Recent changes in tax rules may provide greater refunds from charitable donations The Montrealer March 11, 2008 4488 The Franz Group serves investors as part of MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Inc. (This article discusses financial issues and uses fictitious names of people for illustrative purposes.) Last week we di...
Florida’s Amelia Island is a tiny paradise The Montrealer March 6, 2008 6467 Amelia Island wasn’t always the peaceful parcel of vacation land it is today. In fact, more than 300 years of see-saw battles occurred over ownership of this 13.5-mile-long sandbar now regarded as one of Florid...
Marianna Simeone The Montrealer March 1, 2008 11643 Many Montrealers know Marianna as a radio and television broadcaster. Her audiences feel that she is speaking directly to them as individuals – a rare and valuable commodity in that business. She has also been ...
Sunny Sanya is China’s tropical treasure The Montrealer February 22, 2008 5791 HAINAN ISLAND, CHINA. I’m on the other side of the world sitting across a dinner table from Tony Le Jun Jiang, winner of the 2006 Mr. China competition and second runner-up in the 2007 Mr. World contest. He glo...
RRSP contributions play an important role in tax planning and investment growth The Montrealer February 9, 2008 4515 The Franz Group serves investors as part of MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Inc. Often we’re asked for our opinion. Take for instance, the theoretical case of Steve and Rhonda. They are questioning their ...
Gran Bahia Principe Club Golden – five star luxury in the Dominican Republic The Montrealer February 3, 2008 4954 The Dominican Republic has become immensely popular with Canadians and Europeans because of the climate, beaches, and of course – the people. Montrealers who followed the Expos have fond memories of the many Do...
Eric Peterson – achieving success and maintaining a Canadian identity The Montrealer February 1, 2008 3557 Eric Peterson is performing at The Centaur Theatre in the award winning play Half Life. We caught up with him on a snowy Friday afternoon the day after opening night. Half Life was off to a good start, and had ...
Nicaragua A new travel frontier The Montrealer January 6, 2008 5635 People wanting more from a vacation than sunshine and beaches is a growing trend that bodes well for Nicaragua, the Central American country sandwiched between Honduras and Costa Rica. Late last year, together ...
Stuart Mclean – from Montreal West to The Vinyl Café The Montrealer January 1, 2008 9717 Canada’s most popular story teller visits with The Montrealer to discuss his path to becoming an award-winning humorist, author and broadcaster It’s along way from his boyhood years in Montreal West to becomi...
A winter break on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera The Montrealer December 8, 2007 6844 With Canadians ranking Mexico among their top three vacation spots, it's possible those travelling there this winter will be attracted by the Mayan Riviera, one of the country's more recent regions to blossom i...
