The Children’s Storefront
Ben Postulart-Toronto: For more than thirty years, the Children’s Storefront has been an icon in the community – a place where families can “drop in” and find the support they need in an environment that is both welcoming and non-judgmental. As the first child-parent centre in Ontario, the Storefront paved the way for many of [...]
Toronto’s First Major Snow Fall
Ben Postulart-Toronto: Today is the first time snow that a large amount has fallen in Toronto for the winter of 2011. There have been some smaller snow falls already this year, but this is the first time that it has been enough to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes. It started [...]
Toronto Aboriginal Research Project
Ben Postulart-Toronto: Today the Toronto Aboriginal Research Project, or TARP was released to the public. Tarp is a research study that focuses on Aboriginal people in the city of Toronto. There are several areas that the report focuses on; Aboriginal children and youth, Aboriginal men, Aboriginal women, Aboriginal seniors and elders, the Aboriginal Two-spirited community [...]
editorial: An “ambush” on Rob Ford
Ben Postulart-Toronto: When someone says the word ambush, a lot of different things come to mind; a military maneuver, a group of people attacking an individual, or a person attacking you with words. One thing that doesn’t come to mind is Mary Walsh, from This Hour Has 22 Minutes, dressed up as her infamous character [...]
The Occupation Continues
Ben Postulart-Toronto: The Occupy Toronto movement is still holding strong at St. James Park today despite the rain and cold weather. It seems as though more and more tents are going up each and every day. There is a definite sense of community in the Occupy Toronto camp, it felt as if the occupiers know [...]
The State of Union
Ben Postulart-Toronto: With all the money that the government puts into the T.T.C., one would think that they would want to make one of the busiest stations in Toronto look more presentable. Every time that I go through Union Station I wonder why it looks the way it does; the walls appear to be falling [...]
Riding the New “Rocket”
Ben Postulart-Toronto: Yesterday was my first opportunity to travel on one of the new subway cars. There are many improvements to the old subway cars. The biggest one is how many people will be able to fit into the new cars. Each subway train will now be a “six-car-fixed” configuration with open gangways which will [...]
Projection Booth: New Independant Cinema in the East End
There is a small repertory theater in Toronto’s East end called Projection Booth, and it is definitely one of Toronto’s most interesting theaters. The Projection Booth plays Indie Movies, Documentaries, and Foreign Films. It was started by three people; Jonathan Hlibka, Nadia Sandhu, and Euan Mowat. Hlibka and Sandhu both have experience in the movie [...]
Exclusive Concert to Celebrate the Launch of Rocksmith
Ben Postulart-Toronto: In celebration of the upcoming release of the new video game Rocksmith, Ubisoft held an exclusive concert to show off this interesting take on the music simulation gaming genre. Rocksmith takes games like Guitar Hero, and Rockband to a whole new level by letting the players use a real instrument instead of a [...]
129th Annual Police Games
Ben Postulart-Toronto: Today was the 129th Annual Police games, held at the Rogers Center, and hosted by the Toronto Police Amateur Athletic Association. All Proceeds raised from today’s festivities will be going to the Toronto Police Widows and Orphans Fund. The Annual Police Games are a great time for people of all ages, and a [...]
