Category: Videos

  • French Connection: Camp Esprit for French Students

    Camp Esprit is a winter weekend camp for French immersion and francophone students in Grades 7 to 9 in Ontario, Canada. Promote fitness and friendship, and enjoy the great outdoors at Camp Esprit from Friday, February 25 to Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the scenic Scanlon Creek Conservation Area in Bradford, Ontario. Esprit, meaning “spirit”,…

  • Free 21-Day Vegan Kickstart Program

    According to research by Neal Barnard, M.D., from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, “low-fat vegan—plant-based—diets are the easiest way to trim excess weight, prevent diabetes, cut cholesterol, lower blood pressure, prevent and reverse heart disease, and reduce cancer risk. They even trim our carbon footprint.” The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s 21 Day Vegan…

  • You are Invited to NFB Mediatheque’s Screenings of Free Favourites at Four

    From January through March, you are invited to NFB (National Film Board of Canada) Mediatheque every Wednesday at 4pm for a screening of a classic NFB film (or NFB shorts program) for FREE! The Free Favourites at Four series includes recent docs like Manufactured Landscapes and Waterlife, as well as Oscar-recognized NFB animated shorts. Here…

  • 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,…

  • 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!…

  • 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…

  • Governor General’s Literary Award Recipient: Robert Chafe for AfterImage

    Based on a short story AfterImage by Michael Crummey Adapted by Robert Chafe AfterImage, written for the stage by Robert Chafe Directed by Jillian Keiley Composed by Jonathan Monro Robert Chafe, a playwright from St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, recently received the Governor General’s Literary Award 2010 for Drama, English-Language, for the play AfterImage. Here are…