Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is working to transform the way the region moves by building a seamless, convenient and integrated transit network across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Over the next ten years, Metrolinx ...
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100 Bernese Mountain dogs expected at Cherry Beach april 24 for annual world wide walk
Hogtown becomes Dogtown on Sunday as 100+ Bernese Mountain Dogs are expected to be in attendance for the Toronto portion of the 3rd annual World Wide Berner Walk. In 2012, Christa Duff started the walk in Toronto as a get together ...
Read More »Royal Canadian Legion to honour Rick Mercer
CBC’s Rick Mercer is the Royal Canadian Legion’s third recipient of the Legion’s Founders Award. He will receive the award at the Dominion Convention held in St. John’s, Newfoundland between 11- 15 June 2016. “Rick Mercer exemplifies a grateful nation’s ...
Read More »Starlight Children’s Foundation™ Canada Goes Under the Sea for 2016 Fundraising Gala
Get ready to explore the wonders of the ocean as Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada dives into the deep blue for this year’s ‘Under the Sea’ themed fundraising gala. Rick Campanelli returns as emcee and over 700 guests are expected to ...
Read More »Billy Bishop Airport launches new advertising campaign starring its own passengers
Multiplatform campaign features real-life passengers and their travel experiences to highlight the benefits of flying from Billy Bishop Airport PortsToronto, the owners and operators of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Billy Bishop Airport), today launched an advertising campaign to promote ...
Read More »St. James Park gazebo to honour Mike Comstock memory
Michael Comstock was community activist, good friend to many and long-time President of Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA). He died of pancreatic cancer Sept. 22, 2012, and on March 24 will be honoured by a new gazebo and pavilion in St. James Park ...
Read More »Don Valley Parkway – closures on April 15-18
The Don Valley Parkway from the Gardiner Expressway to Highway 401/404 will be closed for spring maintenance activities from Friday, April 15 at 11:00 p.m. to Monday, April 18 at 5:00 a.m. The Gardiner Expressway will be closed on the ...
Read More »DeGroote Insight Lecture to feature Mervyn King April 25
On April 25 Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, will speak on his new book, “The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy.” King will discuss money, global crises, flawed economic models, and ...
Read More »OCAD receives $27 million to develop Creative City Campus
The Honourable Reza Moridi, Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, has announced that OCAD University will receive a $27-million investment towards the revitalization and expansion of the core of its campus. The university’s Creative City Campus project will add ...
Read More »First ship welcomed with 155th annual Beaver Hat ceremony
PortsToronto Harbour Master Angus Armstrong “crowns” Federal Rideau Captain Sharma Vinod Kumar with a 200-year-old silk and beaver top hat at the 155th annual Beaver Hat Ceremony at Redpath Refinery. The annual ceremony dates back to the mid-1800s and celebrates ...
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