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2023
98.5 - "A Quebecer involved in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame" https://www.985fm.ca/audio/569003/un-quebecois-implique-dans-la-reconstruction-de-notre-dame?fbclid=IwAR3_0J4Kgciopi5jKPPDaFP2Pf4KA1YzRaKxJ0xZm87ZeCZECI-WNfGiwZc
CBC - "This Montrealer forged medieval axes used to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral" (July 8, 2023) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/notre-dame-de-paris-restoration-fire-axe-1.6900169
Neomedia - "400 people visited the Farm Museum in Rivière-Beaudette" (June 1, 2023) https://www.neomedia.com/vaudreuil-soulanges/actualites/environnement/487976/400-personnes-ont-visite-le-musee-de-la-ferme-a-riviere-beaudette
La Presse - " L'ancienne station de pompage Riverside est cédée aux Forges de Montréal " (March 16, 2023) https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2023-03-16/l-ancienne-station-de-pompage-riverside-est-cedee-aux-forges-de-montreal.php
Journal de Montréal - " Les Forges de Montréal la main sur la station pompage Riverside" (March 16, 2023) https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2023/03/16/les-forges-de-montreal-mettent-la-main-sur-la-station-de-pompage-riverside
Le Devoir - " Les Forges de Montréal becomes owner of the former Riverside pumping station" (March 16, 2023) https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/785495/patrimoine-les-forges-de-montreal-deviendront-proprietaires-de-l-ancienne-station-de-pompage-riverside
LCN - "À vos affaires" (January 13, 2023) https://www.qub.ca/tvaplus/video/a-vos-affaires-du-13-janvier-2023-1091737764?fbclid=IwAR1lciNhv-KzrG_YsKKOlp2Mo6Wh5Frf0dF92s2CuOR2Agd4ACSdNMMTpYc&silent_auth=true
Culture et moi - ADÉSAQ - (January 5, 2023) https://cultive.ca/culture-et-moi/?fbclid=IwAR32xf-z_Bc97zfhI4bbH1yKt_74Yy7XaCKIOjEmAc1oAJyZhTqd6f-oDB0
2022
Révélation Grand Palais - "Foundations" (June 8, 2022) https://www.revelations-grandpalais.com/programmation/films/fondations/?fbclid=IwAR1N2bCocSk15y5AZ3uoupon4bGGnXC927bpznrKvwPz2ORsDgJUNZeFbI4
Radio Canada - " Revitalizing the Peel Basin: fears of a new Griffintown" (April 15, 2022) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1876703/gentrification-condos-developpement-pointe-saintcharles-saulnier?fbclid=IwAR32xf-z_Bc97zfhI4bbH1yKt_74Yy7XaCKIOjEmAc1oAJyZhTqd6f-oDB0
2021
Ville de Montréal (September 30, 2021): http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/
Le Devoir (September 30, 2021): www.ledevoir.com/societe/636987/montreal-acquiert-le-terrain-
de-la-station-de-pompage-riverside
Cision (September 30, 2021): https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/la-ville-de-montreal-
conclut-une-entente-pour-l-acquisition-du-terrain-de-l-ancienne-station-de-
pompage-riverside-875836854.html
TVA Nouvelle (September 30, 2021): https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2021/09/30/la-ville-de-montreal-
acquiert-le-terrain-de-lancienne-station-de-pompage-riverside-1
QUB (September 30, 2021): https://www.qub.ca/article/la-ville-de-montreal-acquiert-un-terrain-
1056717328
2020
Les Grands reportages: "Foundations" (July 1, 2020) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/les-grands-reportages/site/episodes/463912/forges-montreal-artisan-forgeron-patrimoine
"Foundations": Heating the inside" (June 26, 2020) https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/ecrans/581415/fondations-chauffer-le-dedans
Ma curieuse cité, season 8, episode 2: "Tradition - Fait maison", see report at 25:15. (May 12, 2020) https://matv.ca/montreal/mes-emissions/ma-curieuse-cite/tradition---fait-maison?fbclid=IwAR1MW7zwCrOq7RCFSz7pbMArD1TjgzdHoGSjcNQqvxdGm231KGHj1-qK1EM
Le Devoir - "Stade de baseball au bassin Peel: Valérie Plante s'appuie sur les attentes de l'OCPM" (March 9, 2020) https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/montreal/574534/le-projet-de-stade-de-baseball-au-bassin-peel-est-mal-documente-estime-l-ocpm
Montréal en Lumière - "You reap what you forge" (February 29, 2020) https://www.montrealenlumiere.com/Programmation/Activite/MEL-8672
Huffington Post - "A visit - in fire and images - to one of Quebec's last forges" (February 28, 2020) https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/visite-dernieres-forges-canada_qc_5e57e875c5b6450a30bb3990
Le Devoir - "What will remain of Craig Station?" (January 28, 2020) https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/montreal/571656/patrimoine-que-restera-t-il-de-la-station-craig
English
"The New Traditional: Heritage, Craftsmanship and Local Identity" (May 12, 2020)https://shop.beside.media/products/the-new-traditional-heritage
"Foundations (February 5, 2020) https://sfurbanfilmfest.com/2020/movies/foundations/
2019
Radio Canada - "Le film " Fondations " à Rivière-du-Loup et Rimouski" (October 7, 2019) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/info-reveil/segments/chronique/137002/cinema-film-fondation-forge-montreal-olivier-asselin
La Presse - "Stade de baseball: Bronfman wants to build for the next 100 years" (October 3, 2019) https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/baseball/2019-10-03/stade-de-baseball-bronfman-veut-batir-pour-les-100-prochaines-annees
La Presse - "Event screening of the documentary Fondations" (September 6, 2019) https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2019-09-06/projection-evenement-du-documentaire-fondations
Le Devoir - "The fire of an iron man" (August 31, 2019) https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/561579/le-feu-d-un-homme-de-fer
Le Devoir - "La Ville et les Forges de Montréal règlent leur litige" (August 30, 2019) https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/montreal/561639/les-forges-de-montreal-en-difficultes
"Interview with Mathieu Collette and Olivier D. Asselin: a blacksmith's fight for posterity" (August 30, 2019) https://omny.fm/shows/dutrizac-de-6-a-9/entrevue-avec-mathieu-colette-et-olivier-d-asselin
"The documentary Fondations: Interview with Mathieu Collette and Olivier D. Asselin" (August 29, 2019) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/penelope/episodes/442057/audio-fil-du-jeudi-29-aout-2019/8?fbclid=IwAR15KMuvY4RC8MJunAME58OipCbh7l7ApRDd0Z5SAHbyblkfMt_0mz-MygA
Radio Canada - "La lutte citoyenne au cœur du documentaire Fondations" (August 28, 2019) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/premiere-heure/segments/entrevue/129817/fondation-olivier-asselin-forge-de-montreal-lutte-citoyenne
Journal de Montréal - "Pointe-à-Callière's historic public market" (August 25, 2019) https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/08/25/marche-public-historique-de-pointe-a-calliere
TVA Nouvelles - "Les métiers de la Nouvelle-France à l'honneur à Montréal" (August 24, 2019) https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/08/24/les-metiers-de-la-nouvelle-france-a-lhonneur-a-montreal
Journal de Montréal - "Les métiers de la Nouvelle-France à l'honneur" (August 24, 2019) https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/08/24/les-metiers-de-la-nouvelle-france-a-lhonneur
"Rhythms: from past to future" (March 2, 2019) http://www6.equipespectra.ca/fr-ca/Programmation/Activite/MEL-8169
English
"Les Forges de Montreal: Saving the blacksmith trade and its heritage site" (August 30, 2020) https://globalnews.ca/news/5837837/saving-montreal-blacksmith-trade-heritage/
"Old craft of smithing gets new lease at Old Montreal shop" (August 30, 2020) https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/old-craft-of-smithing-gets-new-lease-at-old-montreal-shop-1.4572946
"Foundations https://www.artfifa.com/en/movies/fondations
2018
"Interview with blacksmith Mathieu Collette" (October 8, 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsZuTyJruA
La Presse - "Se forgerie aux arts de la forgerie" (October 1, 2018) https://www.lapresse.ca/maison/decoration/201810/01/01-5198597-se-forger-aux-arts-de-la-forgerie.php
L'heure de l'est - "The rebirth of a forge"(September 24, 2018) https://lheuredelest.org/la-renaissance-dune-forge/
"Art and creativity - Mathieu Collette - Part 1" (June 8, 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI311iwqYLU
"Art and creativity - Mathieu Collette - Part 2" (June 8, 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RxbZVpZG7s
Radio Canada - "Entrée principale" , episode of January 30, 2018: https: //ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/entree-principale/site/episodes/399637/melissa-lavergne-maude-carmel-bloqueur-publicite
2017
Ville de Montréal - "Grand Price 2017 - Les Forges de Montréal" https://ville.montreal.qc.ca/operationpatrimoine/grand-Price -2017-les-forges-de-montreal
Le Journal de Montréal - "La forge qui n'en était pas une" (October 14, 2017) https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/10/14/la-forge-qui-nen-etait-pas-une
"Mathieu Collette, blacksmith " 1/2 (August 30, 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiXY58T0I2Q&list=PLBLJhVeEj5Dp8WEuk9qzO30XHOTk-UCZE&index=6&t=0s&app=desktop
"Mathieu Collette, blacksmith" 2/2 (August 30, 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dntsWKtpNWI
Le Devoir - "Les Forges de Montréal still at an impasse" (July 11, 2017) https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/montreal/503180/les-forges-de-montreal-perdues-dans-les-limbes-administratives
Le Devoir - "Les Forges de Montréal ne seront pas expulsées" (February 28, 2017) https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/montreal/492802/les-forges-de-montreal-sauvees
"Un souffle d'espoir sur le feu des Forges de Montréal/The hope blow is cast at the Forges" (February 28, 2017) https://www.change.org/p/soutien-aux-forges-de-montr%C3%A9al-contre-l-avis-d-expulsion-de-la-ville-de-montr%C3%A9al-support-forges-de-montreal-against-eviction-notice-from-city-of-montreal/u/19546913
"Savoir-faire" (February 23, 2017) http://montrealmuseums.org/fr/expositions/savoir-faire
Les Francs-tireurs, episode of January 18, 2017: "375e : Forgeron " http://lesfrancstireurs.telequebec.tv/episodes/31332
Ville de Montréal - "Les Forges de Montréal" http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/culture/les-forges-de-montreal
English
"Montreal smithy hopes to forge new blacksmithing tradition in Canada" (July 12, 2017) https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2017/07/12/montreal-smithy-hopes-to-forge-new-blacksmithing-tradition-in-canada/
2016
La Presse - "Les Forges de Montréal threatened with eviction by the City" (August 12, 2016) https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/montreal/201608/12/01-5009878-les-forges-de-montreal-menacees-deviction-par-la-ville.php
Journal Métro - "Les Forges de Montréal threatened with eviction" (August 12, 2016) https://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/1007634/les-forges-de-montreal-menacees-deviction/
Radio Canada - "Le groupe Les Forges menacé d'expulsion" (July 5, 2016) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/791242/forges-menace-expulsion-ville
Le Devoir - "Les Forges de Montréal threatened with eviction" (July 4, 2016) https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/montreal/474728/les-forges-de-montreal-menacees-d-expulsion
"workshop : Reproduction of antique wrought-iron works" (June 29, 2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce3pHLoFZOA&list=PLBLJhVeEj5Dp8WEuk9qzO30XHOTk-UCZE&index=4
La Presse - "Métiers en péril" (March 18, 2016) https://www.lapresse.ca/maison/201603/18/01-4962084-metiers-en-peril.php
"Héritage Montréal" (2016) https://www.heritagemontreal.org/site/les-forges-de-montreal-ancienne-station-de-pompage-riverside/
English
"Les Forges de Montréal, city to meet over blacksmith group's future in heritage building" (August 24, 2020) https://globalnews.ca/news/2901418/les-forges-de-montreal-city-to-meet-over-blacksmith-groups-future-in-heritage-building/
"Ancient metal forging still has its place, says blacksmith" (August 14, 2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOx7m3D6guY&list=PLBLJhVeEj5Dp8WEuk9qzO30XHOTk-UCZE&index=2
"Blacksmith organization's future still in limbo after meeting with city" (December 4, 2016) https://globalnews.ca/news/3105688/blacksmith-organizations-future-still-in-limbo-after-meeting-with-city/
"Montreal blacksmiths teaching ancient techniques face eviction" (December 4, 2020) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-blacksmiths-lachine-canal-1.3718045
"Nuit blanche Montreal" (2016) https://twosmiths.ca/nuit-blanche
"Le Forgeron | The Blacksmith" (2016 ) https://www.tfcg.ca/old-occupation-blacksmith
2015
La Presse - "Blacksmith by vocation" (September 15, 2015) https://www.lapresse.ca/maison/201509/15/01-4900661-forgeron-par-vocation.php
English
"Forging the Future: Canadian blacksmiths preserve traditional techniques" (September 15, 2015) http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/forging-the-future-canadian-blacksmiths-preserve-traditional-techniques/
"Les Forges de Montréal demonstration" (June 15, 2015) https://festivalbeside.com/en/shop /les-forges-de-montreal-demonstration/
2014
"Forging the future" (December 9, 2014) https://montrealcampus.ca/2014/12/09/forger-lavenir/
"Nuit blanche à Montréal: Les Forges de Montréal" (March 7, 2014) http://echodelenclume-jp.blogspot.com/2014/03/nuit-blanche-montreal-les-forges-de.html
English
"Trade axe demo, OABA & Les Forges de Montreal" (2014) https://www.reddit.com/r/Blacksmith/comments/1ka0wu/trade_axe_demo_oaba_les_forges_de_montreal/
2013
"Forging of a Biscayne Trade Axe - Edit" (2013) https://vimeo.com/75932417
"Les Forges de Mtl, nuit blanche 2013" (2013) https://vimeo.com/86751843
English
"Dwindling Canadian blacksmiths look to internet to preserve their trade" (November 25, 2013) https://www.wired.co.uk/article/forging-the-future