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Tara helped me buy my first house.

February 23, 2012

As a first time home buyer I had really high expectations of what I could buy for my budget. Tara helped me manage my expectations and find a house that was within my budget and had as many of my “must haves” as possible. We went to see 50+ houses and made many offers until … Read more

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The Changing Face of Business

February 8, 2012

I love this video with Steve Weese.  It highlights so many of the great companies in this area.  Some have been here for a century, others are new but providing global services and employing hundreds of people and their families.

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Interest rates to remain low till 2014

January 27, 2012

Ben Bernanke, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman announced yesterday that the American benchmark interest rate would stay low until at least late 2014. Here in Canada, as recently as the weekend, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney highlighted that our economy continues to show resilience. Predicting modest growth for this year, he points to 2 per … Read more

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The Goodwin Learning Centre. A small place with a really big heart!

December 7, 2011

A small place with a really big heart! The Goodwin Learning Centre, is NOT your typical private school. The word private is very misleading when applied to this small education school in the local town of Brighton. It consists of less than 40 students, grade levels from JK to 8. Operating on a minimal level … Read more

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Great Video of the Quinte Area

December 1, 2011

I love this video, it shows so much of things to do in Belleville and the Quinte area.  Fishing, Boating, Festivals and Concerts. [object width=”560″ height=”315″>

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Tara Lyons visits the Quinte Conservation Authority in Belleville, Ontario

November 27, 2011

We had a request to visit more location which did not require a bank card to visit and thought of one of our favourites spots to visit, The Quinte Conservation Autority. Here’s the video we hope you enjoy, we’ve added the map to it as well. [iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/jHsQwON94LE?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] Map: [iframe width=”425″ height=”350″ frameborder=”0″ … Read more

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The 14th Annual Edition of the Rotary Community Auction

November 14, 2011

The 14th Annual Edition of the Rotary Community Auction is now Live Online Bidding Has Started at www.ckrotaryauction.org Hosted by the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston, with the participation of the Rotary Club of Perth and the Rotary Club of Hawkesbury, the Rotary Community Auction is a major fundraiser to help Rotary clubs with the well deserving projects and charitable organizations that they support. … Read more

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Mital & Rohit – would not hold any hesitation to recommend you to everyone we know.

November 10, 2011

It’s been more than a year now owning our home. We celebrated festivals, our parents visited us and every moment that we cherished in our new home we remembered you and Mark (our mortgage broker) and realized the true worth of your effort. Without the support of you, we likely would have been frustrated with … Read more

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Time for Countylicious in Prince Edward County

November 5, 2011

Countylicious is back! it’s been two years since we have the amazing food that is Countylicious in Prince Edward County. Join the fun from November 2 – 22, 2022 for three weeks of fixed priced menus from 15 County restaurants you know, love, and have been dying to try. Planning to have an annual dinner … Read more

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China Gate Restaurant in Downtown Belleville

November 3, 2011

The Tara Lyons Team loves Chinese food. So we thought we would get some for lunch and went to our favourite spot, China Gate. It’s located on Front Street downtown and the food is soooo good. As you know we have a few favourite Asian Style restaurants, Korean/Sushi(Toro Sushi), Vietnamese(Saigon), Thai(Thai Gardens). But for Chinese … Read more

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