Portraits of merchants and professionals of Côte-des-Neiges (3rd edition)
As part of the Portraits of merchants & professionals of Côte-des-Neiges project, we invited Francis Faubert Cloutier to join us in our visit of 10 businesses of the SDC Côte-des-Neiges who have participated in the project.
In addition to the exhibition of the photographs taken by Gaëlle Leroyer, Francis shares his interviews with merchants and professionals. Learn more about your merchants and professionals of Côte-des-Neiges !
Find all the interviews here !
Meet Jérôme and Natalia
“We attract people who resonate with us. We wanted to make the bookstore like a box of surprises.“
Meet Oleg
“Opening a restaurant was a necessity for me. I had a family to support…“
Meet Salah
“Generosity isn’t a business strategy for me; it’s just who I am, it’s in my culture! “
Meet Anne-Marie
“I dreamt of professional autonomy, of work fully aligned with my values.”
Meet Dr. Claudia
“When I was a child in Romania, in elementary school, dentists would come to visit us. I used to go see them all the time even if I didn’t need to.”
Meet Vincent and Nora
“We’re not the most popular restaurant, nor the fanciest, but we’re proud, we’ve worked really hard. And our experiences have brought us here…“
Meet Sinath
“They gave us the opportunity to live in this beautiful city and grow up in this multicultural community, it’s my way of thanking them.”
Writter : Francis Faubert Cloutier
Photographer : Gaelle Leroyer
Artistic direction : Félicia Balzano (SDC Côte-des-Neiges)
Complete the experience by visiting the free exhibition from September 7 to December 5, 2023.
ABOUT THE PROJECT :
After a great success in 2021 and 2022, the SDC Côte-des-Neiges is proud to present the third anniversary edition of its Portraits of merchants & professionals of Côte-des-Neiges project through an exhibition on the Promenade Jean-Brillant from September 7 to December 5, 2023, as well as online interviews accessible via QR code on each panel. The aim of this initiative is to put citizens in touch with businesses in the territory of the Société de développement commercial (SDC) Côte-des-Neiges. Through a series of portraits of 10 shops and businesses, we get to know 14 local business owners and managers. This social and cultural project is a real encounter with the human side of business life. In this third edition, you’ll discover men and women, young professionals and established entrepreneurs, all from different cultures and backgrounds, with a diverse range of commercial offerings. The common denominator? Their love for Côte-des-Neiges.
This project is an initiative of the SDC Côte-des-Neiges, made possible through collaboration with the Maison de la culture CDN and the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
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