Junos 2015 to be held in Hamilton
INFOGRAPHIC BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Next month Hamilton will host the 44th annual Juno awards. The event will take place at the FirstOntario Centre and hosted by Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard. Juno week will start March 9th and conclude on the 15th. Juno Event Schedule SiriusXM JUNO Awards Kickoff, March 12 […]
An art fair to remember
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Artwork from around the world can be seen and bought at what is known as Toronto’s favourite art fair. From Feb. 19 to 22, the Better Living Centre will host the eighth annual Artists Project Contemporary Art fair. Roughly 250 artists, many of whom are Canadians, will be exhibiting their work. […]
Wavelength Music Festival to host Lowell and The Acorn
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE What do Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Tokyo Police Club have in common? They have all played at Toronto’s Wavelength Music Festival. From Feb. 13 to 15, there will be 21 independent bands and artists taking the stage at various venues downtown Toronto. Wavelength is a Toronto-based arts organization run […]
Art Exhibit reminds us the importance of Canadian landscape
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Artist Gwen MacGregor depicted the contradiction between power plants stationed next to forestry in her video installation at the Deep Woods Visual Arts Exhibit. “It’s probably not a surprise that I’m not a supporter of nuclear power. The legacy of the toxic waste and the danger are costs we can’t afford. […]
LIVE EVENT: Relay For Life 2014 in Burlington
This Friday, cancer fundraiser Relay For Life will be taking place at Bronte Creek Park in Burlington. Participating teams will be walking the track for 24 hours to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. The fundraiser’s theme is carnival this year and will host fortunetelling, carnival games and many other forms of entertainment for […]
ARFmazing Race held at Spencer Smith Park
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Burlington Humane Society hosted its annual fundraiser last Sunday at Spencer Smith Park. The ARFmazing Race is held each year at Burlington’s Waterfront. The day is filled with fun competitions and prizes for Burlington and Oakville dog owners. “I’ve been bringing my dog to the ARFmazing Race since the fundraiser started […]
Relay For Life to be held June 6 at Bronte Creek Park
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Hundreds of people will gather at Bronte Creek Provincial Park next month to offer their support to cancer victims. Each year, volunteers from the Halton community raise money at Relay For Life for the Canadian Cancer Society. Volunteers include cancer survivors, relatives and friends of cancer victims and supporters of the […]
Sheep Dogs to headline the Sound of Music Festival
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE June 12 weekend will mark the 35th anniversary for Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival. Every year Spencer Smith Park, located on the waterfront in Burlington’s downtown core, attracts roughly 200,000 people. The largest free music festival in Canada is the annual event that officially kicks off the beginning of summer for […]
POSSE Project takes to the street for Trick or Eat
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Halton’s POSSE Project is taking part in Trick or Eat this evening. The nationwide campaign raises money and collects food items for local food banks across North America. The program is usually done through universities, but the POSSE (Peer Outreach Support Services and Education) Project has organized a collection this year. […]