Tremblant International Blues Festival – July 6 – 15 The Montrealer June 1, 2012 12008 This year, over and above blues, the most varied musical genres will be featured at the Festival: R & B, soul, classical rock, boogie woogie, and gospel. The Festival features more than 150 concerts on four...
Inspiring Young Girls To Learn Computer Technology The Montrealer June 1, 2012 7687 At just nineteen, Genevieve L’Esperance has already established herself as role model. It could be because she has her very own brand, Gen Inc. and a cool poster depicting her as a modern day Gladiator, with an...
The Jazz Festival signals Summertime in Montreal The Montrealer June 1, 2012 4402 The Montreal International Jazz Festival, recognized by Guinness as the world’s largest, has evolved into a celebration of music, with its roots in jazz and blues My first contact with live jazz came while I w...
Enjoying golf the Fairmont way The Montrealer June 1, 2012 8160 I recently had the pleasure of touring Le Diable and Le Géant, the two Station Mont Tremblant courses that are also offered in Fairmont Tremblant golf packages. Course Manager Gary Yee was my guide; and he shar...
Oliver Jones The Montrealer May 1, 2012 13219 Oliver Jones – a life in music Jazz pianist Oliver Jones has achieved international success as a jazz musician, and been recognized with the Order of Canada, The Order of Quebec, The Martin Luther King Jr. Awa...
VIA Rail – a better way to travel ‘the corridor’ The Montrealer May 1, 2012 11710 A journey that includes a hot meal accompanied by wine and concluded with chocolates and a liqueur is a fine way to travel from Point A to Point B. Make those ‘points’ Montreal to Toronto or Montreal to Quebec ...
Celebrity Eclipse: a beautiful ship and magnificent staff The Montrealer May 1, 2012 12026 Celebrity consistently earns the highest cruise industry guest satisfaction ratings Celebrity Cruises enjoys the highest satisfaction ratings in the cruise industry, and The Eclipse has earned the highest rati...
Liza Minnelli The Montrealer April 1, 2012 4835 The daughter of singer Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli was born into show business and has become of one the world’s greatest - and best loved superstars Liza Minnelli has won four Tony Awar...
Belgium – a foodie’s delight The Montrealer March 1, 2012 6932 Vacation time is not the time to think about diets. It’s time to enjoy life and splurge on calories. Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, is the perfect place to feast on real fool. You can dine, slurp and d...
Cost of Living – UP… Everything else – not so much The Montrealer March 1, 2012 4478 Q: It seems as if our cost of living is up, but not our incomes. Our monthly expenses are getting higher and we’re having to dip into savings to cover them. What are the best strategies to get back on track? An...