Starting on August 19th, you can help support the children and families served by the Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity (JACC) by making a donation at any of the more than 660 LCBO stores throughout Ontario. Donation boxes for JACC will be ...
Read More »IdeasCity Toronto on Bentway
The Bentway, in collaboration with the New Museum (New York City), present IdeasCity Toronto, a collaborative, civic platform with cultural innovators, creative practitioners, and other instigators. Free, accessible, and open to the public, IdeasCity Toronto will take place on Saturday, September ...
Read More »Oil fatcats enriched by Trans Mountain deal
Sandy Garossino interviewed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a few months ago for National Observer. Trudeau said that the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion was a project in the national interest that will benefit all Canadians as part of his national ...
Read More »Native American or not: a DNA challenge
I was motivated by my mother’s stories to learn if I was part Cherokee. When I was growing up, my mother frequently spoke of her Native American ancestry. She claimed to be one-eighth Cherokee and often said that qualified her ...
Read More »Why is courage important?
“It is real important to be brave so you are not afraid to fight boys,” says Chelsea, age 6. Well, before you battle boys, you’ll have to battle Rebecca, 5, because she defines courage as: “You don’t want to hit ...
Read More »Book launch for Mixter Twizzle’s Breakfast
Regan W. H. Macaulay is holding a book launch for her latest picture storybook, Mixter Twizzle’s Breakfast, out on the front lawn of the Necropolis Chapel at 200 Winchester Street, Toronto, where the Cabbagetown Theatre Co. will be presenting children’s play Aladdin and ...
Read More »Toronto History Museums events to Aug. 30
Toronto History Museums presents a calendar of its events for the month of August 2018 August 2018 FEATURED EVENTS Outlander Meets Mackenzie | Mackenzie House Saturday, August 11, 7 to 9 p.m. Calling all fans of the Outlander series! Step back ...
Read More »Waterfront to honour Canadian hero Terry Fox
Toronto City Council’s authorization and anonymous donation kick off The Legacy Art Project Toronto, a new permanent public art & landscape installation inspired by Fox’s legacy. The Legacy Art Project will reflect Terry Fox’s legacy of hope, determination and action through art and landscape ...
Read More »Ford gets it right to shrink Toronto City Council
The incompetence of our current city hall is reflected in the recent release of a city ward map which made some Downtown wards impossible to locate, including Ward 21. That’s what we get for having a too-big bundle of entitled ...
Read More »York & Rees streets park-design competition
York Street and Rees Street Park Design Competition Earlier this year, Waterfront Toronto launched an innovative design competition with the City of Toronto for two new waterfront parks: York Street Park and Rees Street Park. Ten talented and creative design teams from around ...
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