Marcelle makeup and skin care products were developed for women with sensitive skin. Manufactured and designed in Quebec, the company also sells Annabelle and Caroline lines. This is the moment for their next warehouse sale as the next one won’t be held until around April. It’s a good time to stock up on holiday gifts as gift boxes are usually there. You can be put on a list for mail or phone calls in order to be notified. Location: 9200 Cote de Liesse Rd. at 43rd Ave.. Phone: 800-387-7710 Dates: Friday, November 2nd, 4 pm to 8 pm, Saturday, November 3rd, 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday, November 4th, 9 am to 4 pm. www.marcelle.com

Females who love labels (south pole, Inkslingers, Cezer New York, Miskeen Originals, David Brooks, Phat Farm, baby phat, pellepelle, Black Sheep, A.B.S. Collection, Coogi, Crown Holder, akademiks, etc.) will enjoy this warehouse sale. Three or four times a year (September, November, April, June) at least 2 dozen of them are available in samples, ends-of-lines and seconds.Sometimes stuff for the guys and kids can be found as well. Sign up for e-mail or snail mail list at the sale.

Dates: Fri., Sept 14 9am-9pm, Sat. Sept 15 10am-5pm, Sun. Sept 16 12pm-5pm.
Location: 5540 Ferrier
Phone: 514-731-7070

Grande Taille Maximus, 2nd location, 3852 boul. Taschereau, Greenfield Park. Phone: 514-380-5650. It is so hard to find clothing for men who are tall or large-sized, so this store with its new South Shore location is a blessing for them. In some well known names (Sean Jean, Pelle Pelle, Big Daddy, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Columbia, Axis, Calvin Klein) you will be able to buy everything in your wardrobe right down to your underwear and sox. Sizes go from 1X to 6X and XLT to 7XLT, pants and jeans are here up to 66 and shoes to size 17. Tall men will be thrilled to find 39″ sleeve lengths and 38″ inseams. Casual shirts might be as low as $39.99, and made-to-measure is also available. Original location:3284 Jean-Yves, Kirkland.

Just eyeballed a new West Island location for Basse at 3643 boul. des Sources (514-683-0111). Around for 15 years, this Mid-Eastern family business (5 brothers) has been oil-roasting and dry-roasting all kinds of nuts: 6 types of pistachios or almonds (tamari, bbq, candied), pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts and caramel pecans. Other interesting goodies abound: roasted chick peas, corn nuts, double roasted hot peppers, dried kiwi, peanut/rice crackers and roasted peas. Grocery items to be found might be blossom or rose water, bags or jarred zaatar, bitter orange jam, stuffed zucchini and, if you need them, gallon jars of hot peppers. Other locations: 9360 Charles de Latour (514-387-8828); 4555 Autoroute 440 Ouest (at the plant 450-781-1255).

Want to get the family out for some fresh air and outdoor fun which involves exercise and a treasure hunt in the woods? Orienteering is a sport where you walk briskly or run while following a course in the woods (using a map). It is a physical and mental challenge as you try to find flags or tapes in the least amount of time. If you’re bored with walking your neighborhood streets, or have a spreading middle from sitting inside at the computer, or want to have an enjoyable day out with the kids, this is a great individual or family sport. Some beginner instruction will be available before you start, enough to enable first-timers to successfully complete the easiest course. There are 4 courses and each course is designed to have a fastest time of about one hour. Date: Sun, Sept 9.
Time: You can start anytime between 10am-12pm and the courses close at 2:30 pm Where: This meet is at the Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park (West Island) in the Chalet d’Accueil des Champs.
To get there: Take the Trans Canada Highway (40), to Autoroute 13 (nord); in one km take the Henri Bourassa exit (ouest); then go north on Douglas B. Floreani – and into the park. Parking is generally possible on Floreani or, for a $7 fee, beside the chalet. Note: This is not the Gouin Blvd. entrance to the Park.
Cost: First-time Beginners $8. Adults $12. Under 21 $7. Ramblers Club members $5 or $3 under 21. FREE for “helpers”. Compass rental is $1. Membership: Anyone wishing to join the Club will be able to do so at the meet site. 3 more meets are planned for this Fall plus two next Winter.

The Place Vertu location of Nevada Bob’s Golf is closing in order to relocate. If makes sense that they would want to put everything on sale because a) it is the end of the season and b) they would rather sell it than have to move it. Products by Callaway, Gross, Greg Norman, NikeGolf, AdamsGolf, sunice, Oakley, Ping, Power Bilt, TaylorMade, Aureus and more will be going going gone in these last two weeks. Address: 3131 ch. Cote Vertu (Sears/CIBC entrance). Phone: 514-337-0635. Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-9, Sat 9-5, Sun 10-5.

Often we have unwittingly collected hazardous items (HHW = household hazardous waste) such as 1/2 empty paint cans, old prescriptions, used batteries, etc and we have missed our particular city’s yearly collection date. According to The Chronicle Newspaper, Eco Quartiers around the island accept HHW on Fri, Sat, Sun and there are other businesses that will take them back as well:

– used oil and car batteries are accpeted by Canadian Tire
– expired prescription drugs can be brought back to most pharmacies
– paint leftovers can dropped off at some RONA stores (www.eco-peinture.ca has a big list of off places)
– rechargeable batteries and old cellphones will be accepted by any Montreal fire station

Maxwell’s Clothiers was one of the first Hong Kong tailors to come to Canada, back in 1961, and now has over 45,000 active customers throughout the country. Maxwell’s brings along a team of tailors who can fit you for custom-tailored suits, jackets, pants, overcoats and shirts. Tuxedo shirts, western style shirts and wing-tip court shirts can also be ordered, and winter overcoats are available in the finest cashmere fabrics. You can drop in at any time while he is in town, and you’ll find a room bustling with activity. His tailors are busily measuring different customers while other buyers are perusing the table piled with books of thousands of fabric swatches, and still others are checking out some sample shirts and suits. The prices are excellent – for three custom-made shirts, it’s only $135 plus tax and shipping (about $25). Suits go for $395 – $495, and orders take about eight weeks to arrive. They visit Montreal twice a year.

Next dates: September 7th-10th
Location: Ruby Foo’s Hotel, 7655 Decarie Blvd.
Phone: 514-731-7701

Sept 11th-14th at Le Centre Sheraton, 1201 Rene Levesque Blvd. W
Phone: 514-878-2000.
You can get on their e-mail list to get notified as to when they will next be in town: “MAXWELL” maxwell@maxwellsclothiers.com