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Le sort de la maison où sont nées les quintuplées Dionne est maintenant connu

Le sort de la maison où sont nées les quintuplées Dionne est maintenant connu
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Une décision a été prise mardi soir sur le sort de la maison du nord-est de l'Ontario où sont nées les quintuplées Dionne.

Le conseil municipal de North Bay a adopté les recommandations d'un comité appelant à conserver dans la ville la maison et ce qu'elle contient, tout en la déménageant dans un secteur riverain.

Le comité spécial d'examen a été créé plus tôt cette année à la suite d'un tollé sur la proposition de déménager la maison dans une autre localité et de remettre ce qu'elle contient à des musées et des universités.

Les jumelles Dionne
Stan Guignard stands outside former home of Dionne quintuplets that he bought and turneed into a mus(01 of18)
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CANADA - JUNE 06: Stan Guignard stands outside former home of Dionne quintuplets that he bought and turneed into a museum. Buggies were theirs. (Photo by Pat Brennan/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Pat Brennan via Getty Images)
The world's only quintuplets, five miracle babies of Canada who have their own hospital, road and railway - 8-September-1934(02 of18)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 19: The world's only quintuplets, which were born to Mrs Oliva Dionne, 25 year old wife of a French-Canadian farmer living near Corbeil, Ontario, are all alive and are all making steady progress. The birth of the babies is regarded as a modern miracle. All girls, they have been named, Marie, Emelie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne. The Canadian Government is so proud of these tiny citizens that a special hospital has been provided for them. The rough road leading to the Dionne home has been made smooth and a special railway line with a temporary station has been provided so that supplies of mother's milk can be carried to the farm from long distances. The children are kept in special incubators and bathed in oil, and so delicate are they that no one is allowed to approach unless wearing surgeon's white robe and mask. (Photo by Planet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images) (credit:Planet News Archive via Getty Images)
The world's only quintuplets, five miracle babies of Canada who have their own hospital, road and railway - 8-September-1934(03 of18)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 19: The world's only quintuplets, which were born to Mrs Oliva Dionne, 25 year old wife of a French-Canadian farmer living near Corbeil, Ontario, are all alive and are all making steady progress. The birth of the babies is regarded as a modern miracle. All girls, they have been named, Marie, Emelie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne. The Canadian Government is so proud of these tiny citizens that a special hospital has been provided for them. The rough road leading to the Dionne home has been made smooth and a special railway line with a temporary station has been provided so that supplies of mother's milk can be carried to the farm from long distances. The children are kept in special incubators and bathed in oil, and so delicate are they that no one is allowed to approach unless wearing surgeon's white robe and mask. (Photo by Planet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images) (credit:Planet News Archive via Getty Images)
The world's only quintuplets, five miracle babies of Canada who have their own hospital, road and railway - 8-September-1934(04 of18)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 19: The world's only quintuplets, which were born to Mrs Oliva Dionne, 25 year old wife of a French-Canadian farmer living near Corbeil, Ontario, are all alive and are all making steady progress. The birth of the babies is regarded as a modern miracle. All girls, they have been named, Marie, Emelie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne. The Canadian Government is so proud of these tiny citizens that a special hospital has been provided for them. The rough road leading to the Dionne home has been made smooth and a special railway line with a temporary station has been provided so that supplies of mother's milk can be carried to the farm from long distances. The children are kept in special incubators and bathed in oil, and so delicate are they that no one is allowed to approach unless wearing surgeon's white robe and mask. (Photo by Planet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images) (credit:Planet News Archive via Getty Images)
The world's only quintuplets, five miracle babies of Canada who have their own hospital, road and railway - 8-September-1934(05 of18)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 19: The world's only quintuplets, which were born to Mrs Oliva Dionne, 25 year old wife of a French-Canadian farmer living near Corbeil, Ontario, are all alive and are all making steady progress. The birth of the babies is regarded as a modern miracle. All girls, they have been named, Marie, Emelie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne. The Canadian Government is so proud of these tiny citizens that a special hospital has been provided for them. The rough road leading to the Dionne home has been made smooth and a special railway line with a temporary station has been provided so that supplies of mother's milk can be carried to the farm from long distances. The children are kept in special incubators and bathed in oil, and so delicate are they that no one is allowed to approach unless wearing surgeon's white robe and mask. (Photo by Planet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images) (credit:Planet News Archive via Getty Images)
The world's only quintuplets, five miracle babies of Canada who have their own hospital, road and railway - 8-September-1934(06 of18)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 19: The world's only quintuplets, which were born to Mrs Oliva Dionne, 25 year old wife of a French-Canadian farmer living near Corbeil, Ontario, are all alive and are all making steady progress. The birth of the babies is regarded as a modern miracle. All girls, they have been named, Marie, Emelie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne. The Canadian Government is so proud of these tiny citizens that a special hospital has been provided for them. The rough road leading to the Dionne home has been made smooth and a special railway line with a temporary station has been provided so that supplies of mother's milk can be carried to the farm from long distances. The children are kept in special incubators and bathed in oil, and so delicate are they that no one is allowed to approach unless wearing surgeon's white robe and mask. (Photo by Planet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images) (credit:Planet News Archive via Getty Images)
The world's only quintuplets, five miracle babies of Canada who have their own hospital, road and railway - 8-September-1934(07 of18)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 19: The world's only quintuplets, which were born to Mrs Oliva Dionne, 25 year old wife of a French-Canadian farmer living near Corbeil, Ontario, are all alive and are all making steady progress. The birth of the babies is regarded as a modern miracle. All girls, they have been named, Marie, Emelie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne. The Canadian Government is so proud of these tiny citizens that a special hospital has been provided for them. The rough road leading to the Dionne home has been made smooth and a special railway line with a temporary station has been provided so that supplies of mother's milk can be carried to the farm from long distances. The children are kept in special incubators and bathed in oil, and so delicate are they that no one is allowed to approach unless wearing surgeon's white robe and mask. (Photo by Planet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images) (credit:Planet News Archive via Getty Images)
The world's only quintuplets, five miracle babies of Canada who have their own hospital, road and railway - 8-September-1934(08 of18)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 19: The world's only quintuplets, which were born to Mrs Oliva Dionne, 25 year old wife of a French-Canadian farmer living near Corbeil, Ontario, are all alive and are all making steady progress. The birth of the babies is regarded as a modern miracle. All girls, they have been named, Marie, Emelie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne. The Canadian Government is so proud of these tiny citizens that a special hospital has been provided for them. The rough road leading to the Dionne home has been made smooth and a special railway line with a temporary station has been provided so that supplies of mother's milk can be carried to the farm from long distances. The children are kept in special incubators and bathed in oil, and so delicate are they that no one is allowed to approach unless wearing surgeon's white robe and mask. (Photo by Planet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images) (credit:Planet News Archive via Getty Images)
Dionne Sisters in Their Flower Shop(09 of18)
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(Original Caption) Marie Dionne opens flower shop. Montreal, Canada: Marie Dionne, one of the four remaining Dionne quintuplets opened a flower shop in Montreal today which is named after her late sister, Emilie, who died in August 1954. On hand for a private preview of the shop which will be called 'Salon Emilie' were Marie's quintuplet sisters. Here from left are: Annette; Yvonne; Cecile and Marie. Marie and Emilie had shared an interest in flowers dating back to the time they had cultivated school yard gardens at Callender, Ont., when they were children. This is the first business venture planned by any of the quintuplets since they attained control of $250,000 each on their twenty-first birthday last May 28. (credit:Bettmann via Getty Images)
Surviving Dionne Quintuplets Stand by Sister Emilie's Casket(10 of18)
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(Original Caption) Silent Farewell to Emilie. Callander, Ontario. The four surviving Dionne quintuplets Cecile, Marie, Yvonne, and Annette (left to right), stand with sorrow-laden faces beside the bier of their beloved sister-quint Emilie in a silent farewell just before the funeral yesterday. This is the first photo of the quintuplets since the death of Emilie at St. Agathe, Quebec, last week. It is also the first time Marie has been photographed since she left the convent where she was a postulant. (credit:Bettmann via Getty Images)
Dionne Sisters Kneeling in Front of Casket(11 of18)
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(Original Caption) Final Farewell to Emilie. Callander, Ontario: The four surviving Dionne quintuplets are shown kneeling in prayer beside the casket of their quint-sister Emilie before funeral services yesterday. From left are Annette, Yvonne, Marie, and Cecile. Emilie was buried in a tiny country cemetery not far from the home where the quints grew up. (credit:Bettmann via Getty Images)
Oliva Dionne Attending His Daughter's Funeral(12 of18)
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(Original Caption) Oliva (Papa) Dionne and his wife (left) are shown with their youngest son, Claude, as they stood with sorrow laden faces beside the grave of their daughter, Emilie, one of the famous quintuplets during the burial yesterday in the little cemetery five miles from the house where the quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934. Emilie died last Friday at St. Agathe, Quebec, of a combination of epileptic strokes and congestion. (credit:Bettmann via Getty Images)
Dionne Family Leaving Their Home(13 of18)
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(Original Caption) Members of the Dionne family are shown leaving their home here to attend the burial of Emilie, one of the famous Dionne quintuplets, who died at St. Agathe, Quebec, last week of a stroke. From left: son Ernest; Mrs. Oliva Dionne; son Claude; daughter Rosemarie; Oliva Dionne and son Daniel. (credit:Bettmann via Getty Images)
Yvonne, Annette, and Cecile Dionne Grieving(14 of18)
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(Original Caption) St. Bruno, Quebec: The three surviving Dionne Quintuplets, left to right, Yvonne, Annette, and Cecile as they are seen at the burial site of their sister Marie who died February 24, of apparent natural causes. The Dionne sisters were the first quintuplets in the world to survive to maturity. They were born May 28th, 1934. (credit:Bettmann via Getty Images)
Final farewell. The three surviving Dionne Quintuplets. (left to right) Yvonne; Annette and Cecile;(15 of18)
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CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Final farewell. The three surviving Dionne Quintuplets. (left to right) Yvonne; Annette and Cecile; now 45; stood expressionless during the funeral of father Oliva Dionne from whom they'd been estranged for years. With the graveside service in the northern Ontario village of Corbeil over; they barely smiled as friends they n't seen for 10 years approach to offer sympathies. The quints blamed their fa for the notoriety that haunted them. (Photo by John Mahler/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:John Mahler via Getty Images)
Yvonne (L), Audette (C) and Cecil (R) Dionne hold(16 of18)
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MONTREAL, CANADA - OCTOBER 2: Yvonne (L), Audette (C) and Cecil (R) Dionne hold up a copy of their autobiography, 'Secrets de Famille' during a book party in Montreal 02 October. They are the three surviving sisters of the world famous Dionne quintuplets. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read ANDRE PICHETTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDRE PICHETTE via Getty Images)
Dionne Quintuplets - 1971...(17 of18)
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CANADA - MARCH 01: Dionne Quintuplets - 1971 (Photo by Peter Power/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Peter Power via Getty Images)
Dionne Quintuplets - 1971...(18 of18)
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CANADA - MARCH 01: Dionne Quintuplets - 1971 (Photo by Peter Power/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Peter Power via Getty Images)

Les deux soeurs toujours vivantes, Cécile et Annette Dionne, figuraient parmi les opposants à la proposition. Les deux femmes ont écrit une lettre aux conseillers, soutenant qu'il y a une "obligation morale" à protéger la maison pour sa valeur historique.

Les soeurs âgées de 82 ans, qui résident désormais à Montréal, font valoir que leur parcours a placé la ville d'environ 54 000 habitants sous les projecteurs du monde entier et rappellent à quel point "la société et les politiciens peuvent parfois contourner les règles".

Les quintuplées Dionne sont nées en 1934 - les premières à survivre plus que quelques jours. Le gouvernement de l'Ontario les a soutirées à leurs parents pour les placer dans un hôpital spécial où elles ont passé les neuf premières années de leur vie, et où elles ont servi d'attraction touristique ayant engrangé environ 500 millions $ dans le trésor provincial.

La maison de naissance des quintuplées a été achetée par la Ville de North Bay et amenée dans le secteur à partir de la localité de Corbeil, en Ontario, en 1985, avant d'être transformée en musée dédié à l'histoire de la famille.

Le musée n'est plus accessible au public depuis que la Chambre de commerce de la ville a cessé de l'exploiter en 2015.

Le comité d'examen récemment constitué a suggéré de réinstaller la maison sur le territoire de North Bay.

Il a recommandé d'utiliser les recettes de la vente du terrain sur lequel la maison se trouve pour financer le déménagement, la préparation des fondations et un paysagement de base, à un coût évalué entre 112 000 $ et 146 000 $.

Le comité propose aussi que la Ville collabore avec l'organisme communautaire des Amis de la maison Dionne pour établir un accord sur l'exploitation de la maison, avec l'objectif de l'incorporer comme une organisation à but non lucratif.

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