{"id":28659,"date":"2025-12-15T12:43:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/celebration-du-25e-anniversaire-du-crir-une-soiree-memorable-27-novembre-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:06:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:06:35","slug":"celebration-du-25e-anniversaire-du-crir-une-soiree-memorable-27-novembre-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/celebration-du-25e-anniversaire-du-crir-une-soiree-memorable-27-novembre-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating CRIR\u2019s 25th Anniversary: A Memorable Evening | November 27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An evening filled with smiles, memories, and friendship: that\u2019s what marked CRIR\u2019s 25th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On November 27, more than 80 people gathered at the Institut de r\u00e9adaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montr\u00e9al for the 29th Annual General Meeting and a get-together evening to celebrate our 25th anniversary.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What a joy to reconnect with members, partners, and colleagues past and present to share and celebrate this important milestone for CRIR!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This warm evening featured the presentation of the six towers of the exhibition \u2018Together for an Inclusive Future\u2019<\/em><\/a>, alongside researcher and student mediators, as well as the announcement of CRIR\u2019s new historical page<\/a>. Presented as a timeline, this page retraces the major stages of our transformation and highlights the key moments that have shaped our identity.<\/p>\n

Participants were delighted to hear the memories shared by some of CRIR\u2019s founders (Robert Forget, CRIR Scientific Director from 2000 to 2009, and Alain Lefebvre, Executive Director of the Lucie-Bruneau Rehabilitation Center<\/strong>), who spoke with emotion about what motivated them, at the turn of the 2000s, to create a rehabilitation research center.<\/p>\n

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Discover this<\/strong> new historical page<\/a>,<\/strong> which also showcases the journey of five inspiring leaders who shaped CRIR\u2019s identity and influence from 2000 to 2025. <\/strong>Their vision, passion, and commitment helped grow our scientific community and push the boundaries of rehabilitation research. Today, CRIR is one of the largest rehabilitation research centers in Canada!<\/span><\/div>\n

Our sincere thanks to:
\n<\/span><\/strong>\u2728\u00a0Robert Forget (2000-2009)<\/a>
\n\u2728\u00a0Eva Kehayia (2000-2020)<\/a>
\n\u2728\u00a0Bonnie Swaine (2009-2020)<\/a>
\n\u2728\u00a0Philippe Archambault (2020-present)<\/a>
\n\u2728\u00a0Claudine Auger (2020-present)<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Robert\"Eva\u00a0\"Bonnie\u00a0\"Philippe\u00a0\"Claudine<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Forget-B\u00e9langer INNOVATION SUPPORT\u00a0Scholarship<\/h4>\n
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This evening also marked the official launch of the new Forget-B\u00e9langer Innovation Support Scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0and the announcement of its first recipient:<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Congratulations to Genevi\u00e8ve Lamoureux <\/span>\u2013 Winner of the 2025 <\/span>Forget-B<\/span>\u00e9langer<\/span> Innovation Support Scholarship\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Genevi\u00e8ve Lamoureux
\n<\/strong>PhD Candidate, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Sciences, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al
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Genevi\u00e8ve Lamoureux is the first recipient of the Forget-B\u00e9langer Innovation Support Award, thanks to an outstanding application and proposal. This award was granted to her because she embodies the excellence and innovation we strive to foster within our community.<\/p>\n

With this award, Genevi\u00e8ve will develop training tools to help journalists, screenwriters, directors, and other media professionals better represent stuttering and include people who stutter in front of the camera and microphone. The content of these tools is based on her participatory doctoral research conducted in collaboration with the media industry and people who stutter.<\/p>\n

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An evening finale full of laughter and memories thanks to the photo booth<\/h4>\n

After the exchanges and highlights of the event, the evening ended on a joyful and spontaneous note. In front of the photo booth backdrop, participants had fun striking playful poses, laughing out loud, and creating unforgettable memories. These moments of togetherness marked the close of the gathering, leaving behind snapshots full of life and emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We sincerely thank each and every one of you who contributed to writing our beautiful story and building the CRIR family.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThanks to you, CRIR shines!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

Your commitment, your interdisciplinary initiatives, the strength of our partnerships, and the continuous evolution of our governance structures are pillars that allow us to go further\u2014together. These assets inspire us to push the boundaries of rehabilitation research to improve the quality of life for people living with physical disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, we warmly thank Clo\u00e9 Rodrigue, Co-Chair of CRIR\u2019s Governance Committee and Director of Research and Innovation at CISSS de la Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie-Centre and the Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, for her dynamic and warm hosting that brought this memorable evening to life, as well as our financial partners for making this event possible: CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and McGill University.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Here\u2019s to another 25 years of collaboration and innovation to build an ever more inclusive future!<\/span><\/div>\n

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With all our gratitude,<\/span>
\nThe CRIR Direction and Administrative Team<\/span><\/div>\n

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