08 Mar 2023

Caledon Fire and Emergency Services: Running towards danger

The Town of Caledon Fire and Emergency Services team knows the dangers of their occupation and chooses to face them every day for the benefit of our community. The town of Caledon Fire and Emergency Services team is composed of...
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15 Mar 2022

Maria Rio: The Stop: Community Starts Here

In a little church near Kensington Market, almost 40 years ago, The Stop opened its doors to welcome, well, anyone who needed food. Its mission was to feed hungry people in the community. The location (actually, three of them now)...
By Donna Paris
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15 Mar 2021

Lino Arci: 35 years in Real Estate

Family owned since 1986, Lino Arci’s real estate team is celebrating a true business milestone, having been in the real estate business for 35 years. Lino Arci credits his success to the family he always dreamed of having. “Somehow along...
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16 Sep 2020

How Does Your Garden Grow?

At The Stop — a thriving community hub that provides healthy food, skill-building and the fostering of social connections — the greens and the veggies are blooming. You’ve heard of paying it forward? Th at’s exactly what happens at The...
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09 Mar 2020

Tim Freear: Breaking Barriers To Cooking

In a city filled with many restaurants, Toronto’s Hawthorne chef Tim Freear likes to be creative in the kitchen and keeps things fresh by staying ahead of food trends. Q. Can you tell us a bit about your past experiences...
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10 Oct 2018

Hillcrest Mall – Initiative with Sandgate Women’s Shelter

This month marked Hillcrest Mall’s initiative with the Sandgate Women’s Shelter. After celebrating the recent renovations at Hillcrest and the completion of its North Wing with the opening of HomeSense and Marshalls, the mall dedicated its centre court to donations...
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10 Oct 2018

The Vaughan Food Bank: The Heart and Soul of a Caring Community

The Vaughan Food Bank has been helping those in the community for decades and thanks to its new location, it has no plans on stopping anytime soon. There is no question Vaughan, Ont., is booming: it’s one of the fastest-growing...
By Rick Muller
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09 Aug 2018

Mental Health Does Not Discriminate

The recent deaths by suicide of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain have brought one of society’s biggest controversies to the forefront — how should mental health issues be addressed? Alex Shendelman’s sister ended her life by suicide more than a...
By Cece M. Scott
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The landmark donation is the largest in the history of Hospice Vaughan. (From left to right: executive director of Hospice Vaughan, Belinda Marchese; Stefano Cortellucci; Romina Cortellucci; Mario Cortellucci; Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua; president of the Board of Directors of Hospice Vaughan, Maria Castro; and Peter Cortellucci)
09 Aug 2018

The City That Keeps Giving

Vaughan Mayor Bevilacqua unveils the Cortellucci family’s historic donation to Hospice Vaughan. At Vaughan City Hall, Hospice Vaughan and Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua revealed the Cortellucci family as Hospice Vaughan’s naming donor. The Cortellucci family’s generous donation of $3 million will...
By Sarah Kanbar
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