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La
Nuit d'Or
Montréal
2006’s
Nuit
d’Or
gala brought
together 800
guests at the
magnificent
Chalet de
la Montagne,
perched high
atop Mount-Royal
and offering
a spectacular
view of the
city skyline.
The Mayor of
Montréal,
Mr. Gérald
Tremblay opened
the evening
with a moving
speech in favour
of inclusion
and invited
the business
community to
rally behind
the 1st
World Outgames.
“The 1st
World Outgames,”
he declared,
“represents
a chance for
all Montrealers
to send a message
to the entire
world and I
will be the
leading ambassador
for Montréal
2006.”
Ms.
Belinda Stronach,
federal Minister
of Human Resources,
Ms. Line Beauchamp,
Québec
Minister of
Culture and
Communications,
and the Honourable
Senator Lucie
Pépin
were among the
many political
and business
figures in attendance,
who also included
the Head of
the federal
Bloc Québécois
party, Mr. Gilles
Duceppe.
After
the Outgames,
the Québec
gay Chamber
of Commerce
(la Chambre
de Commerce
gaie du Québec
or CCGQ) and
the Fondation
Émergence
have expressed
their intention
of carrying
on the tradition
of these benefit
evenings.
The
Outreach Programme
This
gala evening,
along with fundraising
activities in
the Village
raised $80,000
for Montréal
2006’s
Outreach bursary
programme. The
results of the
three annual
fundraisers,
the Nuit
d’Or
(Gold) in 2005,
the Nuit
d’Argent
(silver) in
2004 and the
Nuit de
Bronze
(bronze) in
2003, raised
$205,000 which
will allow 250
people, to be
selected in
the coming months,
to receive free
registrations
for the 1st World
Outgames and
free lodging
during their
stay in Montréal.
Rendez-Vous
dans le Village
The
third edition
of the Rendez-Vous
in the Village,
organised 11
months before
the 1st
World Outgames
Montréal
2006 was a great
success from
start to finish.
More than 45,000
Montrealers
came down to
the Village,
where Sainte-Catherine
Street was closed
to automobile
traffic for
the event, to
take part in
activities spread
out over two
days.
Complete
press Release
here >>
Thank
you!
The
1st
World Outgames
team would like
to send out
a special thank
you to the numerous
volunteers who
made an enormous
contribution
to the success
of last weekend’s
events, and
also to all
Montrealers
who joined us
in such large
numbers in the
Village throughout
the weekend.
Our
guests!
The 1st
World Outgames
and GLISA organised
a week of activities
during the RENDEZ-VOUS
D'OR.
Guests
from around
the world visited
Montréal
and took part
in the Inaugural
Delegate Congress
from 30 August
to 2 September.
At the same
time, from 1
to 3 September,
the Scientific
Committee
of the International
Conference
on LGBT rights
hold its second
meeting to finalise
the official
conference programme
for next year.
As well, about
numerous Team
Leaders and
international
journalists
enjoyed this
year’s
Rendez-Vous.
Click
here to consult
our guests'
list >>
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