AT A GLANCE 2012 Action Plan 2007-2017 - Plan d´action 2007-2017

40 Years Ago at theBlue Bird — Wagon Wheel…We remember one of the worst tragedies of the 20 th Century inMontréal, the horrible night of September 1, 1972, when fire ravagedthe Blue Bird — Wagon Wheel on Union Street downtown.To mark the 40 th anniversary, Ville de Montréal honoured the deadand injured with the unveiling of a memorial in Phillips Square, notfar from where the café/bar stood.The 75-foot long black granite plaque, designed by architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque, is graven with the names of the 37 who diedin the fire. Later in the day, the event was remembered at MaryQueen of the World Cathedral in the annual mass dedicated tothose who gave their lives in the service of the Montréal FireDepartment. From there, firefighters and city officials marched toPhillips Square for a commemoration in the presence of friendsand families of the victims.38