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ondon has Harrod's. New York has Macy's. We have our Ogilvy's. I remember when I was a young lad, passing by the glass windows during Christmas time. Oh to get caught up in all the moving mechanisms like the cutting of the log or the peaking out of a clock, the wonders and awe I felt. It is with no surprise that the selected charity to celebrate Ogilvy's 150th Anniversary was the Montreal Children's Hospital Kids Foundation.

A red carpet, little bouchĂŠes, beats upon beats upon beats on every floor, and a fashion show, naturally. Ogilvy's is simply one of those MontrĂŠal institutions. Yes, they still have glitzy jewellery, wonderful scents and luxury designer brands. But what I will always remember is how I felt as a kid, looking forward every year to the Christmas display. And being a charity event to help kids, I'm sure I, like James Angus Ogilvy, would be equally as proud for the chosen charity to celebrate Ogilvy's milestone.

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ocally owned and operated, Vizage Models is an agency with a beautiful mission. “I first started as a model in the agency four years ago,” said the current owner, Sarah Belanger.

After the founder moved to Quebec City, Sarah was asked to take over the agency. “She saw that I was really motivated and wanted the agency to work, so she asked me if I wanted to takeover,” Belanger said. “I am now the owner and only worker for the agency.”

Now, Sarah wears all of the hats. She finds models, lands clients, keeps the books, and manages the website—and that’s just the tip of her duties. All of her work is driven by passion. “I’m really passionate about this,” Belanger said.

“For me, it’s not work. I do it just because I love it.”

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What makes Vizage Models special, however, is that most of the models do not fit industry standards. Vizage Models of Montreal pushes the boundaries of the fashion. “I don’t think you have to be 5’8 to be a model,” said Belanger. For this reason, most of Sarah’s models are shorter than the norm among models worldwide. “My models are small, but beautiful and unique.”

Sarah herself is a small model, clocking in at only 5’4. “It was really hard to prove myself in this industry because I am small for the standards,” she said. But most can agree that the modelling industry is ready for some change. “I just want to make a change in that industry. Even if the models are small, they can find success.” To Sarah, the chance to run her own agency would be her best chance at changing the industry. “I wanted to lead an agency to make the change.”

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You may have seen some of Vizage’s models around Montreal. Vizage Models’ clients include well-known brands like Aldo, Empire Clothing, Pajar, Vans, and Jansport, to name just a few. “I’m working to get clients and build relationships,” said Belanger.

As a locally owned and operated agency, Vizage Models targets the local Quebec market, especially with some of their upcoming contracts. “I give more energy to the Quebec area because I think it is important to support each other,” Belanger said. “But one day, when the time comes, I will be ready to offer business outside of Quebec and Canada.”

Her message is strong, and Sarah has embedded her beautiful mission within Vizage Models as a company: “If someone tells you that you are not able to model, just work more and believe in yourself. If I didn’t believe in myself, I wouldn’t be here today. So many people told me that you’re not going to succeed.

But I did. Believe in yourself, and just don’t stop.”

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n unprecedented numbers, close to 1,000 Lac Saint Louis Francis Scarpaleggia donated food West Islanders gathered at the Beaconsfield along with several other local politicians. Provigo Recreation Centre on November 19, to banish Kirkland donated $300.

Beaconsfield Girl Guides, Lakeshore Midget BB hunger on the West Island. The first annual Neighbours for Neighbours Food Drive Panthers, West Island College students, the Beacon started with a simple Facebook conversation Hill Ringettes, Madison our youth photographer coupled with Nathalie Madore professional between two mothers, Stephanie Koury and photographer and countless other youth Rhonda Massad, trying to teach kindness to and adults joined hands to triage the donathe next generation. tions for the five food banks. Police Station What happened next was heartwarming 1 took part in the fun by hosting coffee with and not uncommon on the West Island. The a cop alongside the initiative. On Rock community took notice of the little engine Community Services, John Abbott College that could and within hours 1,300 people had Food Bank, Sainte Anne de Bellevue Food been invited to the Facebook Event. DesBank, West Island Mission, and West Isjardins threw in their support with a contest land Assistance Fund were on site to lend giving $1,000 to a West Island charity along a hand and pick up the sea of food at 2 p.m. with a visit from their Mobile Branch, the Beaconsfield Uniprix, Beaconsfield Metro Beaconsfield Citizens Association came to By Rhonda Massad Plus, Kirkland's Canadian Tire, Beaconsthe rescue handling all administrative matmtltimes.ca field and Kirkland Tim Horton's, West Island ters, MINC Incorporated had developed an image for the event along with a website, 94.7 Blog, Chez Miche and Provigo Pierrefonds gave of agreed to broadcast live all morning and the City of their hearts. West Island Blog, The Business Box and Impact Printing took care of many of the costs Beaconsfield offered up the venue.

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Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander carrying the mysterious beasts irected by David Yates and written by J.K. Rowling, this film is obviously intended as the beginning of a new—and lucrative— franchise, at the same time, a prequel to the already popular Harry Potter series.

The story is set in the late 1920s when we see British wizard Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) in charge of a crucial mission, the content of which is carried in his inconspicuous piece of luggage. He arrives at a time of concern over "strange" phenomena affecting the city, events that are attributed to sorcery and witchcraft and which are in turn feeding the action of groups that want the authorities to take action against all forms of witchcraft.

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Scamander is closely watched by Porpentina Goldstein or Tina (Katherine Waterston) who works for the secret organization of wizards, in turn deeply concerned about the events in the city since they threaten to expose their existence to the public.

Things become complicated when a chance encounter at a bank office between Scamander and a man called Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler) who is there to ask for a loan to start a bakery, results in an exchange of briefcases and the content of Scamander's—the fantastic beasts—being released.

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From that point on the story takes many different courses: on the one hand, the mostly comic incidents involving Kowalsky (a No-Madj, in the jargon of the wizards), the presence of Tina's sexy sister Queenie (Alison Sudol) and the emergence of a dangerous threat to the wizards and the city itself. It is here when special effects would take over the story—to the delight of some—but at the same time diluting somehow the main plot, or rather, making it somehow lose some of its focus. In the end, however, the story manages to get back on its feet and deliver an interesting resolution at the same time leaving room for a sequel, as one can see especially in the scene when Scamander boards the ship back to England.

"Fantastic Beasts…" is—despite some moments in which the story seems to fall too much into an action movie full of visual effects—a good film, entertaining, and engaging to the audience. There is good acting especially by Redmayne as a Scamander, at times somehow lost amid the events that his beasts unleash, although never overwhelmed by those events. Also superb are Fogler's performance as Kowalski who puts the tone of humour and human passion; Katherine Waterston delivering a more introspect character, quite different from the one personified by Alison Sudol, both in their own style quite charming, I would say, and well integrated into the story. There are some ecological references as well when Scamander always asks not to harm the fantastic beasts because they are in danger of extinction. I recommend it to everyone who likes a good fantasy story, but not for children who could be scared by some of the scenes.

Length: 132 min Tina (Katherine Waterston) was closely watching Newt

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