Marlene Jennings – a lifetime of community involvement and public service experience now contributing to the Quebec Community Groups Network Peter Kerr December 9, 2020 714 Marlene Jennings has an extensive career in public service as a member of the Quebec Police Commission, an elected Member of Parliament, and several community groups. She served as a Trustee for the English Mon...
Serge Savard – Forever Canadien is a fine biography Peter Kerr November 13, 2020 649 Author Philippe Cantin chronicles Serge Savard’s rise to the pinnacle of hockey, his business interests, love of family and his integrity Serge Savard Forever Canadien is a great read; full of hockey stories ...
Fairmont Le Château Montebello and Fairmont Tremblant – a ‘local’ road trip Peter Kerr November 11, 2020 505 For people who want a restorative getaway that doesn’t involve airports and includes low density population centres; Fairmont Resorts have provided a popular solution during this past summer. The full-service F...
Lucinda Chodan – Editor, Vice-President Postmedia… and songwriter! Peter Kerr November 9, 2020 644 As Editor of the Montreal Gazette and Vice President – Editorial for Postmedia, Lucinda is the most senior female in Canada’s newspaper industry. But it was a surprise to learn that she’s also a songwriter whos...
Bakish Wealth – brothers Nick and Joe Bakish successfully mix investment and a social conscience Peter Kerr October 24, 2020 740 Montreal Success Stories Brothers Joe and Nick Bakish have built Bakish Wealth into a highly successful financial services practice that is popular with successful entrepreneurs, professors and medical profe...
Ladies’ Morning Musical Club – hosting their 129th Season Peter Kerr September 20, 2020 225 Like all other organizations dedicated to live music, the LMMC was stopped in its tracks last April, and was forced to cancel the remaining three concerts in their 2019/2020 season. Club president Constance Pat...
A combined passion leads to success in helping others Peter Kerr September 19, 2020 497 While they didn’t know each other as teenagers, Lynn MacNeil and Fadi Ephtimios had a similar curiosity and interest in money at a young age. Years before they met in wealth management, Lynn and Fadi were both ...
Duke Eatmon is “Mr. Entertainment” on CBC radio and television, and a whole lot more Peter Kerr September 16, 2020 1650 Duke Eatmon - Montreal broadcaster, teacher, musician and promoter combines a charismatic personality with a wealth of musical knowledge for his popular contributions to CBC radio and television Duke Eatmo...
L’Auberge Saint Gabriel serving Montrealers for 322 years Peter Kerr August 22, 2020 453 I recently met Marc Bolay the owner/operator of L’Auberge Saint Gabriel, constructed in 1688 by a retired French soldier who operated the business when the city limits extended to what we now call Old Montreal....
Graham Carr – President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University Peter Kerr August 20, 2020 794 A lifetime commitment to higher education and student development “I came here on a ten month contract thirty-five years ago and never left!” Such is Graham Carr’s deep-seated affection for the university that...
