The Donna warehouse sale offers up women’s ready to wear clothes (dresses, skirts, pants, sweaters), lingerie and cruise wear with savings up to 80% off .
Location: 7445 Mile End, 2nd floor, Montreal H2R 2Z7
corner: Gary Carter (was Faillon)
Date Nov 13-16
Time: Wed-Fri 11-8:30, Sat 10-5
Métro Castelnau
www.donnafashions.com
Manteaux Manteaux the name says it all. This is the perfect time for the ladies and guys to pick up a winter coat at this warehouse liquidation sale. All types kinds of coats are being sold off.
Sicily down coats, Soia & Kyo coats, Point Zero, Mexx, Puma, Bebe, BCBGeneration, Oxygen, as well as designer samples for $65. Sizes could go from XXS right up to ladies 3X plus sizes.
If you print the coupon below, you will get a free scarf with your coat (as long as supplies last).
Location: 5415 Royalmount
corner: Royden
Tel: 514-344-5140
Dates: NOv 13-17
Times: Wed – Fri 10-9, Sat & Sun 10-5
Metro: Station de la Savanne, Station Namur
www.manteaux.com
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Q: I love your shopping blog and website, and I hope you will have the answer to this question.
We have some feather comforters that were bought years and years ago by my grandmother at a store near Prince Arthur in Montreal (Becker’s or Baker’s?). They were taken really good care of, but the decades have left their mark, and there are now some tears in the fabric, and the comforters can use some new down filling.
We’d like to fix them and keep them in the family, but we can’t seem to find a place in Montreal that would do the repairs! Any ideas?
A: If you had perused my web site www.smartshoppingmontreal.com and looked under Household, Duvets, you would have found 2 possibilities:
Ungava Duvet http://www.smartshoppingmontreal.com/store.php?s=18
Duvet Millenium http://www.smartshoppingmontreal.com/store.php?s=222
Simms Segal distributes designer clothing, shoes and accessories for the whole family – men, women and children – from Paris, LA, and Copenhagen.
To give you an idea of what kinds of lines they sell, these are some names seen there in the past: Rich & Skinny, C+C California, Tara Jarman, Tahari by Arhtus F. Levine, Melissa shoes.
They are clearing out their winter lines now so you can help them by buying them at clearance prices.
Location: 155 Beaubien ouest, – enter on Esplanade
Corner: l’Esplanade
Phone: 514-849-6011
Dates and Times: Nov 14: 10-8, Nov 15: 12-5, Nov 12 10-3
Q: I have an old RCMP pea coat that belonged to my father. I would like to get it cut down and restyled to fit me. Do you know of anybody in the city who could do this for me?
A: On my website, under the section called Repairmen, it mentions that Bellingham Cleaners and Tailors has seamstresses on the premises. http://www.smartshoppingmontreal.com/store.php?s=167
Another option is in my book, on page 162 which is subtitled: Seamstresses: You can call 514-514-1235 and ask for Maria.
It’s a good moment to start re-freshing your home as you will be spending more and more time indoors. Golden Elite Decor Center is offering up deals on all kinds of wooden floors right now (prices from $2.49 – $5.39) – and some sinks/vanities too.
Around since 2000, Golden Elite Deco Center is a distributor and manufacturer of wooden flooring and vanities. They have opened its doors to the public. The showroom is vast with flooring, doors, vanities, tiles (mosaic tiles and decking tiles) and adhesives selling at warehouse prices,. Customers are guaranteed savings between 25%-40% by shopping in-store.
All of the floors (which they manufacture) are finished with German technology and Italian milling machinery. They offer a limited 25-year warranty on the finish and a lifetime warranty on the construction.
Types Flooring:
– Hardwood flooring 3/4″ (from 2.97$ to 5.99$)
– Engineered flooring 1/2″ (from 1.97$ to 5.99$)
– Laminate flooring 12.3mm (from 1.39$ to 2.49$)
– Laminate flooring 8mm (0.69$)
– Engineered floating floor (from 2.99$ to 4.69$)
– Vinyl floor (2.49$)
Quality of floors:
– 10-14 layers of varnish
– 1 layer of aluminum oxide anti-scratch
– Precision milling (installers love installing their wood because of the milling)
Since they are the manufacturer, you skip the expense of a middle-man so prices are quite good. Their sales staff is quite knowledgeable as they know the manufacturing process from A to Z, as well as details concerning maintenance, sanding, refinishing and installation.
2285 Place Transcanadienne Dorval QC H9P 2X7
corner: boul des Sources
Tel: 514-684-4209 / Toll Free: 1-888-MGA-8844
Hours: Mon-Wed 8-6, Thurs & Fri 8-8, Sat 10-5
Dates: til end of November
www.goldenelitedeco.com
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/Zg3Ep7
When you travel for business or pleasure, pop a wig into your suitcase and you never have to worry about enjoying a swim or a rainy day. The Hair Clinic carries one of the largest selections of wigs and hairpieces in Quebec, with over 1,000 pieces in stock, at all times. This medium to high end shop can handle your esthetic or medical needs ranging from wigs for cancer chemotherapy to custom hairpieces for thinning hair or alopecia.
Choose from machine-made synthetic wigs (starting $200) to hand-made 100% human Indo-European hair from hairpieces, to falls & ponytails.
The Hair Clinic also specializes in both removable clip-on hair extensions, to fusion hair extensions, including hot and cold fusion extensions for length, volume, highlights and low-lights. You can drop-in anytime for your free consultation.
Location: 2070 Crescent
Corner: de Maisonneuve / Metro Guy
Phone: 514-848-6185
Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-9, Sat 12-4
www.TheHairClinic.com
info@TheHairClinic.com
It is rare that a play takes on the persona of a documentary. Playing now at the Centaur Theater, Seed, portrays one of those David vs. Goliath moments wherein a Saskatchewan farmer takes on the agrochemical giant, Monsanto. Monsanto accused farmer Percy Schmeiser of illegally growing its patented, genetically engineered canola seeds on his farm, while he claimed they were blown in with the wind. The concept explored, of genetically modified organisms, rings very true to this day. Perhaps, even more so.
Seeds was written by Annabel Soutar based on court trial transcripts and interviews with scientists, lawyers, farmers and activistss and she crafted them verbatim into a snapshot of legal wranglings and rural community dynamics. It is cleverly staged with both the actors and props doing multiple duties, i.e. a chemical beaker becoming a coffee cup or a bucket turning into a steering wheel. The screenwriter, who has a large part to play in the play, takes difficult scientific concepts of DNA and makes it simple chemistry for the public. She also makes it humorous.
The star of Seeds is Eric Peterson who is known for his acting in Corner Gas, Street Legal and Billy Bishop Goes to War. Most of the original cast are re-playing their roles quite wonderfully: Cary Lawrence, Mariah Inger, Alex Ivanovici, Bruce Dinsmore, Tanja Jacobs Liisa Repo-Martell (or Christine Beaulieu when she is not available).
This important subject has been turned into riveting theatre. You will leave wondering what you are eating.
Location: Centaur Theatre, 453 St-François-Xavier
corner: Notre-Dame
Tel: 514-288-3161
Dates: until Nov 24th
www.centaurtheatre.com
Remembering our War vets and their sacrifices for us is something that should always be part of our lives. We now have a mini museum right in our midst for you to peruse and to honor their achievements by learning about their lives
Grenadier Militaria is a business involved with the study and presentation of Canadian military history in World War I. There are three parts to the organization: a private collection of World War I memorabilia, a military bookstore and a reference library.
Mark Cahill has been collecting war related items for thirty years, gradually focusing on World War One and elements related to Trench Warfare, so expect to find helmets, rifles, jackets, caps, flags, firearms and even trench art and frightened letters home.
Head to the upper floor to check out the medals, uniforms, mess kits, miniatures, war posters, etc. Cahill especially likes to collect items which tell stories of individual soldiers, so he buys personal items about them, such as their medals, uniforms, badges, cigarette cases, lighters, medallions, photographs and diaries – which make viewing his collection much more poignant and personal. It reminds us that the awfulness of War is really a human individual experience.
Posters, paintings, silverware and porcelain tableware related to the war effort helps us remember that World War I was experienced right here at home, as well as in the muck and blood-filled trenches of Passchendaele. This is one of the largest First World War collections in Canada.
To shop in the Grenadier Military Bookstore, you can browse their online catalogue to check out the rare and out-of-print books and buy online, or go to the bookstore. When you subscribe to their mailing list, you receive a free printed catalogue.
If you wish to sell a collection related to military history of WWI, they are interested in buying. All you need to do is send them a list of what you have and they will look through it and get back to you about it.
For their Reference Library, Grenadier Militaria is trying to obtain a copy of each Canadian regimental history relating to WWI; they have about 200 so far. If you are interested in finding out about an ancestor who fought for Canada during the First World War or you are a student who needs to do some research, or even if you are just interested in learning more about this period of Canadian history, you are welcome here. You can be doing genealogy research or trying to obtain military information on certain Battalions which fought during WWI. The reference library is more for regimental research, since it is hard to get specific information on a particular soldier. For that information, you would go to the Canadian War Records Service.
If you are wondering where to obtain the war records of your Canadian relatives who fought in either the First or Second World War, you can fill out a form on their web site and they do the rest of the work for you. Please note that a Canadian soldier who fought in WWII will have to be deceased for twenty years or more to obtain the records; they also require proof of death.
With the 100th anniversary of World War One quickly approaching, Cahill and his team are proudly preparing to play an important role in the global commemoration of this horrendous yet unforgettable event.
Location: 5524-202 St-Patrick St. Montreal QC H4E 1A8
corner: boul Monk
Tel: 514-788-6007
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat appts.
FREE admission
www.grenadiermilitaria.com
Both men and women can enjoy up to 75 % off designer named coats: Esprit, Buffalo David Bitton, Nautica, Hilary Radley, Perry Ellis, Laundry, William Rast, Liz Claiborne and Betsey Johnson.
Location: Centre Terrarium, 183 Hymus, Pointe Claire, QC
Corner: boul. St-Jean (near Target and Home Depot)
Metro: Cote Vertu, then autobus 72 ouest til Centre Terrarium
