Jeff MacDonald and Peter Konidis of the MK Total Wealth Management Group partnered with TD Wealth Management to host their first annual client appreciation event, “Women, Wealth and Wellness,” on May 4, 2013. Taking place at the stunning Estates of Sunnybrook, a number of the team’s clients and their guests savoured a complimentary breakfast while …
In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, a pictorial exhibit filled the atrium at Vaughan’s city hall. Organized by the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto’s Ontario Jewish Archives and the Centre for Israel Affairs, the exhibit focused on the traditions, diversity and multiplicity of Jewish life. Attendees included Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and members …
Vaughan recently celebrated the official opening of the Vellore Village Fitness Centre with a ribbon cutting and hundreds in attendance. The Centre offers an abundance of amenities that will keep Vaughan moving — including a 10,000-square-foot fitness centre, spinning, Zumba and yoga classes, and a sauna, swimming pool and whirlpool. www.vaughan.ca
Richmond Hill’s Mackenzie Health needs support. The community hospital is raising funds for its Picture This campaign, which will help purchase a much-needed new MRI machine. Look to Vaughan resident Dan Simone for inspiration. The Freedom 55 Financial/London Life employee has spent the last year rallying up his co-workers to raise a whopping $60,000 for …
Family, friends and sponsors of cancer survivor Claudia Bernardo gathered at Da Vinci Banquet Hall on April 19 to celebrate their loved one’s courageous defeat of breast cancer. Guests wore pink in honour of the cause while Claudia — who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer last year — and her husband inspired over …
The Hospital for Sick Children recently launched Boomerang Health, marking a milestone in quality health-care accessibility in Vaughan. The autonomous and interdisciplinary centre provides a range of quality services that are often not readily available, explains general manager Timothy Jones. Occupational therapy, orthopedic and sports physiotherapy, and speech language pathology are but some of the …
All women, at least those in North America, are very familiar with the most common menopausal symptoms, which include hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, memory loss and mood swings. Although these are common symptoms, they are just those ... symptoms! Common doesn’t mean you have to accept them as normal. The great thing is that …
Forget the gym — this mental workout guide will get your brain buffed in no time. The brain is a beautiful and intricate organ: determining who we are and how we understand our world. The brain is the centre of our intellectual, emotional and physical capabilities. With over two hundred billion neurons and several hundred …
CL: Describe the feeling you get when the results of your work are reflected in your client. SL: It’s amazing. What an accomplishment. There are certain ways that you can negatively affect people nowadays, so when you can affect someone’s life in a positive way, it’s just an incredible reward. Just the emails I get …
I’m on the phone with entertainment legend Alan Thicke — and he’s in a bit of a bind. “I have a show on tonight that happens to be against my son’s appearance in The Voice,” he says with a laugh. “We’re both on radio all day, promoting things in competition with each other.” He’s referring, …