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A new business with a different flavour
Instead of the usual mindless consumption of the holiday season, seven entrepreneurs have taken upon themselves to offer an alternative for those on a tight budget.
Article online since November 21st 2008On Nov 29, the day of the Ste Anne de Bellevue Christmas Parade, the Grand Orme Cooperative, an eco-friendly general store with several equal partners and potential members, will open its doors to Ste Anne village at large. The two who spearheaded the project, Veronique Vendette and Valerie...
Chamber of Commerce celebrates 30th anniversary
It would be difficult to tell the West Island Chamber of Commerce held their lavish 30th anniversary gala yesterday night in what amount to a warehouse in the industrial park of Ville St. Laurent.
Article online since November 14th 2008Surrounded by walls covered in elegant, rippled white drapes, a minimalist but stylish bar, and tall screens and posters projecting the history of the Chamber, current president David J. Pecho recalled the conditions under which it was originally founded in his speech to several members,...
A different approach to fitness
Article online since November 12th 2008Three years ago Steve Frischman was a business executive, running his own high-tech consulting company, with relatively little concern for his health. He played hockey three times a week and felt that was sufficient physical activity. It was only after he attended a family gathering and his...
Local business owner gets his game on
Article online since October 31st 2008Raffy Boudjikanian raffy.boudjikanian@transcontinental.ca A glance at the well-adorned wall of colourfully packaged games on the left-hand side of the Aux Jeux store shows that board games have indeed evolved far and wide since the heydays of Monopoly and Risk. Games based on hot movie...
IGA opens new store in Pointe Claire
Article online since October 27th 2008It's been a long time coming for an IGA store near the Highway 40/St. John's Blvd. intersection in Pointe Claire, owner Todd Beck said, but it was well worth the wait. "Sobeys had been looking at this site for more than five years, and IGA has been underdeveloped in Quebec for years, so...
Other News ( 38 to 52 of 52 )
- MiB to host health and wellness event ( November 28th 2007 )
- Bra-making classes fun and practical ( November 22nd 2007 )
- Pharma giant lands in Kirkland ( November 20th 2007 )
- Pointe Claire plant gets $1.5 million boost from Ottawa ( November 19th 2007 )
- Home resales a boom for overall economy: study ( November 8th 2007 )
- Merchants association to start again ( October 31st 2007 )
- One tool; thousands of exercises ( October 18th 2007 )
- Hobby turns into book launch ( October 10th 2007 )
- Two heads are better than one ( October 9th 2007 )
- Capturing the essence of your ‘best friend’ ( October 4th 2007 )
- Bodhi helps bring harmony to corporate bodies ( September 26th 2007 )
- Avon calling in Pointe Claire ( September 18th 2007 )
- Speed-training facility gives you more Velocity ( August 9th 2007 )
- Getting executives back on their feet ( January 17th 2007 )
- Kirklander helps Montreal economy stay afloat ( January 17th 2007 )
Montréal Express
- # 1 : Pour faciliter l'accès et la sortie des passagers des voitures de métro:
- # 2 : Fermeture du tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine
- # 3 : Le stress et l’endettement : un mélange explosif pour la santé!
- # 4 : Élyse Marquis sort avec les fumeurs
- # 5 : Des personnalités liront une histoire au public
- # 6 : « La perte du Grand Prix du Canada n’est pas la fin du monde » pour Montréal » - Alain Simard, président de Spectra
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