McGuigan Pepin Westmount Blog

Summer is here... time for strawberry's jam!

Joan McGuigan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:47:30 -0500

If you go to the market, it's time to buy some good fresh strawberries. I suggest you try our delicious and so easy to do recipe: Mama Betty's Strawberry Jam

Home Inspection � A MUST Before Purchasing

Joan McGuigan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:21:15 -0500

Buying a home is one of the most important – and expensive – purchases you will make! GIVE YOURSELF PEACE OF MIND – GET A PROFESSIONAL HOME INSPECTION!KEEP THESE IMPORTANT ‘HOME INSPECTION’ POINTS IN MIND:• Think of a Home Inspection as a ‘fact-finding mission’! • It’s a big step towards telling you everything you need to know about the...

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3 Great Recession Busters!

Joan McGuigan — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:48:51 -0500

Summer is coming! Okay, so maybe the economy is lagging, but there's no reason why WE have to be! HERE ARE 3 GREAT RECESSION BUSTERS!1/ REORGANIZE YOUR HOME!It's a fact: when your surroundings are calm and organized, your mind is calm and organized!Get rid of 10 things you don't wear/use/need! - give them to charityMake paper your slave - not your master! Use coloured folders for important papers and a shredder for the...

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Choeur des enfants de Montréal - Final concert

Joan McGuigan — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:56:21 -0500

Here is an invitation for the last concert of our season - and the final CEM concert directed by Iwan Edwards. Hope to see you there!May 24th 2009, at 4 p.m.Eglise Moutainside, Westmount687, av. Roslyn (corner Roslyn and The boulevard)Voici une invitation pour notre dernier concert de la saison - et le dernier concert du CEM dirigé par Iwan Edwards. On espère vous y voir!

Support our Canadian Olympic Athletes

Mon, 04 May 2009 15:27:42 -0500

We are proud to support our Canadian Olympic Athletes!! Visit the foundation and give $20,10. That can make all the difference.

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Jane�s Walk May 2 & 3 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:03:40 -0500

In the Gazette, today I found an interesting article from MIKE BOONE, and I thought it might interest you too…The city’s first Jane’s Walks are happening on Saturday and Sunday.Jane Jacobs, who died nine days short of her 90th birthday in 2006, had no training as an urban planner. But The Life and Death of American Cities, which Jacobs wrote in 1961, is considered a classic treatise on how urban environments should and should not work.Jacobs looked at cities as...

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Some signs of Hope with the signs of Spring

Patti McGuigan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:07:57 -0500

As I write this note the world markets have been continuing their positive weekly advances over the last 6 weeks. Although we ended the quarter still down from beginning of year, today we have Canada's stock market positive for the year and U.S. and world indexes have also gained considerable ground. You may be aware; the stock market is a leading indicator. This means that they change before the economy has changed, providing clues of whether we are in for an upswing or...

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Susan Pepler

McGuigan Pepin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:13:47 -0500

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McGill Women's Alumnae Association presents "Come and be Inspired: A Cocktail Rendevous with Jessica Trisko"

Joan McGuigan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:16:05 -0500

Feb. 25, 2009 - 6:00 PM 3425 University Street, Royal Victoria College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Drawing on the theme of "compromise," Jessica will share her struggle as a young woman and as a student to balance personal interests and professional goals. Jessica will discuss her experiences in the media spotlight, in Canada and abroad, and how she has reconciled the fast-paced life of an international model with that of the solitary academic. Her message is that what may...

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Worthwhile Canadian Initiative

Joan McGuigan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:55:22 -0500

A very inspiring read! Canadian banks are typically leveraged at 18 to 1—compared with U.S. banks at 26 to 1. Fareed Zakaria From NEWSWEEK magazine issue dated Feb 16, 2009 The legendary editor of The New Republic, Michael Kinsley, once held a "Boring Headline Contest" and decided that the winner was "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative." Twenty-two years later, the magazine was rescued from...

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