Lachine Canal opens for the season

Lachine Canal opens for the season

On Friday, May 15, the Lachine Canal officially opens for the season. The Canal was once at Montreal’s industrial centre, but has experienced a variety of changes over the years. A project led by Steven High, director of Concordia’s Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, is attempting to convey the history of the canal to Montrealers. Canal is an audiowalk that takes listeners from the Atwater Market to the Saint Gabriel Lock and “over the course of the walk, memories of residents and workers from the area guide the listener through history.” Read more about the project here. High will be launching phase two of the project on May 22.

Steven High – Professor, Department of History
Steven.High@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 2413
Interviews in English only