Journeys all have places where experience shifts. Never in my wildest dreams could I have pictured all the joy my Vespas would bring. I rode a scooter to the Piaggio plant in Pontedera, Italy (to be fair, Italy is not exactly Germany, but I was riding with my German friends, so there's that). In Ontario, in British Columbia, in Pennsylvania, in New York State, in Florida, in Germany. Not in my neighbourhood, like 'normal' people do, but all over the place. Commuting sixty kilometres a day on a Vespa in a busy city, rain or shine, in the heat or the cold? That's not 'normal', but. A lefty, bilingual, raised a Catholic, but married a beloved Jew, disowned by my parents, then forgiven.
Although, to be honest, I was always different. I learned to be even more different than in the past.
That decision to live more of my life on two wheels affected so many things. To make things easier there is a link to a chronological list of posts above, or you can click here. I don't like that it sounds hoity-toity though. It's all laid out in minute detail in this journal (blog? I like journal. I won't go into too much detail on what followed. It all kicked off in the early spring of 2010. The Scoot Commute is what I called it, because, inspired by what I saw so many Parisians doing when I was briefly in Paris in 2008, I decided to commute to work in Montreal on a Vespa. In 2010 it was time to begin riding Vespas. The ravines are generally sufficiently steep so that builders avoid them as too costly for building homes profitably.Īnd thus, as I do my outdoor morning rides on well-maintained bike trails in the midst of wonderful green spaces, including some in the nearby ravines, my almost perfectly silent Brompton fails to alert the local fauna lurking in the flora, and this week I saw two bunnies, one of which crossed my path a little too close for comfort, and this morning on my way down into the Earl Bales Park ravine, a sly but shy fox was about to cross my path but made an abrupt U-turn and sprinted into the greenery, not to be seen again. Most have streams running through them intent on dumping more and more water into Lake Ontario. New skyscrapers are constantly popping up like spring tulips.įortunately Toronto is blessed with numerous ravines. You see, we live in a very urban area, Our condo tower is among the shrimps in our neighbourhood at 24 stories.
I made sure to pass, and to get really good grades when I could see that getting those grades was vital to an eventual next step.Īnd no, it's not about B-words and F-words either. He is a member of the Montréal office's Finance Committee.I was rarely a really good student. In 20, David garnered international experience working in the London office of Stikeman Elliott. He is involved in a wide range of industry sectors including power and renewable energy, mining, aviation, telecommunications, technology, pharmaceuticals and entertainment.ĭavid has been recognized by various industry publications including international directories, as a leading lawyer in the areas of corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate commercial and mining. He has been counsel to strategic purchasers, financial sponsors, private equity funds, pension funds and boards of directors in several complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including going private transactions and initial public offerings. David has extensive experience focused primarily on corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring and corporate governance. David Massé is a partner and Head of the Montréal office’s Securities Group.
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