On May 31, 2014, the Vaughan Bicycle User Group (BUG) came together with the community at Sonoma Heights Community Park to celebrate Bike Month. It was an enjoyable afternoon for the whole family: festivities involved a bicycle-decorating contest, face painting, bike safety clinics with Cyclepath and an exciting raffle. All participants who arrived by bike …
Possibly the coolest event to ever hit the Spoke Club in downtown Toronto, Cool Nordic brought together the best of Nordic cuisine, architecture and fashion to give Torontonians a little taste of life even further north. Hosted by the Council of Nordic Ministers on May 6, the event kicked off at 3 p.m. with a …
Alan Thicke is a reality star — but it’s not what you think. What often comes to mind at the mention of reality television is the opposite of reality: phony drama wrapped in intoxicating eye candy. It’s a common perception of the industry, one that Thicke himself even confesses to holding. “[My family and I] …
The Vaughan Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the Annual Mayor’s Luncheon at the Hazelton Manor Event & Conference Centre. Over 500 guests were in attendance — the largest gathering ever at the event. Mayor Bevilacqua shared key insights on infrastructure projects and job growth in Vaughan, and businessman Rudy Bratty (Remington Group Inc. and Bratty …
Held at the Grand Prix Kartways at Downsview Park in Toronto on March 29, the second annual Villa Gambin Grand Prix saw 20 four-person teams race each other, all in good fun and for a good cause. Peter Koliviras of Team Raw took first place of the Grand Prix; Andrew “Axe” Bordin of Team Dorex …
Close to 700 guests rolled down the red carpet at the Hollywood Gala to Cure Cancer held at the Terrace Banquet Centre on Feb. 8. Presented by Vaughan in Motion, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting cancer care in our community, net proceeds of funds raised at the Tinseltown-themed party will go toward cancer equipment …
Fátima Ptacek has a thing for shorts. But not the kind we’ve all been dying to wear for the past six months. “I feel like short films don’t get enough recognition,” says the 13-year-old actress, who’s the bubbly belle behind the voice of Dora the Explorer. She’s just landed in Toronto after a buzzing weekend …
Art has never been this beautiful: How a local art auction is trying to bring down the child sex trafficking industry According to a public presentation on human trafficking by Joy Smith, MP of Kildonan-St. Paul, child and human sex trafficking is a $32 billion industry that generates a greater profit than Nike, Google and …
Hobnobbing with the hottest celebrities and attending the biggest bashes to celebrate the cinema, Etalk’s senior reporter Danielle McGimsie has become a fixture on the entertainment scene. Before she heads to Los Angeles for the 2014 Oscars, we catch up with the bubbly Canadian personality to discuss the contenders and the pretenders in this special …
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences released the list of hopefuls for the 2014 Juno Awards, and it’s glimmering with some of our favourite northern (musical) lights. Arcade Fire blazes through the roster with a whopping six nominations, including single of the year, album of the year and group of the year, while …