JUNE 20 to 22, 2025
Outline of Events – Times TBD
FRIDAY JUNE 20
- Morning
– Guided Tour of Old Montreal – $35 per person (don’t miss it) - Afternoon
– Exclusive to SBCS… A visit to the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) for a private tour of the Barry Hoffman Collection – $15 per person (another don’t-miss) - Evening
– Reception and Show & Tell
SATURDAY JUNE 21
- Morning
– Business Meeting
– Swap Meet – in USD$ – Tables are available on the REGISTRATION FORM
FYI – Marty will be selling the last of the Fernando buildings - Afternoon
- Lunch and afternoon on your own. There are a multitude of things to see in Montreal.
Here are a few… - St-Michel Flea Market. A fabulous two-storey weekend Antique Market (Fri, Sat & Sun)
https://www.mapstmichel.com/en - Antique Row on Rue Notre Dame https://www.mtl.org/en/experience/antiquing-along-the-canal
- La Boutique du Collectionneur – A truly magical antique store on Rue St Laurent
- Tour St. Joseph’s Oratory – AND their gift shop!! https://www.saint-joseph.org/en/
- Book a tour of Habitat 67 – the amazing Moshe Safdi stacked housing built for Expo 67
https://www.habitat67.com/en/ - Try Montreal’s famous Smoked Meat & Poutine and their unique Montreal Bagels
- Experience the street life and the many Pedestrian-Only streets
…………..More to Come - Evening
- Banquet, Raffle & Auction
SUNDAY JUNE 22 – Time TBD
- Morning
- Visit the collection of Laurent Bouchard at his unique historical home in downtown
Montreal… Light refreshments will be served.
Our hotel is right at the Chinatown Gate, steps from the Old City & Notre Dame Cathedral.
We’re near the south end of St Lawrence (Rue St Laurent), a street with amazing history.
Walking north you’ll pass through many interesting neighborhoods, including the old Jewish neighborhood, home of the famous Schwartz’s Deli & their Montreal Smoked Meat sandwiches, and the haunts of Canadian author Mordechai Richler and Leonard Cohen
CONVENTION HOTEL
Hampton Inn by Hilton Montreal Downtown
$264.00 Canadian (approx. $185.00 USD) at todays rate
Free Hot Breakfast – Rooftop Pool – Special Parking Price $22.00/day
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Please book your rooms ASAP – No later than May 15, 2025
Please use this link
SBCS ROOMS 2025
Rooms are available at the convention rate from Tuesday June 17 thru Sunday June 22, 2025Remember…
- Special Convention Pricing for First-Timers – $100.00
(Open to ALL SBCS Members who have NEVER attended a convention)
This rate includes all tours, meals and the 2025 commemorative building. - Exchange Rate – your dollars are worth almost $1.40 Canadian (at today’s rate)
- Experience French culture where English is also spoken
- Bring your passports
- Take home a unique commemorative building of Montreal
- And More Surprises
Payment Instructions are on the REGISTRATION FORM
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