Take Part in the Neighbourhood Festivities on June 7

(PL) - The Verdun Borough hereby wishes to remind residents that the

3rd edition of the neighbourhood festivities—called the Fête des voisins–-will take place on Saturday, June 7. If you would like to take this opportunity to organize festivities in your backyard, in your building or in your neighbourhood park, you may obtain the various promotional tools designed for these festivities (posters, flyers and invitations) at the following locations: Centre Marcel-Giroux 4501, rue Bannantyne, tel.: 514 765-7150 or Centre Elgar 260, rue Elgar, tel.: 514 765-7270.

Further details may be found on the Fête des voisins website www.fetedesvoisins.qc.ca). In particular, this site contains some handy tips on holding successful festivities.

The Fête des voisins originated in France and these festivities were first held there in 1999, spearheaded by Atanase Périfan, a municipal officer in a borough of Paris. The goal of this event is to create solidarity between neighbours in order to build more human cities. The idea was adopted in Québec by the Réseau québécois des Villes et Villages en santé. This organization has been promoting this event since 2006. Last year, 600 of these festive events were organized within the Fête des voisins in over 90 municipalities in Québec.

So what are you waiting for to join in the festivities?