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1,098,294 potholes & counting…

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Check ça...where to go, what to see & do · Laval Neighbourhoods & Info · Montrealness · Not real estate related

Good news for Montreal’s cinematography crowd!

January 17th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s been awhile since I’ve personally come across any famous actors in Montreal. I think it has lot to do with the fact that I’ve been spending more time cocooning in Laval and less so at the supper clubs. But kudos are due to those who invested in Old Montreal in its infant […]

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Tags: Montrealness

Condo VENDU- Ïle-des-soeurs

January 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Well, kids, we finally did it. We got a condo outside of Laval up for sale. It is rather beautiful, I must admit. Laval has a lot of things going for it, but only Nuns’ Island is the type of place where you can live the suburban life, sans big box shopping, avec more […]

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Tags: Montrealness · Properties for Sale

Some useful advice for landlords-to-be

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Here at mar-vo, we like to keep up to date with what’s printed in the local papers. And when the papers publish a great series of well-researched articles that are real-estate-related, we let the world know that they should read it. This past spring, the Montreal Gazette ran a fantastic series on the ins and […]

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Tags: Crunching Numbers · Montrealness · Properties for Sale

Why I love my driveway

December 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Taken on the corner of Bourret Avenue & Lavoie, Montreal.

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Tags: Montrealness