Riverview serves the needs of young men in Montreal since 1968. Its programs foster the harmonious development of high school, CEGEP and university students by helping them to become competent, generous and responsible men committed to contributing to the common good of society. The activities of Christian formation are inspired by the message of Saint Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei.
The activities of Christian formation are inspired by the message of Saint Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei. Read more.
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Summer 2010 Big Picture Seminar in Ottawa, July 17 - 23

2010/04/20
Applications are open for the summer 2010 session of the Big Picture seminar. Read more ...

When Dreams Collide: what to do when you want to do everything

2009/11/09
Julian Xue is an MD-PhD student at McGill University. En route to becoming a psychiatrist, he has completed the first part of his medical degree and is currently pursuing his PhD in McGill's department of Anthropology under the direction of Dr Andre Costopoulos.
Julian finished a bachelor's degree in math and biology at McGill before beginning medicine - a computer enthusiast, he has
become an aficionado of digital painting, which he will demonstrate for us. Julian has traveled extensively, with formal art training in China, psychiatry experience in Belize, and wanderings in Africa.
Join us on November 14 at 11:30 for a visual exploration of the human side of medicine!

The Work of a Criminal Lawyer

2009/10/24
Our guest on October 31st will be an experienced criminal lawyer who will tell us about his work. In compliance with his employer's policies we are not publishing specific data about our guest and his current role. We hope you don't mind the mystery... it kind of fits with the date of the talk. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Gustavo Tanoni: Telecommunications

2009/10/10
Gustavo Tanoni spoke to the Leadership and Big Picture students on October 10. A graduate of McGill Engineering faculty (B. Eng Electrical, M. Eng Aerospace), Gustavo has worked in many positions including at CAE and at Ericsson and as an independent software consultant. Since 2006 he is with Blueslice Networks, a company that builds next generation mobile network equipment for the world's leading telecom service providers.
He provided a history of telephone networks and wireless networks in particular and gave insights on the current technological shift to IP-based communications, as well as on what it means to work in his sector.

Big Picture Seminar

2009/09/17
Information Session on September 26 at 11:00 AM on Riverview's Big Picture Seminar and Leadership Series, designed to help young men develop a clear vision of their future starting now. Read more

Sidney Chan: Choosing a university

2009/04/25
Mr. Sidney Chan spoke to the Big Picture Seminar class about how to plan ahead for university, the parameters to consider when making a choice. He gave a review of some of the highest rated undergraduate programs in North America. Mr. Chan spoke via videoconference from Singapore.

Angelo Noce: the Corporate Law Profession

2009/02/14
On February 14 the Leadership seminars took us to the offices of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP dowtown Montreal where Angelo Noce told us about the Corporate Law Profession.