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09/05/2013
ATTENTION FILM LOVERS: THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CALLS DEDICATED AND ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN THIS YEAR’S TEAM
Selected volunteers will provide assistance and support on a variety of tasks, welcoming thousands of Festival-goers from around the world that come to Toronto to celebrate the best in film.
07/14/2013
27th Anniversary - July 14th - 21st Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf
Visit Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf and Play 27 holes of mini golf get Free Dinosaur Poster to celebrate the 27th Annual Blueberry Festival du bleuet.
07/05/2013
Music fest lineups shaping up
The music festival announcements are almost daily now with the inbox filling up with news of yet another gathering of fine folks.
06/29/2013
JUST ADDED TO THE CELEBRITY LIST!! Tom “The Terminator” Henke!!
The 17th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament on Friday, June 28 is 85% sold out so don’t miss your chance to golf with the greatest Closer in Blue Jays history and one of the best in Major League Baseball history.
06/15/2013
NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) at the heart of Toronto’s waterfront
Now in its 19th year, NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) joins forces with Harbourfront Centre to bring young, emerging musicians to the Redpath stage
06/01/2013
TIFF INDUSTRY’S STUDIO PROGRAMME ANNOUNCES SCREENWRITING INTENSIVE With Special Guest Franklin Leonard, founder of The Black List
STUDIO, TIFF Industry’s first year-round programme, presents Screenwriting Intensive, a professional development conference offered to a select group of five Ontario-based, mid-career screenwriters with screenplays already in development.
05/25/2013
Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology Presents Mechanical 4 in 1 Weekend!
The Confederation of Marine Modelers will be on hand to demonstrate and display radio controlled model boats of all kinds, from sailboats to submarines, operating in a small pond on the museum grounds.
05/23/2013
EIFMAN BALLET St. Petersburg RODIN
RODIN is the tumultuous tale of two artists, Auguste Rodin and his muse and mistress, Camille Claudel
05/14/2013
MONSIEUR LAZHAR AND THE INTOUCHABLES NAMED WINNERS OF THE TIFF FILM CIRCUIT PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
TIFF’s successful national film outreach programme Film Circuit is pleased to announce that a record number of Film Circuit audiences across the country cast their votes to select Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar and Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano’s The Intouchables as winners of the 2012 Film Circuit People’s Choice Awards.
05/12/2013
Born To Be “WILD” … at African Lion Safari
Tiny, cute, and “wild”…many baby animals will be making their debut at African Lion Safari this season including “Keto” an adorable lion cub!
05/11/2013
Jamie Hesser receives 2013 Tourism Champion of Year award
PORT HOPE -- Jamie Hesser makes a living climbing trees. For her hard work as regional manager for Treetop Trekking, Ms. Hesser has been awarded the 2013 Tourism Champion of the Year award, given out annually by Attractions Ontario.
05/09/2013
Provincial Parks Open for 2013 Season
Ontario Encourages Families to Enjoy Great Outdoors Most provincial parks in southern Ontario will open for the season May 10, with the majority of northern Ontario parks opening May 17.
05/08/2013
Burn This Letter: The McQuestens of Whitehern
Three generations of the McQuesten family lived at Whitehern Historic House & Garden from 1852 until 1968. Among the last generation were six children who never married. In 1959 the three surviving members of the family bequeathed the home to the City with all its original contents.
05/03/2013
Commission CEO insists his award took a real team effort
MORRISBURG - Hard work is paying off as Attractions Ontario recognized the St. Lawrence Parks Commission CEO for his initiative.
05/02/2013
Centreville opens on May 4!
Located on the Toronto Islands, it's a natural destination for a day trip, especially with younger children in tow. With over 30 rides and attractions, this theme park is a feast of rides for little ones. And getting to this amusement park is almost as exciting as the park itself.
04/30/2013
Harbourfront Centre sparkles as part of the 1st Toronto International Jewellery Festival
Toronto, ON (April 29, 2013) – Harbourfront Centre announces the inaugural Toronto International Jewellery Festival (TIJF). Celebrating the best of contemporary design, the festival features over 30 jewellery and metal arts exhibitions throughout the city including eight at Harbourfront Centre.
04/25/2013
Save the Date for the 2013 City of Hamilton Arts Awards
The City of Hamilton invites all to attend the annual celebration of Hamilton’s dynamic arts community at the 2013 Arts Awards. The event will be held on Mon. May 27 at Theatre Aquarius; this year’s partner and Presenting Sponsor.
04/25/2013
Last year’s ‘blockbuster’ events hard to top, but tourism officials hoping for another successful season
After hosting successful events such as Nick Wallenda’s tightrope walk across the Falls and the Red Bull Crashed Ice event last season, many are wondering what will be in store for tourism in the Niagara Region this year.
04/25/2013
GO Trains will be back for another tourist season, province announces
This year the GO Trains will run on Victoria Day long weekend, Friday evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays between June 29 until Sept. 2 along with Thanksgiving weekend.
04/25/2013
Bus program connects travellers to Northern Ontario parks
Parkbus program brings southern Ontario tourists to provincial parks in northern Ontario
04/25/2013
Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture
Out of the Box is the first exhibition in North America to showcase the history of sneaker culture and will feature over 120 sneakers representing the past 150 years. Highlighting iconic sneakers from the 20th and 21st centuries, Museum visitors will have the opportunity to explore the historical beginnings of the sneaker from its emergence in the 19th century to becoming one of the most democratic forms of footwear in the 20th century to its current position as status symbol and icon of urban c
04/09/2013
Seven Hamilton Festivals and Events Named Ontario’s Top 100
Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) recently announced Ontario’s 2013 Top 100 Festivals & Events with seven of Hamilton’s leading festivals and events receiving the honour.
04/05/2013
Pat Quinn to become Chairman of the Board at the Hockey Hall of Fame, effective August 1, 2013
Bill Hay, Chairman and CEO of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today that he will be retiring on July 31, 2013 and that Selection Committee Co-Chairman, Pat Quinn, will assume the office of Chairman of the Board and Jeff Denomme will become chief executive officer in addition to his current role as President. These succession appointments will become effective August 1, 2013.
04/05/2013
PETER NORMAN TAKES TOP PRIZE AT POETRY NOW: 5th ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BARDS
After a well fought battle of words Authors at Harbourfront Centre (AUTHORS) names Peter Norman, author of Water Damage, as the winner of the 5th annual Battle of the Bards. For the fifth year in a row, AUTHORS, in partnership with NOW Magazine, welcomed 19 upcoming and established poets to the stage Wednesday evening (April 3). A jury comprising the Toronto Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, Authors at Harbourfront Centre Director Geoffrey Taylor and Artistic Associate Jen Tindall selected No
10/25/2012
Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology presents Hamilton Makes Steel – The Exhibit
The Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology invites you to the opening of our new exhibit Hamilton Makes Steel on Sun. Nov. 4, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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