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[Peppercorn1991]

Hey guys,

saw this on Facebook:

http://lechoderepent...qf4nzE.facebook

Translation:

The monument is no longer Celine

STEPHANE FORTIER
News - Posted April 4, 2012 at 10:38

For a week, passers have noticed that the famous ball in tribute to Celine Dion and installed at the entrance of the City of Charlemagne is no longer in its usual place.

The disappearance of the sphere is explained by the fact that the City will, in the coming weeks, the reconfiguration of this artery, this very busy intersection. But the sphere will she eventually replaced? "We're relieved. She was restored to its end of life. The structure of metal, especially. We will honor Celine Dion, but in another form, but the location and shape are not yet determined. It's likely that this tribute will be located not too far from where the ball was. Details will be disclosed later, "says Bernard Boudreau, General Manager of the City of Charlemagne. This sphere was originally completed in 2000 as part of the Flower of Montreal. The city had then made ​​a gift to the city of Charlemagne, who had restored a whole new look. "We made ​​a more significant work," says Boudreau. She greeted passersby and visitors ever since the entrance to the city side of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Repentigny.


What do you think guys?  

Its nice that they will be doing something new to show its Celine's home town, but im sure it would have being a piece of history for Celine fans

I am very interested to see what will be replaced

kev x

[angelil78]

The globe needed a lot of fixing so I understand they removed. But I would have thought they would fix it instead of replacing it.

[celine-rc]

Yes, I've been reading about this for the past few days. I wonder what they're planning to do when they're going to change things...

[caitlynceline56]

This makes me a little sad...I wanted to see that globe. Maybe I'll be able to visit the new monument someday!!

[Hilda]

rrr..that globe was looking rather tired wasnt it! haha but i loved the massive celine logo (love that logo) hope they do something with that again to scale that would be good - in gold or something?

[Matias]

Thanks God, that half of  a globe was hideous, looked like made out of paper mache!
Celine deserves better, specially in Canada

[Matej]

Celine's monument in Charlemagne was outdated, had many cracks inside and become unsafe. The new original creation, possibly a sculpture by artist Normand Forget will be installed and unveiled at the end of summer 2012.

[duri]

I like that old monument very much tru is that it need to be repaired anyway I m happy I could see it and take a photo im front of it so if there will be new one there will be a reason to visit Charlemange again.

[J-Man]

I completely agree with Tom, I didn't like the globe, but the logo was fab. I did like the fact that it was perfectly placed for fan photographs though. It wasn't there when I was in Charlegmagne for the millennium. So pity I missed out in seeing it. Can't wait to see what they eventually come up with.
Thanks Kev x

[Gwynne]

OMG this is such a shame, I've been living in Québec since August and I haven't had a chance to go to Charlemagne yet...I was going to head there just before going back to England at the beginning of May! </3 I'm so sad I won't get to take a photo with Céline! (Kind of...)

[celinemaniacaik]

Lets hope they make it better than it was before

[ferjaacu]

How will the new one look like??? I hope they do a better one, keeping that logo in it Thanks for the news Kev !!!

[Trami0501]

Celine Dion posters I saw this!

[puttybuddy]

It would have been nice to see the origional monument and get a photo with it but I would like to see something with Celine's name on it that is not rusty and falling apart. Something that repesents  Celine's hometown deserves better.

[Peppercorn1991]

Anyone know if anything has come of this yet?

kev x

[Gwynne]

Peppercorn1991, on May 6 2012, 03:31 AM, said:

Anyone know if anything has come of this yet?

kev x

I visited Charlemagne yesterday actually, and there's still nothing there!

[comingback]

http://www.journalde...e-a-charlemagne



Une campagne pour remettre le globe de Céline en place à Charlemagne

https://www.facebook...=message_bubble

[Celine Fan 77]

They mention the forum!

[dorfus]

Does anyone know if they ever replaced the sculpture in the end?

[celinesounds]

dorfus, on 29 December 2017 - 04:37 AM, said:

Does anyone know if they ever replaced the sculpture in the end?

maybe, the earth is flat

[RosieBarron]

dorfus, on 29 December 2017 - 04:37 AM, said:

Does anyone know if they ever replaced the sculpture in the end?

Was nothing there when I was in Charlemagne last year. I think they changed the road lay out and so the area where the globe was when I first went in 2011 is gone. Was also interesting seeing the building that has been built on the site of the Dion house. It's a very nice building but looks a bit out of place as it is noticeably a lot nicer that the others around it.

[dorfus]

RosieBarron, on 29 December 2017 - 09:07 AM, said:

Was nothing there when I was in Charlemagne last year. I think they changed the road lay out and so the area where the globe was when I first went in 2011 is gone. Was also interesting seeing the building that has been built on the site of the Dion house. It's a very nice building but looks a bit out of place as it is noticeably a lot nicer that the others around it.

That's actually a little sad. I would've thought they'd have done something big!

[nuts2you]

I was also there last yr, and notice that the globe was gone, It took us a while to find it,( Mamia dion house )