SUN YOUTH TIMELINE
Our history is that of the people who have been taking part in our activities over the last 68 years. Have you been a member of Sun Youth? Have you been touched by the organization in any way? Do you have memories you would like to share with us? Send us your stories and photos! We can’t wait to hear from you!
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2026 - Sun Youth inaugurates new home
More than 70 years after its founding, Sun Youth reached a historic milestone on June 16, with the official opening of its new
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2025 - We are moving
While our teams are currently enjoying a well-deserved break for the holiday season, an exciting milestone is on the horizon: the opening of our new building.
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2025 - Sun Youth Cofounder Sid Stevens Passes Away at Age 85
Montreal, August 17 — It is with deep sadness that Sun Youth announces the passing of its cofounder, Sid Stevens, on August 17,
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2024 - Groundbreaking Ceremony
After years of dreaming, questioning, planning, calculating, and yes, fundraising, Sun Youth celebrated this afternoon the official groundbreaking of its future home,
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2024 - The City of Montreal Celebrates Sun Youth’s 70th Anniversary
On June 18th, we had the immense honour of being welcomed to the Salle du Pin-Blanc by the Mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante
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2022 - Justin Trudeau visits Sun Youth
Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honorable Justin Trudeau visited Sun Youth Organization
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2022 - Sid Stevens receives the Ordre National du Québec
We are extremely proud to announce that Mr. Sid Stevens has received the Ordre National du Québec, the highest distinction awarded by the Government of Québec. The ceremony took place at the agora of the Reception Pavilion of the Parliament Building
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2021 - Opening of the Sun Youth Urban Garden!
June 5 was the opening of the Sun Youth urban vegetable garden at the organization’s warehouse in the Saint-Laurent borough.
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2019 - Looking Back on 65 Years of Sharing and Caring!
In 1954, Sid Stevens and the late Earl De La Perralle, along with a bunch of friends, founded what was to become Sun Youth.
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2018 - 34 Years for Sun Youth’s Bike Patrol!
The Bike Patrol will be emphasizing a sense of safety in the public spaces of the Greater Montreal area. For the 34th consecutive year
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2018 - Montreal Canadiens Congratulate Hornets Midget Football Team on Their Wins
The Sun Youth Hornets Midget football team had a great season, winning the Quebec Midget Football League
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2018 - Farewell, Earl!
The cofounder of Sun Youth Earl De La Perralle passed away on June 19th at the age of 73.
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2017 - United to Help Those in Need
On June 15th, 2017, many organizations gathered for the signature of the agreement on emergency measures.
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2013 - NBA at Sun Youth
BIG basketball excitement in store today as NBA bounces into Sun Youth!
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2011 - Justin Trudeau and Martin Cauchon lend a helping hand
At our 2011 Holiday Basket Distribution, Justin Trudeau, then Liberal MP for Papineau, and Martin Cauchon, former Liberal MP for Outremont, came...
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1998 - Ice Storm
Do you remember where you were at the beginning of January 1998? Sun Youth was there to help the many victims of...
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1997 - Jean Chrétien visits Sun Youth
As leader of the opposition, Jean Chrétien had promised Sid Stevens that he would be back when he became Prime Minister. Indeed,...
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1996 - Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Floods
In July 1996, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean was hit by an unprecedented natural disaster. The monster floods then destroyed everything in their path: dams, roads,...
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1995 - Sun Youth hosts the ISCPP conference
Did you know that Sun Youth hosted the 18th annual training symposium of the International Society of Crime prevention practitioners in 1995?...
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1988 - Wayne Gretzky honoured by Sun Youth
Wayne Gretzky doesn’t need any introduction. Known as “the Great One”, he is considered the best hockey player of all times and...
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1983 - Sun Youth helps change eviction laws in Montreal
Between 1968 and 1983, Zena Weishoff, aka “the Grey Lady”, was often seen roaming Saint-Laurent Blvd or standing outside Warshaw’s grocery store...
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1982 - First Distribution of Christmas Baskets
Our first Christmas baskets distribution was held between December 23 1982 and New Year 1983. That year, we helped 461 families with...
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1981 - The Sun Youth Singing Club
The Sun Youth Singing Club, circa 1981-1982, Baron Byng School, 4251 St-Urbain St. The musical instruments were kindly provided by Steve’s Music...
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1967 - Sun Youth in 4 phases (2/4)
In 1967, the year of Montreal’s Universal Exposition, Sun Youth moved its headquarters into a small building at the foot of Mount...
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1959 - The Clark Street Sun, witness of the technological innovations of its time
In The Clark St. Sun of July 1959, an ad by radio station CKVL describes the advantages of a new broadcasting method:...
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1958 - Our first Basketball Team
Sun Youth’s first basketball team was created in 1958. There was a girl on the team, Ann Kardassilaris (see 2nd picture). In...
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1958 - Politics and the 1958 federal elections in the CSS
On March 31, 1958, Canadians were called to the polls. Three days before the election, the Clark Street Sun was published. In...
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1957 - Clark Street Sun : Advocacy against segregation
In the right-hand column of this October 27, 1957 Clark Street Sun page, young collaborator David Goltzman offers a philosophical opinion piece...
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1957 - Youth Zone
Since its beginnings, Sun Youth has sought to fight against juvenile delinquency by offering young people interesting opportunities to thrive. In the...
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1957 - Opinion poll about Elvis Presley in The Clark Street Sun
In January 1957, the name of Elvis Presley was on everyone’s lips, and David Goltzman decided to submit an article on this...
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1956 - Medical News in The CSS
On the front page of the November 24, 1956 edition of The Clark Street Sun, it was reported that 9-year-old Allan Schwartz...
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1956 - The first Bicycle Safety Test
Sun Youth’s first Bicycle Safety Test was held at the Devonshire School Parking Lot (corner of Bagg and Clark) in May, 1956....
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1955 - The Clark Street Sun
Pearls can be found in the Clark Street Sun’s 35th edition of Friday, May 13, 1955, in which the young writers tell...
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1955 - Sid’s first CBC interview
From the very beginning, Sun Youth has placed a lot of importance on communications. Our founders always had at heart to report...
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1954 - Hockey, our first sport
In 1954, the founders of Sun Youth mostly thought of having fun. The funds raised by the Clark Street Sun were first...
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1954 - Jeunesse au Soleil en 4 temps (1/4)
Le journal The Clark Street Sun est créé en 1954 dans la cuisine des parents de Sid Stevens. Quelque temps après, les...
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1954 - The Clark Street Sun
To mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of our organization, we’d like to invite you to a weekly retrospective. Our first...
