Thomas Hall and Émilie Heymans will be honoured during the outdoor art exhibition

Thomas Hall lives in Pointe-Claire. He has been a member of the canoe club for many years and Émilie Heymans, from St-Lambert, has chosen to train with the Pointe-Claire diving club for a number of years.

On Saturday, September 6, at 2 :00 pm, Mr. Jean Chartrand from the CKAC radio station will host a short presentation on the outdoor stage of the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre when two artists from the Lakeshore Association of Artists will present to the two athletes a beautiful painting immortalizing their performance at the Olympic Games.

The West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped (WIAIH) and the Laskeshore Association of Artists will celebrate their long-standing partnership on Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7, 2008 with the fifthieth (50th) edition of their annual art exhibition and sale. The event will take place at the Stewart Hart Cultural Centre in Pointe-Claire.

The artists of the Lakeshore Association of Artists, in cooperation with the West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped, will invade the magnificient Stewart Hall Cultural Centre, located at 176 Lakeshore Road, along the bank of Lac St-Louis where a huge art exhibition and garden party will be held during the entire first week-end of September.

Some 5,000 people participate each year in this event considered to be unique in North America. Art lovers walk through the grounds of this beautiful site where more than 50 artists present their work and where visitors can also enjoy shows by local groups and artists. In case of rain, the event will take place inside the Cultural Centre.

All artists donate one third of their week-end sales to the West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped which plays an important role with handicapped people and their families in the area. Over the years, more than one million dollars have been donated by the artists to the WIAIH which offers numerous educational, leisure, accomodation and support services.

Visitors are also invited to relax on the Cultural Centre patio at the Tea Room. With a minor contribution, they can enjoy a snack and refreshments. They also have the chance to win of the many door prizes that include two paintings from the deceased and reknown painters John Collins and Ernest Heidersdof, and a sculpure created by Fred Parkinson.

To facilitate the access to the site, a shuttle service will be available from the Plaza Pointe-Claire parking lot located at the Autoroute 40 and St.John Boulevard intersection, from 10:00 am on both Saturday and Sunday.