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The Uturn Mortage Plan

Put your home equity to work and create the pension plan that meets your retirement needs Saving for retirement can be a struggle. With 35-45 per cent of income being sapped by taxes; 40-45 per cent dedicated to servicing debt, such as mortgage and car payments; and the rest covering the cost of living (food, …

Davids Fine Linens

David’s Fine Linens wraps you up in warmth and comfort With the leaves changing colour and the winds turning ice-cold, David’s Fine Linens embraces autumn with a heavenly collection of throws, blankets and duvets that’ll make bundling up a pleasure. With two locations and a warehouse fully stocked with blankets and woollens from luxury brands …

Are You Self-Employed?

The problem Over the past five years, there have been critical changes in the mortgage rules and regulations that have impacted self-employed people the most. The approval process has tightened up and lenders require a lot more backup documentation to support the level of income being submitted on the application. Lenders rely on what is …

Hand in Hand: Building and Helping Communities

Roads, houses and schools make up the physical infrastructure of our neighborhoods. But equally important is the social infrastructure that helps people connect to their community and their neighbors. This is something that the GTA’s building industry understands and supports. In June 2013, the 31st annual Building Industry Luncheon (BIL) raised $1.2 million in support …

Why Wait to Renovate?

Did you know that you can instantly increase the value of your home? There’s no need to save up or wait! The cost of  your renovations can be included  in your mortgage monthly payments at low rates without having to use costly, high-interest credit cards or second mortgages. This is a product called Purchase Plus …

Woodbridge Smile Centre

Dr. Gerry Catapano and his team at the Woodbridge Smile Centre give patients that rare thing: a pleasant time in the dentist’s chair It’s been said that the eyes are the windows to the soul — but Dr. Gerry Catapano of the Woodbridge Smile Centre  thinks differently. “It’s the smile. The smile is the introduction …

Nino D’aversa Bakery

Vaughan’s heart and soul is nestled into Nino D’Aversa Bakery, to which both faithful patrons and wide-eyed newcomers flock, and where the hungry get lost in the displays of fresh-made European pastries and artisan bread, the rainbow of homemade gelato, the simmering hot plates of authentic Italian dishes and the rotating rack of wood-oven pizzas. …

It’s a Cake Thing

No one knows cakes quite like It’s a Cake Thing founder Daniela Pantaleo. From delicate hand-piped ruffles and handcrafted fondant flowers, to sweet Swiss meringue buttercream rosettes, Pantaleo’s custom-cake decorating techniques deliver the wow factor. “There’s nothing better than seeing someone happy, and knowing that you’ve blown them away,” says the Vaughan-based baker, who has …

Yonge + Rich

‘Urbanity” can be best described as the characteristics, personality traits and viewpoints associated with cities and urban areas. Given that description, “urbanity” could be used to describe Great Gulf’s new 50-storey condo project, Yonge + Rich, located in the heart of Toronto’s downtown and fast becoming known as one of the most sophisticated and unique …

10 Years of Citylife

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we reflect on the past,  revel in the present and look to the future of City Life Magazine — and the community it calls home. 10 Reasons to Love Vaughan 1. A Focus on Health Care  Between SickKids opening Boomerang Health and the forthcoming Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, Vaughan is providing …