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Last two surviving Dionne Quintuplets confirm visit to North Bay this summer
Linda Holmes 'At that event, there will be an unveiling of a plaque recognizing the birth of the Dionne Quintuplets as an historical event in Canadian history' Ed Valenti chair Dionne Quints Heritage Board It has been 20 years since the Dionne Quintuplets last visited...
It looks like Christmas at the recently moved Dionne Quints home
Chris Dawson 'It was just something we wanted to do and we thought needed to be done to make the home look like it really is a part of our community' For the first time in as long as anyone can remember there are Christmas lights up on the Dionne Quint's Home in North...
Birth home of Dionne quintuplets to be moved to new site in November
Angela Gemmill, CBC News The group soon to be in charge of the birth home of the Dionne quintuplets is making plans for the big move. In April, North Bay city council voted to move the family home — which currently sits along the Trans Canada Highway — to the...
Surviving Dionne sisters applaud council decision
John Kenney /Postmedia Network The two surviving Dionne quintuplets are applauding council's decision to keep their birth home in North Bay. In a statement provided Wednesday by family friend and spokesman Carlo Tarini, the surviving sisters – Annette and Cecile...
2 Survivors of Canada’s First Quintuplet Clan Reluctantly Re-emerge
Ian Austen NORTH BAY, Ontario — The tiny log house alongside the Trans-Canada Highway is easy to miss among the strip malls, fast-food outlets and car dealers. But 83 years ago, it was the eye of a publicity maelstrom because of a one-in-a-billion event: the birth of...
Museum co-operation key to Dionne relocation
Gord Young A special review committee of council will recommend the birth home of the Dionne Quintuplets be relocated near the Discovery North Bay Museum. But it's going to take the co-operation of the museum's board to make that happen. A meeting of the review...
Dionne Sister’s Spokesperson Disputes Comments Made By Councillor Mark King
Aaron Mahoney Councillor Mark King said on Tuesday night that through the surviving Dionne Quintuplet sister’s spokesperson, Carlo Tarini he’d been told the Dionne sisters wanted to see their home go to Ottawa. Carlo Tarini reached out to the Moose, and wanted to...
North Bay man petitions to save Dionne Quintuplets home: CBC News
A North Bay man has started a petition to save the Dionne Quintuplets' home. Jeff Fournier has collected 1800 signatures on a petition calling for the cabin to be designated a heritage building and re-opened as a museum. "The historical and cultural significance is...
Morning North with Markus Schwabe
That log cabin where the Dionne quintuplets were born has been a tourist attraction alongside the highway in North Bay for decades but its future is up in the air. Jeff Fournier started a petition to have the home designated a heritage building. Listen here:...