Orienteering is an international sport enjoyed by people in 70 countries. Basically, it’s a physical and mental challenge involving following a course in a park to find marked sites while running or walking briskly and while reading a topographical map.

If you’re bored with jogging, or have a spreading middle from sitting inside playing games, this is a great  inexpensive individual or family sport. There’s a club in the Montreal area that organizes about 9 events in the Spring, Fall and Winter.

Membership for all the season’s events is only: Adult $30,  Junior (<21) $20, or for the whole family $55. You can also pay a smaller amount for attending individual meets.  For more information, e-mail or call John Charlow below.

Dates: May 25 – Bois de Liesse Regional Park
June 8 – Mount Royal Park
June 15 – Centennial Park, DDO
www.ramblersmontreal.wordpress.com
john.charlow@sympatico.ca
Tel: 514-733-5561

Premium Retail always brings in amazing brand names for their warehouse sales. This time it’s Energie and Miss Sixty for both men and women in clothing, footwear and accessories.

Location: 4344 Garand St. V.S.L. QC H4R 2A3
Corner: rue Tees
Dates: May 22-May 25
Times: Thurs & Fri 11-9, Sat & Sun 11-5
www.premiumretailgroup.com

You can’t beat these prices: womens camisoles, shirts & tees for $5 and less, men’s shirts and pants for $10 and less, mens t-shirts $5 and less, light jackets $10 and more, women’s dresses $10 and less, or assorted perfumes and colognes for men and women $10 and less.

This is a cash only sale.

Location: 333 Chabanel ouest,  H2N 2G1
corner: rue Jeanne Mance
Hours: Thurs-Sat 10-6
Dates: May 22-24, May 29-31
Metro: Station Cremazie

All of the 2014 season Rock Revival jeans and shorts are now here at Denim Kings. Other premium denim labels are there too, at prices 30%-60% off retail.

Since 1964, The Tailored Man has been coming to North America fitting men (and women too) with made-to-measure suits at Hong Kong’s prices (starting at $550, shirts start at $65). The suits come with extras you don’t usually see in North American stores: sweat shields, cell phone pockets and the pants have a heel guard and knee lining. When you order a shirt, you choose collar style, cuff and monogram.

Sunder Daswani’s team is back in Montreal so make a personal appointment: 866-751-7868 or 647-989-0555 or www.tailoredman.com/appointment. To be added to their mailing list: goodfit@tailoredman.com.

Locations and Dates:
May 22 & 23: Centre Sheraton, 1201 Rene-Levesque Ouest
May 24 & 25:  Sheraton Laval, 2440 Autoroute des Laurentides
May 26 & 27: Ruby Foo’s Hotel, 7655 Boul. Decarie
www.tailoredman.com

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MDC Housewares in Ville St-Laurent is having a warehouse clearance sale where you can stock up on goodies for your kitchen. Just in time for the moving season, when we want to re-fresh our kitchen accessoires, now you can stock up on bakeware, cookware, cutting boards, kitchen tools, melamine,  stainless steel strainers, graters, bowls, and cleaning accessories.

If you’re moving or fixing up your kitchen, buying shower, wedding or hostess gifts, this is a good moment to score a deal on Pizazz and Chloe’s Kitchen and more.

This sale will only last 3 days and they are paying both the taxes.

Location: 4050 Poirier
corner: boul. Thimens
Tel: 514-315-4053
Dates: May 23-25
Times: Friday 12-7, Sat 8-4, Sun 10-3
www.mdcwarehouse.com

Women love the timelessness of Raffinati designs so they can keep collecting pieces to build wardrobes. The company likes to say that you can “wrap yourself in luxury” with their collection.

Raffinati has been a well-known well-made Montreal label for women’s coats, raincoats, suits and sportswear for over 30 years and they are now having a real factory sale up at their head office. You can be proud to be “shopping local” here because the clothing is manufactured here using fine fabrics imported from Belgium, France and Italy.

The elegant suits for the career women, sportswear, blazers, pants, skirts, blouses, dresses, and sweaters are available in sizes 2-18. You can even order custom-made clothing in size 0 and plus sizes

With a sense of what fashionable Montreal women love and the needs of our climate, their luxurious and stylish coats are perfect for our weather.

Location: 9200 Meilleur, suite 400
corner: Chabanel
Phone: 514-327-4477 X 226 ask for Kay; or X 230 for Dorinne – or – 514-979-4764
Dates: My 21-25
Times: Wed-Sun 10-5
www.raffinalla.com
Facebook:  http://on.fb.me/14CNhas
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Raffinalla
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/raffinal

Q: I want to repair the very long zipper on a Jack Murphy coat which I bought several years ago in England.

A:  Handbag Repair Company right on my Smart Shopping Montreal web site can do that. Though this is a company which is in the business of repairing handbags, briefcases, luggage (all airline claims), they can fix umbrellas and zippers (even on coats).

Location: 5479 boul. Decarie Montreal, QC H3W 3C6
corner: Edouard-Montpetit .
Tel: 514-486-2028
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