13th International Migratory Bird Day at Toronto Zoo
Bart B. Van Bockstaele-Toronto: Toronto Zoo held its 13th International Migratory Bird Day last Saturday, 12 May 2012. As has become something of a tradition, I joined the party by tagging along on the birding walk in the closed-off sections of the zoo. The walk started at 8 am, and I boarded the first Red [...]
Heritage Helmet Art Project Honours Queen’s York Rangers Patrick Connors – Aurora: On May 9, the second annual Lieutenant Governor Simcoe’s Levee in Honour of Our Rangers took place at the beautifully restored Church Street School in Aurora. The evening began with His Honour The Honourable David Charles Onley, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, greeting [...]
Continue reading …The Canadian Mental Health Association applauds Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy
May 11, 2012 No Comment
New strategy provides broad vision but will require a truly coordinated, adequately funded implementation plan to result in real improvements for Canadians The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) applauds the Mental Health Commission of Canada for spearheading the development of Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy. The strategy release is timely given this week is CMHA’s [...]
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Today, Toronto Arts Foundation (TAF) announced the fifteen finalists for the 2012 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards, celebrating those individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to Toronto’s vibrant artistic and cultural life. This year’s nominees were chosen by a stellar multi-disciplinary jury which included Francisco Alvarez, Hilario Duran, John Farrell, Darlene Gilliland, Angela Grabham, [...]
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KJ Mullins-Toronto: Have you ever been to an event and seated by someone that rings your internal alarms? That happened to me this week at a dinner. The person I was seated by seemed ‘off’ and I was getting increasingly uncomfortable. Then he touched me. Granted the touch as on the arm and leg but [...]
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KJ Mullins-Toronto: Every day our pets improve our world. For some their pets are their personal lifesaving heroes. The Purina Hall of Fame honoured four Canadian hero pets this morning in Toronto for their fearless devotion to their human families. Nanook, Monty, Bree and Titan all show the strong bond between animals and humans. Dogs [...]
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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre have announced their line-up for Queer Pride 2012 (June 8 to July 1) – a community-focused festival of comedy, theatre, art, music, and parties. For four weeks, Buddies hosts a stellar line-up of Toronto’s most exciting queer entertainers, while Buddies After Hours offers up some of the most outrageous clubbing [...]
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An installation of photography for Exposed 2012: Be.Here.Now – Part of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival Launching on May 3, from 7 – 10 p.m., a collective of five Workman Arts photographers will present individual new works responding to the theme which the group will curate. 5 in Focus is part of Exposed 2012: Be.Here.Now, the [...]
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Hot Docs is the largest documentary film festival in North America, and this year there will be nearly 200 films screened from over 50 different countries at various cinemas across the city, including the recently refurbished and renamed, Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. As one of the hosts of the weekly Sex City radio program heard [...]
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Following the huge success of the inaugural Script-Tease Project in 2011, three-time Canadian Comedy Award-winning improv theatre company The National Theatre of the World, are thrilled to announce The Script Tease Project 2012. The 2012 participating playwrights are: Maja Ardal, Ins Choi, Sky Gilbert, Michael Healey, Karen Hines, Lee MacDougall, John Murrell, Adam Pettle, Anusree [...]
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