Dawn Tyler Watson brings her high energy vocal performances and dynamic stage presence to the blues Peter Kerr January 21, 2022 2566 Winner of a JUNO Award for her most recent album, Mad Love and multiple Maple Blues Awards, Dawn Tyler Watson and The Ben Racine Band recently won the prestigious International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenne...
Dr. Joe Schwarcz – Director of The McGill Office for Science and Society – “Separating myth from science” Peter Kerr December 17, 2021 3920 Dr. Joe Schwarcz has been making chemistry popular for 40+ years. He’s also an accomplished magician, loves Broadway musicals and is an avid sports fan. When first interviewed by The Montrealer in 2007, Dr. ...
Dr. Donald Vinh – Montreal physician and world-renowned researcher contributes to the fight against COVID-19 Peter Kerr December 1, 2021 5973 Dr. Donald Vinh is a talented medical researcher and practicing physician who is recognized as one of North America’s leading epidemiologists. In 2020 Dr. Vinh was the Canadian lead researcher who identified a ...
Linda Leith – a lifelong love of literature that has led to several careers in writing Peter Kerr October 10, 2021 2312 Linda Leith – is having a busy year, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of her publishing company, being awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada, the publication of her novel, The Girl From Dream City and publ...
Catherine Verdon-Diamond is a rising star at CBC television in Montreal Peter Kerr September 13, 2021 3461 Catherine followed a circuitous but rapid path to her current roles of Weather Specialist and acting host of Our Montreal. Her natural effervescence and self-assurance have made her a ‘natural’ in front of the ...
MANDY’S – founded by sisters Mandy and Rebecca Wolfe, their healthy-eating salad-bar restaurants have become a Montreal favourite Peter Kerr August 14, 2021 7430 What started out as a salad bar/café in the back half of a clothing boutique in 2004, has blossomed into a business with eight locations and over four hundred employees. It took four more years before Mandy and...
Sam Watts – his fresh approach as CEO brings client-centered services to Welcome Hall Mission Peter Kerr July 12, 2021 3148 Sam Watts enjoyed a successful business career, primarily as a consultant in the pharmaceutical industry before being recruited to become the CEO of the Welcome Hall Mission. His combination of business acumen ...
Groupe Park Avenue: Insights from one of Montreal’s most successful car dealers Peter Diekmeyer June 6, 2021 5365 Norman John Hébert, COO of Groupe Park Avenue, is leading a rare effort: transferring a family business to third generation management. Hébert father and son enjoy workingtogether and maintaining the family’s...
Joe Ortona: New EMSB Chair stands up for the Anglophone community Kristin McNeill May 10, 2021 3675 Spring has been particularly busy for the chair of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB), Joe Ortona. Since assuming office in September 2020, he has become a much sought-after community leader by the media ...
Barry F. Lorenzetti – founder of BFL Canada, the nation’s largest independent insurance broker Peter Kerr April 3, 2021 12214 From a modest beginning growing up in Montreal’s Ville Emard district, Barry Lorenzetti has built BFL Canada into a $1.5 billion dollar insurance brokerage with twenty-one offices across Canada and internationa...
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