Sophia (5) and a few of her friends from Burlington, Ontario, are the new proud owners of teddy bears such as the one pictured. Each wears a lovely hand painted t-shirt, and came with a wishing card from another child.

Thanks to an awesome sponsorship from Visit.Org that made this possible. We have a few more bears to give in the new year.

What sets Sophia apart is that she and her mom are contributors of new items to our collection. Sophia art will be online sometime in January.

Our website has a new home page that features many of our collection items.

This is just the first step in updating the visual and functionality of the site, so it reflects current trends in web design.

By January, the site will reach over 1M hits and 50K unique visitors in 2025. Stay tuned!

It's summer vacations in Brazil. The project that started in September will resume in February.

Take a moment to appreciate the several drawings and poems in Portuguese on the dedicated web page. They speak sincerely of identity, friendship, love of life and nature.

Mathieu made this mix media Garland more than twenty years ago. The felt figures are glued to a sting of wool, and he used markers for the drawing. I It is part of the Gisèle Dallaire fonds, in our collection.

Incorporated in 2018, CDIC-CIDE is a member of the Archives Association of Ontario, and Volunteer Canada.