weekend, Fiona Downey
	Friday, October 31: Wake up with Daybreak		Home Alone, Fiona Downey
			Home Behind Bars, Judith Ritter
	Thursday, October 23: Routes Montreal		Housecall,  Christopher Hall
			Home Delivery, Jessica Brando
	Thursday, October 23: CBC Radio Comedy Show		Iona Avenue, Shawn Apel
			Jewish Harvest Festival, Succot, Jonah Wexler
			Judith Maxwell, Dave Bronstetter
			L'Arche: Community of Kindness, Judith Ritter
			Last Days... At Home, Jessica Brando
			Leaving Home, Fiona Downey
			Montreal Musicians,  Fiona Downey
			Postcards from Home,  Tiferanji Malithano and Loreen Pindera
			Radio Noon Phone-In: Fix It Fridays,  Nancy Wood
			St. James Drop in Centre, Michael Stone
			Trappist Monks, Katherine Canty
			Uneasy Insurance, Susan Bell

Using the definition of HOME in various incarnations - HOME base, HOME body, HOME grown – CBC Television investigated curious and remarkable stories relating to the more uncommon meanings of HOME. Canada Now’s entire team of reporters was involved in Montreal Matters… bringing HOME to you. MORE

Through CBC.ca, all Montrealers could play a role in Montreal Matters. Our portal ultimately reflected Montrealers' views and concerns. The website's goals were to engage people in discussions of HOME through interactive features like Home Tales, a Community Forum and CBC Livewire.

Home Tales: Everyone has a story about HOME. What are YOUR Home Tales? MORE

Community Forum: This is where you will find on-line discussions about HOME in all its varied manifestations and meanings for individuals and communities. MORE

McGill attracts top students from over 150 countries, creating one of the most dynamic and diverse student bodies in North America. Within Homecoming month, McGill was pleased to offer the following activities: the McGill Bookstore offered a discount on books on home, three seperate Exhibitions highlighted the theme of home, from the Maxwell Mansions, McGill architects John Bland, John Schreiber and Norbert Shoenauer to the notion of Homecoming, with the story of Montrealer Max Stein. McGill also offered two public lectures, one on Home Territories, where intersect the self, the neighbourhood and the city and another on the safety of the modern Home. MORE

Concordia is a large, urban university where students and graduates play an important role in Montreal's economic and cultural development. The University organized a panel discussion that followed the film screening of "Au Chic Resto Pop", within the National Film Board's Montreal Matters programming on issues surrounding Home. Concordia also presented a forum on leaving home to study/attend university. MORE

The FGM hosted a breakfast-conference on the theme of poverty, home and youth. The speakers looked at the situation of poverty in Montreal, the effect of poverty on the home, parental skills, and child development ; poverty as a major indicator for behavioural problems in youth, and finally, effective interventions at a community level. MORE

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Hour is Montreal’s premiere Anglo cultural weekly, with nearly 150,000 readers. During the Montreal Matters initiative, Hour featured weekly coverage relating to the topic of Home, with several reports done in tandem with CBC Radio and CBC Television. MORE

Since its inception in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has established a tradition of cinematographic excellence appreciated by Canadians and audiences around the world. The National Film Board partnered up with Montreal Matters
to offer five film screenings held in the month of October at the CineRobotheque, McGill University and Concordia University. MORE

Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, the McCord Museum offers time travellers of all ages a diverse and enriching museum experience. The McCord offered Walking Tours which revealed Montreal's Scottish heritage through the city's historic architecture. MORE

L’Autre Montréal, a non-profit educational group, was created in 1983 to get Montrealers involved in conversations on urban issues. As part of Montreal Matters, they offered three tours: a boat tour on the Lachine Canal; a bus tour through central Montreal neighbourhoods; and a bus and walking tour through Park Extension. MORE

The Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec (CMA), an umbrella organisation for professional artisans and associate members, offers numerous services to artists and artisans including career assistance, promotional support and additional training. The CMA presented two exhibitions which highlighted the value of craft and art objects in the home. MORE

Habitat for Humanity is about changing people’s lives! They are a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people from all walks of life to work together in partnership, building houses with families in need. MORE

Montreal’s network of 57 Montreal Municipal Libraries open up a world of knowledge, information and reading pleasure for young and old alike. Montreal Matters events included book displays (full month) and a bibliography on the theme "Healthy home, healthy family", an India Tea Party and "A Tapestry of Tales", where Canadian storytellers and a special guest offered a memorable evening of shared stories (Beaconsfield). Also, there was a conference on heritage in Pointe Claire. MORE

The Quebec Writers' Federation (QWF) was created in 1998 to promote and encourage literary arts and to represent the interests of English language writers living in Quebec. The QWF compiled selected titles about “HOME” from Quebec authors. MORE

The QWF and CBC Radio collaborated on Urban Tales Montreal, featuring Quebec authors written works about Home in Montreal. MORE