St-Henri Chronicles

St-HenriChroniclesis a collaboration between the Department of Journalism at Concordia University, and CBC Montreal.

Students in a graduate-level multimedia course were asked to find and produce original stories onSt-Henrifor their final class project.

• About the journalists

They spent the winter term developing these stories, and experimented with sound, pictures, video, infographics and maps to tell them.

Explore the neighbourhood through their reports below:

Three men and a micro-neighbourhood

ByKathryn Jezer-Morton

The Bloom brothers are riding St-Henri's gentrification wave. Just don't blame them for the rising rents.

Goalball: More than a sport

By Samuel Rancourt

Several Quebec athletes are vying for a spot on the national goalball team, which could mean a shot at competing in Rio at the 2016 Paralympics.

St-Henri reintegration programgives women new start

By Miriam Barchiln,Antoni Nerestant andAmie Watson

St-Henri is home to the province's only official reintegration program aimed at helping mothers who've had run-ins with the justice system.

TRAC workers improving life in St-Henri, 1 person at a time

ByChelsea Berne andOliviaJones

Everyday Stphanie walks the streets of St-Henri helping members of the community live a better life and combating the negative reputation that has tailed the neighbourhood for decades.

St-Henri's field of dreams

ByTim Lazier andKurt Weiss

A baseball renaissance is stirring in Montreal, fuelled in part by efforts to bring back a major league team.

Home of the Victrola: Hidden gem of St-Henri

ByFelicia Parrillo andKate Sheridan

Hidden away in the heart of St-Henri is the former RCA factory where Emile Berliner built some of the most famous inventions of the 20th century.

St-Henri'srailway and fences

ByJoseph Arciresi

Like many neighbourhoods in Montreal, St-Henri has a symbiotic relationship with the the rail line that runs through its middle. This project examines the condition of the fencing around the major railway that runs through the neighbourhood.