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Maple Bakery: A Sweet Place

If your la dolce vita includes freshly baked bread, pastries and cakes, then head straight to this happy bakery. And, do you like fluffy, fresh croissants hot out of the oven that practically melt in your mouth? Then you should get there early. They sell out fast. When opportunity knocks, some people just know to …

Adrian Bartels: Cedar Springs Landscapes – Rethinking Backyard Resorts

As a full-service landscape construction and maintenance company, Cedar Springs Landscapes builds everything from pools to patios, with a particular focus on backyard resorts. Cedar Springs Landscapes has a simple mission: to build a beautiful future for its clients, employees and the communities it serves. Working with Ontario neighbourhoods spanning Oakville, Vaughan and Richmond Hill, …

#FarmersProtests For India’s Majority Population

New agricultural laws in India — a country situated thousands of kilometres away from Canada — have sparked protest rights across this country: rights that call for fair and equitable farming practices. It has been billed as one of the largest protests in human history, and there are no signs of it letting up. And …

Great To Hear: Spread the Love

Great to Hear has a question for you. If someone told you how your hearing can change your life, wouldn’t you seize the opportunity? That’s why their team is inviting everyone to come in for a free hearing test — no strings attached. There’s nothing to lose and everything to gain. Take care of your …

Nicola Wealth: Sharing The Pie

When it comes to helping clients maximize their philanthropic efforts and create a legacy that matters, Nicola Wealth’s tools are unrivalled. When explaining what sets Nicola Wealth apart from other wealth advisory firms, Robert Valenzano, principal of advisory services, says it comes down to four Ps: philosophy, people, product and philanthropy. “That’s a good way …

Editor’s Picks: Fall Edition

’Tis the season to be merry, give back and relish the joy the holiday season has to offer. 1. THE GIFT OF WARMTH Join brand ambassador Giacomo Gianniotti of Canadian outerwear brand Nobis to take part in the #nocoldshoulder global initiative, which collects jackets for those in need. nobis.com 2. LIFE IS LIKE A BOX …

Welcome To Hollingswood – Benjamin Hollingsworth

On-screen and off-screen, Benjamin Hollingsworth has a lot going on. Hollingsworth currently stars on Virgin River, Netflix’s most streamed series, and recently welcomed his third child. City Life caught up with the actor from his home in Vancouver on a Friday afternoon — that is, once we got the audio to work. Friday, July 30, …

Getting To Know Gillian Segal

Luxury home designer Gillian Segal shares the first thing she notices when she enters a home, her love for the ’60s, and how incorporating unexpected marbles has come to define her work. Based in Vancouver, Gillian Segal Design’s body of work has been acclaimed both locally and internationally. Run by Gillian Segal, her design firm …

Changing The World, One Wristband At A Time

When Jason Kuipers handmade a wristband to match his lemon-lime Nikes, he never thought it would grow into a full-fledged business, let alone one he’d run with his two brothers. When we virtually met with the three brothers who founded ZOX, it didn’t take long to realize that there’s no one else they’d rather be …

Nadya Toto: Canada’s Knitwear Revolutionary

For more than 30 years, Nadya Toto has been the creative force behind her fashion brand, Nadya Toto, which illustrates her inventive and flexible approach to knitwear through quintessential Italian style inspired by her grandmother. We spoke with the Canadian fashion designer from her atelier in Montreal, broaching topics such as how her Italian grandmother, …