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Scarborough Health Network Receives $225K from Developer Madison Group

Scarborough Health Network Receives $225K from Developer Madison Group (L to R): Alicia Vandermeer president & CEO; SHN Foundation Liz Buller president & CEO; SHN David Singer, VP, low-rise communities, Madison Group — photo credit: MG Toronto-based real estate development company Madison Group donated almost a quarter of a million dollars to the…

Mr. Brainwash Artwork 'We Love Canada' Benefits Women's Shelter Via Taglialatella Galleries

Mr. Brainwash Artwork 'We Love Canada' Benefits Women's Shelter Via Taglialatella Galleries We Love Canada by Mr. Brainwash — photo provided by INK.Taglialatella Galleries Toronto is donating 10 percent of the proceeds from sales of a silkscreen by pop artist Mr. Brainwash to local women’s shelter Street Haven. French-born Thierry Guetta,…

'Hero' Movie Director, Cast Hit the Red Carpet to Benefit Trinidadian Youth

'Hero' Movie Director, Cast Hit the Red Carpet to Benefit Trinidadian Youth Director Frances-Anne Solomon — photo credit: Rasha Al Harthy.When Stargate SG1 actor Peter Williams and director Frances-Anne Solomon hit the red carpet in Toronto to kick off the Caribbean Tales Film Festival on Sept. 5, disadvantaged children in Trinidad &…

Harry Potter-themed Charitable Yoga Classes Combine Magic and Movement

Harry Potter-themed Charitable Yoga Classes Combine Magic and Movement When Harry Potter wants objects to levitate, he waves his magic wand while intoning “wingardium leviosa!” But as any yoga practitioner can tell you, freeing the mind also induces feelings of weightlessness. Now the fun of Harry Potter and the physical expression of yoga are coming…

Strumbellas and Jellyfish Snack Bar Part of World Wildlife Fund Pandamonium Party

Strumbellas and Jellyfish Snack Bar Part of World Wildlife Fund Pandamonium Party The Strumbellas will perform at WWF's Pandamonium — photo credit: Josh Goldman.The World Wildlife Fund will be launching the inaugural Pandamonium event at Toronto’s Andrew Richard Designs on June 23, and promises an evening of dramatic contrasts in “a celebration of nature’…

Hots Docs Q&A: Filmaker Explores Troubling Reality of Homeless People Who Own Dogs

Hots Docs Q&A: Filmaker Explores Troubling Reality of Homeless People Who Own Dogs Quebec-based director Hélène Choquette’s A Dog’s Life follows homeless people who own dogs — photo courtesy of GAT PR. Of the hundreds of films screening at this year’s Hot Docs documentary film festival – happening in Toronto April 28 to May 8 – few will be as…

Bikes vs Cars Director Takes on Car Lobby, Bike Culture and Rob Ford

Bikes vs Cars Director Takes on Car Lobby, Bike Culture and Rob Ford Bike activist protesting against the removal of the Jarvis St. bike lane in Toronto — photo credit: Martin Reis. Shot in cities around the world, including Los Angeles, Toronto, Sao Paolo, Berlin and Copenhagen, Bikes vs Cars documents the often contentious relationship between cyclists…

Toronto Partnering with Cat Rescue Groups to Combat Feral Cat Explosion

Toronto Partnering with Cat Rescue Groups to Combat Feral Cat Explosion Kittens are among Toronto's huge feral cat population.To the delight of multiple volunteer cat rescue and advocacy groups, the City of Toronto, once regarded as hostile on the issue of homeless cats, has declared Oct. 16 to 22 Feral Cat Awareness Week to draw attention to the plight…

Liz Marshall Documents Animal Suffering In Our Ghosts In The Machine

Liz Marshall Documents Animal Suffering In Our Ghosts In The Machine From Our Ghosts In The Machine documentary: this rescued beagle still has the tattoo from when it was experimented on in a research lab — photo credit: Jo-Anne McArthur.Liz Marshall knows the topic of animal rights is a tough subject. She knows most people would rather look away. That’s…

Rush, Blue Rodeo, Finger Eleven Sign Guitars For Couple's Charity With Film In The Works

Rush, Blue Rodeo, Finger Eleven Sign Guitars For Couple's Charity With Film In The Works April Wine sign guitar for Music Heals The Soul prior to their Cambridge, Ont. concert, Sept. 29, 2012. (L to R) Music Heals The Soul's Kathy DeAbreu; April Wine's Myles Goodwyn, Brian Greenway and Richard Lanthier; Music Heals The Soul's Kevin DeAbreu.Kevin…

Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings Up For Auction For War Child

Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings Up For Auction For War Child Up for auction to benefit War Child: Michael Adamson, Moore Gallery - Title: Of A Water Pavilion, 2011 Dimensions: 30FreeHand, an art auction benefitting War Child, features 50 works from established and emerging contemporary artists, along with another six created by children from War Child’s…

Benefit Set for Four-Year-Old Boy Battling Leukemia

Benefit Set for Four-Year-Old Boy Battling Leukemia Fundraisers don’t come more worthwhile than one planned next month for four-year-old Tristen Silva. Just days before Christmas 2012, Tristen was diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or cancer of the white blood cells. Parents Reno Silva and Pearl Hutchens-Silva had initially taken him to a walk…

Toy Lending Libraries A Widespread Concept

Toy Lending Libraries A Widespread Concept If you’re a parent who is strapped by a limited income but still wishes you could spoil your children with various toys, an alternative solution might be closer than you think. Most family and community centres have toy libraries, where parents can sign out toys for their children for a couple of weeks at a time…

Donate To Food Banks And Shelters To Honour Stompin' Tom

Donate To Food Banks And Shelters To Honour Stompin' Tom Stompin' Tom with his long-time pal and promoter/manager Brian Edwards.In lieu of flowers, the family of Stompin’ Tom Connors has asked that donations be made to your local food bank or homeless shelter in his name. Connors knew what it was like to go without bare necessities. Although he later…

Hockey Legend, Dragon Walk Runway for Holt Renfrew's Wellspring Fundraiser

Hockey Legend, Dragon Walk Runway for Holt Renfrew's Wellspring Fundraiser Former Maple Leaf Paul Henderson on the runway of Holt Renfrew's fundraiser for Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation.There was a hockey legend, a doctor, a radio host, an insurance exec and five other models that walked the runway at high-end clothing retailer Holt Renfrew in…