function initialize() {
  if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
    var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),  { size: new GSize(175,250) } );
    map.setCenter(new GLatLng(45.606742,-73.834627), 15);

	var synergieIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
	synergieIcon.image = "./images/synergieIcon.gif";
	synergieIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
	markerOptions = { icon:synergieIcon };

	var point = new GLatLng(45.606742,-73.834627)
	map.addOverlay(new GMarker(point, markerOptions));

	map.setMapType(G_NORMAL_MAP);

	map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
  }
}