PRESS ROOM

Welcome to our press room!

Name : Bonhomme à lunettes (Philippe Rochette Opticien)
Founder : Philippe Rochette
Founded in 2007 (in Montréal)
Model : a community-based eyewear store with more than 80 locations in southern Quebec.
Prices : frames at $79. Prices for lenses depends on the prescription.
Impact : Nearly $2 million donated to community organizations in Québec.
Acknowledgments : prix de l’ASPQ, catégorie Affaires (2018) ; mention at the Assemblée nationale (2022) ; recommended by Protégez-Vous (2019 & 2023).
Media requests : jp@bonhommealunettes.org

La télévision communautaire TVC d’Argenteuil est venue rencontrer notre équipe au point de service de Lachute

Philippe was on passage à LP le midi au 104.7 en Outaouais to discuss our two new service locations in the area
Notre partenaire AIEM a invité Philippe à venir s’exprimer sur leur podcast. Une entrevue unique!

interview with Philippe on Lagacé le matin au 98.5FM to talk about Seeing better to succeed
Our colleague Charles-Etienne did an interview for Studio Saint-Jean
Video portrait by the good people of Quatre95 d’Urbania
Online mag La Converse took an interest in our role in helping marginalized people
Philippe gave an interview to Les Affaires about the price of glasses
Well-known magazine L'Actualité asked us: is it possible to keep your old frames?
Philippe was interviewed for Dans mon univers on CKVL 100,1FM

Le Droit talks about us and our new service points in Gatineau
Philippe was on 104.7 Outaouais to discuss our new service points in Gatineau
Journalist Mathilde Roy stopped by Débout les comiques on CKOI 96.9 to talk about the results of a customer survey by Protégez-Vous about the favourite spots to buy glasses
In Verdict Santé by Protégez-Vous, a new magazine focusing on health, a huge survey regarding Quebeckers' favourite places to buy classes
Are you paying too much for your glasses ? Philippe was a guest at l'Effet Normandeau on 98.5
Seeing beyond profits. That's the title of the report from À vois affaires with Pierre-Luc Zappa broadcasted on LCN, QUB and TVA

Philippe Rochette meets Philippe Cantin in a radio interview on 98.5FM
In Le Devoir, Philippe talks about our 15th anniversary and more
A cool article about us in the webzine Pivot
Bonhomme à lunettes at l’Assemblée nationale du Québec
When Philippe makes the front page of The Montreal Gazette
We welcomed Global Montreal after reaching the 1 million dollar milestone in donations to community organizations.
Philippe was a guest on Aaron Rand et Natasha Hall on CJAD
A mention of our 1 million milestone in Univers PME de La Presse
Noovo stopped by Carrefour populaire Saint-Michel to interview Philippe and Gino
Philippe does an English interview for Broadview magazine

Philippe meets Catherine Perrin on Du côté de chez Catherine on Ici Première
An article in Journal Métro to talk about our new service points in Rivière-des-Prairies, Saint-Laurent and Saint-Michel.

Some people keep saying to anybody who wants to listen that we don’t sell quality glasses. Yet, they are unable to explain why we were recommended by Protégez-vous in their 2019 survey. (see the correction here)
Do you really need it? When it comes to glasses, the answer is yes Philippe Rochette meets Pierre-Yves McSween for l’Indice McSween on Télé-Québec.

Philippe Rochette meets David Gutnik. A fascinating radio documentary radio on CBC.

Interview with Philippe for an episode of La Facture on Radio-Canada
Philippe wins the l’Association pour la santé publique (ASPQ) prize in the Business category. See his speech here.