Month: March 2011

  • Toronto is Totally Talented as the High Tech Hub of Canada!

    Would you know it?! Toronto was once called Toronto the Beautiful. Now, Toronto is named Canada’s high tech hub! City of Toronto, MaRS Discovery District, KPMG, Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA), IDC Canada, the Impact Group, the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) got together to…

  • ‘Celebrate 27 Arts Fest’ in Toronto Starts Today March 31, 2011

    ‘Celebrate 27 Arts Fest’ (C27) is a celebration about Article 27 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states: “Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.” Thanks to the inspiration of Article 27, …

  • Today Toronto’s Rescue and Merit Awards Honour Civilians and Firefighters

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Media Advisory March 29, 2011 Toronto Fire Services to honour civilians and firefighters The City of Toronto’s Fire Services division will hold its annual Rescue and Merit Awards event tomorrow to recognize civilians and firefighters who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.

  • New Initiative to Clean Up Toronto Starts Today

      Toronto, Ontario, Canada Media Advisory March 29, 2011 Mayor  will launch a new initiative to clean up Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will introduce a new initiative to clean up our city. Joining Mayor Ford will be sponsors for the 20-Minute Makeover event including lead sponsor GLAD, TV sponsor CP24 and sponsors TD Friends of…

  • 2011 Ontario Budget Has the Bull’s-Eye on Eliminating the Deficit While Protecting Education and Health Care

    Today the 2011 Ontario Budget is unveiled to Ontarians. This Ontario Budget has the bull’s-eye on eliminating the deficit while protecting education and health care. The deficit for 2010–11 is projected to be  $16.7 billion which is $3 billion lower than forecast a year ago because, for the most part, the projected program expense for…

  • Thirteen Green and Social Benefits of the Weatherization Project

    City of Vancouver’s green scene gets better and better thanks to another great green pilot project to help Vancouver meet its 2020 Greenest City targets. This time the green spotlight is on the employment program to weatherize or draft-proof neighbourhood homes of inner-city residents, which provides employment opportunities for low-threshold inner-city residents by facilitating community-based…

  • Please Prevent Infant Botulism by NEVER FEEDING HONEY to Children Under One Year of Age

    Please never feed honey to children under one year old because honey is the only food in Canada linked to infant botulism, a serious disease. This includes never adding honey to baby food and never using honey on a soother. Infant botulism is caused by bacteria called Clostridium botulinum, which can’t grow or make toxins…