05 Mar 2025

Aida’s Bakery: The Love Of Italian Baking

For 55 years, Aida’s Bakery in Woodbridge has been making the finest baked goods and become a treasured Vaughan tradition. Woodbridge is, thankfully, still a pretty quiet place at four in the morning. Of course, lights are burning at essential...
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05 Mar 2025

Armando Scarlato Jr.: Embrace The Songs Inside Your Heart

How the Toronto-native recording artist and singer-songwriter Armando Scarlato Jr. propelled himself onto the international music scene. When I first met Armando Scarlato Jr. at Carolina Restaurant in Toronto, the first word that came to mind was “genuine.” As he...
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05 Mar 2025

Dino’s Wood Burning Pizza: The Daily Work Of Building A Better Community

Etobicoke’s Dino’s Wood Burning Pizza has been providing the finest traditional Italian pizza and giving back to the community for 15 years. It used to be that to feel at the centre of any community, you would go to the...
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03 Dec 2024

IKEA Canada Gives Back

Home furnishing retailer expands its multi-million-dollar partnership with Toronto-based social enterprise to address the furniture poverty crisis and support waste reduction across Canada. IKEA Canada announced a $300,000 investment over three years to Furniture Bank, a Toronto-based social enterprise dedicated...
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04 Jul 2024

Ursula Kressibucher: Discovery Awaits At The Sunflower Farm

Experience a glorious day on a stunning 20-acre sunflower farm, where self-reflection and a connection to nature can flourish. Ursula Kressibucher has always called the charming small town of Beaverton, Ont., her home. Although she’d had childhood dreams of exploring...
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04 Jul 2024

Lisa Post: A Breath Of Fresh Governance

From the very beginning, Lisa Post, the mayor of Orangeville, has deep roots in the community. Some people are born leaders, committed partners with others in their community, people who want to enrich the fabric of their neighbourhoods. Others are...
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04 Jul 2024

Gino Farnetti: A Child Of War

The astonishing true story of how Canadian soldiers saved an Italian child after a Second World War battle reveals the resiliency of the human spirit. Following a battle against German forces in Torrice, Italy, in June 1944, the fields of...
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06 May 2024

Elladj Baldé: Finding Yourself Through Athleticism & Artistry

Elladj Baldé’s resilience on his path to professional figure skating and the highs and lows he experienced along the way. The world has seen many artists and athletes but there are only a handful that leave an imprint on other...
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06 May 2024

Keith Pears: A Chef’s Journey to Achieving His Dreams

For Chef Keith Pears, learning every facet of the kitchen during his childhood would be the foundation for his culinary acclaim. At Glass Kitchen, they go beyond dining: they prepare you for a gastronomic journey, a symphony of flavours that...
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