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Louise Remillard’s path to success

By Valerie Vézina Louise Rémillard dreamed of becoming a journalist but her father dissuaded her. Like him, she has devoted much of her life to the world of business. She attributes her business success to her integrity and her outspokenness. When she was younger,...

Sometimes ‘sold’ is not a sale

By Lloyd Manning What follows is a true story, one taken from my personal experience. The only change is the names of the participants. It occurred about 40 years ago. Could it happen today? I’m not certain. Perhaps! As I recite it to you, please bear in mind that...

Green roof stays true to architect’s vision

By Jim Adair Then renowned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed Toronto’s Toronto-Dominion Centre in the mid-1960s, he probably didn’t think of putting grass on the roof of the Banking Pavilion, the anchor at the bottom of the centre’s original two towers. But...

Two Ontario boards join forces

The Muskoka-Haliburton and Orillia real estate boards have merged to create one new board: the Realtors Association of Ontario Lakelands. The Orillia and District Real Estate Board, which had been in operation since December 1966, closed on August 3. Its 155 members...