Sid Seixeiro isn’t too happy with Environment Canada. The radio sportscaster is giving it to the government’s weather watchdog for a not-so-prompt heads-up about the snowstorm that hit Toronto over the weekend. “I would like to thank the guys who waited for the end of the Chelsea game to throw out a weather warning for …
It’s hard to imagine a career as successful as that of Celine Dion. She inhabits the kind of stratospheric heights that very few artists ever attain — Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston. One might add a few other names, but it remains a very exclusive club and Dion certainly belongs there. When you’ve sold …
BLACKBERRY BUILD A VILLAGE AWARD PROGRAM BlackBerry and Free the Children are teaming up again to inspire youth to make a difference in the world. This unique volunteer experience is now available to students across Canada. The program has been successful at providing classrooms in Kenya and India, as well as health-care services at school …
BREAKFAST WITH THE CARDINAL At Montecassino Place in Woodbridge, over 350 guests from surrounding churches in Vaughan welcomed His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Collins at a community breakfast. Guests were inspired as Cardinal Collins spoke about his time in the conclave during the election of Pope Francis and discussed the pastoral plan for the Archdiocese of …
REBEL GOLF TOURNAMENT The 14th annual Rebel Golf Tournament, held at the Glen Eagle Golf Club in Bolton, was a smashing success. Over 125 players and 170 dinner guests participated, helping to raise over $15,000. All proceeds went directly to the Down Syndrome Association of York Region, a community that believes in the inherent equality …
PANERA BREAD BAKERY-CAFÉ The 11th location of internationally feted Panera Bread Bakery-Café kicked off its grand opening in Woodbridge with a ribbon-cutting celebration on Oct. 16th, 2013. The president and CEO of the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce, Paula Curtis, along with Vaughan councillors and invited guests, were in attendance. Known for its high-quality sandwiches, salads, …
I’m standing in the middle of what many women might call their “happy place”: a freshly unveiled, 30-foot Swarovski Christmas tree twinkles at my side in the shiny midst of Yorkdale Shopping Centre, and Matt Dusk, one of the most charming personalities on today’s jazz music scene, is grinning in front of me as he …
It’s that time of year to spoil your loved ones. And for the gentlemen on your list, David’s Fine Linens invites you to wrap up all the comforts of home with a luxurious twist. Make his holiday shine with towels from David Home, embellished with real Swarovski crystals, or warm him up with Portuguese duvet …
October 2, 2013 An Open Letter to Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of City Council Dear Mayor Bevilacqua and Members of City Council: We, the undersigned, are writing to you today to express our strong support for City Council’s decision to continue further consultation with respect to the development of an integrated entertainment and …
The star of Les Misérables discusses reprising his role as the production’s hero, his love of music and his search for diversity Les Misérables, the longest-running and arguably most famous musical in the world, returns to Toronto this fall, and with it comes award-winning theatre performer Ramin Karimloo. At only 35, the Iranian-born, Canadian-raised actor …