Canadian students can now back-to-school shop for a cause. Me to We has partnered with Staples and ACCO Brands to create an eco-friendly line of school supplies that directly benefits students in developing countries. The purchase of each product will send a life-changing gift directly to a child in Latin America, Asia or Africa: backpacks …
The Haute Couture Academy of Fashion, Fine Arts and Design celebrated its year-end show — the institution’s biggest event of the year — on July 9th. The event focused on the victories and successes of the students, showcasing their artwork and one-of-a-kind runway creations as students, their families and staff members of Haute Couture Academy …
On July 4, the Cortel Group hosted a roof-topping party at Tower 1 of the highly anticipated development, Expo City condominiums. During the celebrations, Vaughan mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua presented Expo City’s Tower 1 with a certificate for being Vaughan’s tallest building. Guests felt on top of the world as they mixed and mingled at 380 …
The 15th annual Canstruction returned to Toronto this May, once again inviting some of the city’s most prestigious architects to have some fun and spread some love by creating sculptures out of food cans for a good cause. This year’s Canstruction Competition saw the giant likes of an Instagram symbol, a loonie, a flower in …
Belinda’s Place, the first and only shelter exclusively for single homeless women in York Region, which is expected to open its doors in the spring of 2015, has met its $1 million fundraising goal thanks to two final generous donations. On June 6th, a cheque presentation was held at the future site of the shelter …
Nobleton Lakes Golf Club was bustling with about 175 charitable golf fanatics on June 12th, as the Andrew Mizzoni annual Charity Golf Classic took over its prestigious facilities. The Classic, which returned this year to continue its mission of benefitting pediatric cancer research at the Hospital for Sick Children, spoiled guests with a barbecue lunch, …
On Sept. 10, 2011, Cy Tokmakjian was in Havana, about to hop into his car. He had a quick chat with his son Raffi, who had arrived in Cuba a week earlier with a delegation of young company presidents to encourage them to invest in the island, which appeared to be opening up for foreign …
There’s nothing Vivian Risi does that is done the ordinary way. Her manner of philanthropy especially goes beyond the commonplace, motioning a special kind of collective awe from the public and her peers. From raising millions for society’s most vulnerable, to donating her time and money to strengthen our foundations and to rally for vital …
Words like “skyrocketing” and “booming” are often used to describe the state of the real estate market in the Greater Toronto Area, including here in Vaughan. But what do those modifiers really mean? How much does it actually cost to buy a home in the city? How much has Vaughan’s real estate market grown? And …
Vaughan is a cultural hot spot, and with all that diversity comes a rainbow of culinary adventures that keep our mouths watering all year long. As we segue from summer to autumn, City Life investigates what seasonal sauces, pickles and preserves our citizens make recreationally, using generational family recipes that have followed them all the …