Month: January 2011

  • A Unique Experience at the Quebec Winter Carnival

    PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 1001 ways to have fun outdoors this winter! Québec City, January 6, 2011—For its 57th edition, the Québec Winter Carnival, in collaboration with Loto‐Québec, presents a unique winter experience and invites you to join in the real winter game! From January 28 to February 13, discover skill‐testing challenges, sporting competitions,…

  • Free HabourKIDS Family Skating Party: Includes Films, Drumming, Dancing, Creating

    Harbourfront Centre (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is inviting families with children ages 5-12 to HarbourKIDS: Family Skating Party presented by RBC on February 21, 2011. Watch some National Film Board classic animated short films, try your hand at African drumming and dancing, make a sock monkey to take home with you, and skate on The Natrel™…

  • A Touching Tale of a Homeless Man With a Golden Voice

    The above video is from: MechanicalMaestro Anything good is possible even for homeless people as shown by this video of Ted Williams as a homeless man standing along Ohio’s I-71 in Ohio, US, holding the following sign: “I HAVE A GOD GIVEN GIFT OF VOICE. I’M AN EX-RADIO ANNOUNCER WHO HAS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES. PLEASE!…

  • Nominate Your “Eco-Hero” for the 2011 Green Toronto Awards

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada NEWS RELEASE January 5, 2011 Nominations now open for 7th annual Green Toronto Awards Who is your “eco-hero” – Nominate them today! Nominations are now being accepted for the 2011 Green Toronto Awards, the City of Toronto’s environmental awards of excellence, in search of Toronto’s champions of the environment. The City’s Live…

  • NFB Mediatheque is Offering You a Chance to Win a Panasonic DMC-LX3 Digital Camera

    On Wednesday, January 19 at 7 PM, NFB Mediatheque (National Film Board of Canada Mediatheque) is presenting A World of Shorts – Cult of Celebrity, which includes shorts starring Robert Pattinson, Keira Knightley and other celebs. The big news is that one lucky audience member at the screening will win a Panasonic DMC-LX3 Digital Camera…

  • View Live Traffic Flow and Get Traffic Info to Avoid Topsy Turvy Traffic in Toronto

    Have you ever found yourself driving in the city of Toronto and then suddenly you’re stuck in traffic due to road restriction/closure for a special event or road repair/maintenance? And if the road is closed, you don’t know whether to turn right or left or go straight or turn around for the quickest detour to…

  • Avoid Westbound Gardiner Expressway: January 8 at 11 pm to January 9 at 9 am

    News Release January 4, 2011 Gardiner Expressway closed overnight this weekend for bridge maintenance The City of Toronto’s Transportation Services division will be performing bridge work on the Gardiner Expressway on January 8 and 9. In order to undertake this work safely, overnight closure of the Gardiner Expressway will be required. Details of closure: