Anne-Marie Joncas at Winter Youth Olympic Games

The daughter of Laura Scully Joncas and Louis Joncas, (passionate skiers, founders and former owners of Northland), Anne-Marie Joncas participated in the fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games, which took place…

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Athletes In Transition project: Erik Guay (first part)

This is the last instalment in the series called Athletes in Transition Project (ATP) and the first part of the interview with Erik Guay. These articles result from my informal…

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Hello, all!

No list this time, just a big thank you to you, to Tremblant Express, and to the Mont-Tremblant area. The new team at Northland is going to share its “Green…

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10 things you didn’t know about deer

Deer are essentially the charming homewreckers of the ecosystem. Don’t believe me? Read on. A natural regrowth forest has many strata of growth: flowers, ferns, perennials, annuals, shrubs, plus trees…

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Laura’s top ten tips for annuals  

1. Think short-term, for the win. Buy the annuals: enjoy the pop of colour all season. 2. Own the decision and buy the larger format. Bigger baskets/plants mean better results…

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Northland: From skiing to landscaping

Erik Guay – the most highly decorated alpine skier in Canada’s history – and his wife Karen recently acquired Northland in partnership with two couples, friends of theirs who, like…

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Landscaping and maintenance for condo owners and others

Whether you just moved here, have bought a weekend place or are changing to a different property, we’re glad you are here! The landscaping (and possible maintenance) must have influenced…

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Floods, fires and pestilence

Landscape pests: chinch bugs and borers and scales and… Lawn It starts with patches that look like dog urine marks (but …no dog!) which join together. Result: patchy, ugly, dead…

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Watering

Let’s start by debunking a few myths. First, strange but true, the fact that rain is forecast does not mean you can count on it. If you have plants and…

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No-excuse composting

The Ville recently did a compost-sharing day, giving out the compost produced by their “Bac Brun” program. Great initiative! The David Suzuki Foundation says that 18 per cent of methane…

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