Living in Laval – La vie à Laval

Venez nous visiter au 4308 rue Séguin, Fabreville, Laval, ce dimanche à 14h: View Larger Map

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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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This is the latest from the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board. Source: CIGM Île-des-Sœurs, le 9 décembre 2008 – Selon les données du système MLS®, la Chambre immobilière du Grand Montréal (CIGM) indique que le prix médian d’une maison unifamiliale dans la région métropolitaine de Montréal a augmenté de 6 % en 2008 par rapport à [...]

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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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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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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 [...]

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Nouveau pour 2009! Situé dans un voisinage jeune et homogène, ces maisons sont conçues pour la vie en famille! 3 Chambres à coucher, construit avec des matériaux de qualité, et avec un design moderne pour la mode de vie d’aujourd’hui.- façade en brique- fenêtres baie- grande cuisine idéale pour recevoir, avec ilôt – grandes chambres [...]

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…which is not exactly surprising to us. What *would* be surprising is that somebody reads this today amidst the Obama-mania going on right now. This headline just sums up that the market is healthy and active in Montreal and Laval, and there is no major reported slowdown in sales as is going on in other [...]

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