Living in Laval – La vie à Laval

…who is looking into cooking more at home. Some items of note at our house: We found these in blue and fuschia at Déco Découverte, and at Winners for about $15,00. And most of the awesome line of heavy duty cast iron cookware from Lodge, also at Déco Découvert, and at Ares Kitchen and Baking [...]

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A self-described former journalist in Canada had this to say after reading yet another headline about the state of Canadian real estate. (N.B. If you’re looking for a mention of the Montreal market in the article- don’t bother. There isn’t a mention of Quebec as a whole in it!) russ mcneil from Nanoose Bay, Canada [...]

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You know when you have those blah moments in the winter? Feel like a walk could help, but you don’t want to go outside? How’s that for some inspiration? I found this beautiful photo on Flickr. It was taken by the side of the Riviere des Milles Illes when it was flooded. Sure beats a [...]

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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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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 [...]

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A couple of us here at mar-vo took up Pilates as our preferred exercise of choice, and are glad that Laval has a good number of gyms to choose from! Cat prefers Inspiration Pilates in Chomedey. This a small and intimate place offering quickie (but effective!) floor mat sessions during lunch hour, challenging Reformer machines, [...]

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Catherine is hosting an open house this Sunday, June 8th, between 2 and 4 pm. This place is great- well-located, family-friendly, reasonably priced, and has all the features you can hope for. Check out www.immolaval.com and take a peek at this listing for more details. See you there!

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Space camp. My inner tomboy is having a fit. She is telling me space camp? Why didn’t WE go to space camp back in the ’80s? I try to tell her it probably had to do with the fact that Montreal was too busy nursing its hangover from the ’76 Olympics, and that the last [...]

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That’s the running tally taken by the Montreal Gazette this past Thursday, though by my math, it looks to be at least a couple hundred thousand more. Only in Quebec is it considered normal information, as normal as consulting the weather, to check out CAA’s list of where to find all gargantuous potholes, aka nids de poule, so [...]

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So it’s no big secret that mar-vo agent Catherine is getting married. Yes, it’s quite an adventure, going through noisy wedding trade shows, choosing the right DJ (“no, you canNOT play Baby Got Back”), bribing ring boys with promises of Lego if he just walks down the aisle like a little gentleman and doesn’t lose the [...]

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