Living in Laval - La vie à Laval

Merry Pixmas
Originally uploaded by imapix
…and to all a good night.
See you in 2009!

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The Montreal Gazette’s Henri Aubin wrote this article about our mayor, admiring him for essentially making Laval as important and prominent a city as Montreal, not just be one of its suburbs, by being its champion among all levels of government and “getting things done.” Unlike what one would think about suburban sprawl, kudos must […]

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A few days ago Cat had the opportunity to meet Ms. Louise Lemay, a mortgage specialist with Scotiabank, serving Laval and the North Shore. It was VERY refreshing to meet a like-minded dynamic professional who, unlike many, has a positive outlook for our clients, and can think of financing in three-dimensional terms. We are also […]

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Spidy’s winter wonderland….

Originally uploaded by spidy69cc

…all taken in Montreal, uh, very recently.

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After reading this in the Gazette, and having listened to a mouthy Benoit Dutrizac tear into Marcel Tremblay on live radio yesterday, I couldn’t help but flash back to when we lived in Montreal last year, had a monster storm hit us, and I was stuck trying to get my car, buried under 4 feet […]

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Well, allow us to enlighten you.
Paraphrased directly from the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board:
Market classification
Balanced: Market where neither sellers nor buyers are favoured; sales volume steadily progressing over a long
period; prices increasing at or slightly above inflation.
Buyer’s: Market where buyers are favoured; surplus of listings; few sales; long listing periods; prices decreasing or
increasing […]

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November 2008 marks the beginning of a slow-down. Last month’s MLS® residential sales in the Montréal Metropolitan Area decreased by 31 per cent compared to November 2007, a 6 per cent decrease in year-to-date sales compared to the same period last year, according to the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB). While sales have decreased, […]

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Yes, we have one.
Turns out that it is conducted by a rather accomplished trombonist, Alain Trudel, who is also the principal conductor for CBC Radio’s Orchestra.
And as culture has become a key point in recent elections, why not support it during the holiday season? A couple of shows makes a perfect gift, and the […]

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can be found here.
Interesting read for a wet and slushy evening.
Source: La Mémoire du Québec

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Laval

Originally uploaded by kate053

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