A non-profit, the SDC (Society of Commercial Development) Plaza St-Hubert's mission is to promote commercial development and reputation of the Rue Saint-Hubert.In order to help retailers succeed in business, the Company promotes their interests and makes every effort to meet their needs. It is above all reinforce the central role of the street as the development of cultural, sustainable social and commercial. In doing so, it seeks to foster a sense of belonging and pride, both in shops among residents than among customers.more...See more text
Jonathan Roireau is the proud owner, with his wife, of Librairie Parenthèse, a bookstore in the St-Hubert Plaza that specializes in second-hand books.
After their first child was born in 2013, the couple opened the bookstore that same year with two goals in mind. The first was to balance their lives as young parents and workers. At the time, Jonathan's better half was working as a sous chef at a restaurant, and her working hours weren't compatible with the family life the couple wanted.
Jonathan, who had worked in a bookstore on Mount-Royal Avenue for seven years, says the couple's second motivation was to get involved in community life. "We opened in the Plaza because we live nearby, and we believe in living as part of a community, a village, a neighbourhood," says Jonathan.
Located on the Plaza Saint-Hubert, this dynamic neighbourhood bookstore not only offers used books and CDs but also advice and suggestions, courtesy of staff members who love everything related to books. Here, one can buy, sell, exchange and, above all, take one's time. The bookstore does not have an official website, but its Facebook page is very busy and awfully inviting!