To: All members of the PMAC Montreal West Island District.
 



The Executive of the PMAC West Island District wishes our members the best of health, happiness and success in all endeavors for the year 2003. We trust that you all had a safe and enjoyable Christmas season. We look forward to serving and advancing the purpose and mission of the Association with the primary objective of meeting the needs of you, the membership.
 
 

 
Members are reminded that our next General Meeting will be held at the Dorval Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 commencing with cocktails at 1730hrs and the General Meeting and dinner starting at 1800hrs. Please indicate your intent to attend this meeting by advising Eric Leclair at eleclair@vortex-intl.com. At this meeting, our President, George Craigie C.P.P. will present an overview of the district activities and plans.

The guest speaker will be Montreal Gazette Columnist Jay Bryan who will be discussing the topic: Outlook for the Quebec and Canadian Economy.

Mr Bryan has been a Business and Economics columnist and feature writer with the Montreal Gazette since 1976. He is also a regular commentator on economic and business issues on many local and national radio and television programs including Radio Noon, Morningside and CBC Newsworld. In addition, he was a correspondent for the New York Times for five years providing business and travel feature articles.

Mr. Bryan is a graduate of Harvard University and undertaken post-graduate work at the University of Western Ontario and McGill University. Since 1989, Mr. Bryan has been a business and economic reporting instructor at the Concordia University School of Journalism.
 
 

 
The association is in need of instructors to conduct courses at Vanier College. Instructors are needed for the Principles of Quality commencing January 29th and Principles of Inventory and Operations Control commencing January 30th.

Instructors must have the qualifications and practical experience to conduct the course being taught. If you are interested in exploring this rewarding experience, please contact Jacques Arseneault, Executive vice-President of the CAQ at his office: 1-800-977-1877.