Category: Videos

Doors Open Toronto 2011: You’re Invited to Celebrate & Get Interactive

This blog is an update to my previous post Doors Open Toronto 2011 Invites You to Explore & Experience! Here is a beautiful, positive perspective on the popular Doors Open Toronto from our wonderful, ever-giving volunteers in 2010: “Doors Open Toronto is a popular, annual city-wide celebration that features free public access to 150 architecturally,…

May 22, 2011
Victoria Day Weekend: Celebratory Activities and Your Own Fireworks Safety Tips

During this long Victoria Day weekend, celebratory activities in Toronto await you, your family and friends! Come out and enjoy the following fun activities (some are FREE or PAY WHAT YOU CAN or ADMISSION BY DONATION):

May 20, 2011
Toronto City Council Endorsed the Culture Action Plan With 33 Recommendations

This blog is an update to my previous posts Calling All Toronto Citizens for ‘Creative Capital Initiative’ Public Consultations and Updating Toronto’s Culture Plan Via Creative Capital Initiative. After 13 public consultations with almost 500 members of Toronto’s arts, culture and business communities, 33 action recommendations of the Culture Plan were endorsed by Toronto City…

May 19, 2011
Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety System Will Get Major Changes

Thanks to the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Occupational Health and Safety, the following two acts have been amended and recently passed to increase protection for workers in Ontario, Canada: Occupational Health and Safety Act and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. The Expert Panel – included representatives from labour, employers, and academia with workplace…

May 19, 2011
National Public Works Week in Ontario: May 15 to 21, 2011

To recognize the contributions of dedicated workers in public works and infrastructure, Ontario in Canada has declared the week of May 15 to 21, 2011, to be National Public Works Week for the province. A big Thank-You to these wonderful workers for their great works in areas of public necessities which include: Roads, bridges and…

May 18, 2011
‘A Place to Call Home’ Fun Run/Walk Helps Toronto Adoptable Pets, May 18

Tomorrow, May 18, a couple of hundred runners and walkers with some adoptable dogs will participate in a 2.5-kilometre and 5-km fun run/walk called “A Place to Call Home” at 6 pm. A Place to Call Home fun run/walk starts at: The Running Room, Unit 1, 61 Hanna Ave. (in Liberty Village), Toronto, Ontario, Canada…

May 17, 2011
80 Ontario FireRangers Coming to the Rescue & Fight Wildfire in Slave Lake Today

While Slave Lake residents in northern Alberta, Canada, are getting out of town due to the out-of-control catastrophic wildfire, eighty Ontario FireRangers will be coming to Slave Lake this afternoon to assist Alberta in combating a forest fire that is devastating the Slave Lake town. Please note that Ontario will assess its ability to provide…

May 17, 2011