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Caledon Fire and Emergency Services: Running towards danger

This feature has been graciously sponsored by Hero Certified Burgers. Team Hero gives thanks to the front liners for their heroic efforts and for risking their lives to protect the lives of others. The Town of Caledon Fire and Emergency Services team knows the dangers of their occupation and chooses to face them every day …

Damian Romeo: Pushing the limits

The Canadian actor discusses superheroes, getting into character and deciding to join the Armed Forces. Whether it’s an audition, chemistry read, or he’s working on set, Damian Romeo’s process for creating a character remains the same: “I try to find out as much as I can about that character and start developing my own backstory, …

Alice Pasquini: Murals for hope graffiti’s power to exude love

Art has the power to express the unspoken. When it comes to the work of world-renowned artist Alice Pasquini, her admiration for storytelling has always been a vital part of her esthetic and projects. From alleyways to enveloping buildings with her enchanting graffiti work, Alice Pasquini’s message has always been to spread stories of kindness …

Making A Difference One Flutter At A Time…

World-renowned philanthropist and Canadian activist, David Suzuki is the man behind the Butterflyway Project. David has made it his mission to create sustainable environments and habitats for some of the nation’s hardest workers, our beloved pollinators. Wild pollinators, including butterflies and bees, are crucial to human survival. Humanity relies on them and they ask nothing …

Erin Karpluk: An Actor Goes From Small Town To The Big Time

Canadian actor, Erin Karpluk talks about her journey from a small town to the big screen and her secret to learning lines. When Erin Karpluk talks about the small town she grew up in, she describes it as a place you’d see on a Canada postcard. Her graduating class contained only 32 people, everybody knew …

Canadian Heartthrob, Christopher Russell

Christopher Russell talks about his latest role in SYFY’s newest horror series, Day of the Dead, his favourite new Swedish fitness regime called “fartlek” and how he attributes his success in the entertainment industry to being authentic to himself. “If I’ve shown up and done my best, it doesn’t matter what the outcome is”. From …

#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 …

The Salvation Army: A Place For Everyone

Widely known for its presence during the holiday season, The Salvation Army isn’t just Christmas kettles or food banks. The support around the holiday season is just a small part when it comes to serving the community. Chestnuts roasting over an open fire. Cookies, carrots and milk. Gifts under a Christmas tree — these hallmarks …

Rob Mayes: Big Risks, Bigger Rewards

This actor and country artist-songwriter has grabbed for the brass ring his entire career, and with an acclaimed new Western movie and iHeart-scripted podcast about Nashville songwriting, he has yet to fall short. A known certainty in life is that it is not without its risks. We all deal with these daily, and in the …

Murda (ing) D Beatz

The odds were stacked against Murda Beatz; realistically, there was every reason for him not to make it. Feeling like a misfit who was on the outside looking in, Murda grew up in small-town Ontario, a long way from the music scene. But that didn’t deter him. It was an inauspicious beginning for Shane Lee …