We have over 140 schoolbags
, claims Guy Madore. Easy to believe, because three cupboards are filled with three-inch binders. Next to the printer, the overflow.
I haven’t placed them all yet because I have no more space
laughs Mr. Madore about his impressive collection. I would have had to have a whole other wardrobe.
Each artist has his school bag and the most publicized like Robert Paquette and Véronic Dicaire have four.
It’s not just newspaper articles, it’s our own photos that we take
he assures us showing us a capture of a young Damien Robitaille at the Festival du Loup in 2003 in Lafontaine.
In his collection, Guy Madore has not only newspaper articles, but photos he took during events.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Jimmy Chabot
After leafing through one of the viral video specialist’s binders, Guy Madore opens up Stef Paquette’s.
His trip to the Middle East is cited by many media, while the artist preferred to spend time in camel country
rather than receiving his Trille Or in person at the song gala of the Association of Song and Music Professionals.
” Before, we received all the newspapers [du Canada] because Pierrette worked at the Official Languages Commission. The others received them all, when he came to throw it away after a month, he gave the pile to Pierrette. »
At their residence, Guy and Pierrette went through the smallest articles to see if we were talking about one of theirs.
They discovered artists like Soir de Semaine and Jocelyne Baribeau in the newspapers L’Aurore boréale in the Yukon and La Liberté in Manitoba.
Since these musical discoveries, the artists of the West also have their schoolbags.
Cut, classify and collect: a way to connect with Pierrette
In 2020, Guy Madore lost his wife, Pierrette, a week before our fortieth wedding anniversary.
Since then life has thrown him a few other bumps, like the pandemic and the loss of his in-laws, but he continues to hang on. He feels closer to his beloved by scanning the arts and entertainment sections of local newspapers.
I try to spend 2 to 3 hours every three days
he said while taking care to put the cutouts of the Traveler in plastic bags to prevent it from yellowing.
In the absence of his wife, Guy Madore continues to cut out the latest articles from the newspaper Le Voyageur.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Jimmy Chabot
Due to the pandemic, Guy was unable to socialize with the performers or take pictures of them. I tried to watch all the virtual shows I could.
He thinks back with great emotion to that evening last April when he received the New Ontario award at the 49th Sudbury Night on the Pond.
There was someone up there watching me
he drops with a lot of tremolo in his voice. It’s been 8 years since they gave the award.
A collection that has historical value
After the death of his beloved, the calls to take possession of his collection began to return to Guy Madore.
” I am told that it is the only collection of archives of Franco-Ontarian artists. »
What will happen to this collection? Where will she be when Mr. Madore can no longer take care of her? He is already considering getting rid of them and donating them to the Center des archives of the University of Ottawa.
I didn’t put a date, I put a year. I had 67[ ans]. I will try to continue as long as possible.
This article by Robert Paquette is the first that the Madore clan has collected.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Jimmy Chabot
In the meantime, the finalist for the Prix Bâtisseur at the 2017 Trille Or Gala hopes to introduce Franco-Ontarian culture to a wider audience.
A class from Switzerland is also expected at his home.
The teacher wants them to discover cultures other than that of Quebec: he wants to introduce Franco-Ontarians to Switzerland
concludes a Guy Madore excited by his duty as a cultural facilitator.
Reference-ici.radio-canada.ca