DONOR Larry Tanenbaum TITLE Chairman, MLSE GIFT $25 million to Mt. Sinai; $50 million to the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto Larry Tanenbaum is best known in Toronto as the chairman of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, the group that runs the Maple Leafs, Raptors and other enterprises in Toronto’s sports industry.But Tanenbaum has been … Continued
DONOR Isadore Sharp TITLE Founder and chairman, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts GIFT $5 million to the Ontario College of Art and Design It was 1980, and Terry Fox, in the midst of a quixotic fundraising journey that many weren’t taking seriously, was at a low point in his morale. He was on the verge … Continued
DONOR David Young TITLE President, The Hamilton Group, Inc. GIFT $3 million to the Evergreen Brick Works David Young is a philanthropist, even if he is reluctant to admit it. The foundation he oversees, the Michael Young Family Foundation, is now listed as a founding patron of such vital city projects as the Evergreen Brick … Continued
DONOR Myron & Berna Garron TITLE Retired from automotive manufacturing business GIFT $30 million to the Hospital for Sick Children Before he succumbed to a rare form of cancer at the age of 13, Michael Garron drew a self portrait. He depicted himself as a sunken ship, its hull breached with a hole scrawled out … Continued
DONOR Bill Holland & family TITLE Executive chairman, CI Financial Income Fund GIFT $26.2 million to the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital One of the questions Bill Holland is often asked whenever the subject of his $26.2 million donation to the Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and its foundation comes up is whether he has a … Continued
In case you didn’t know, today is International World Aids Day. In support, drop by the CBC craft sale during the day or check out the Voices for Hope concert this evening featuring a choir, a drag performer, an aboriginal drummer, and a pyrotechnic electric violinist. Here are PostCity.com’s things to do on Wednesday.
This Tuesday listen to some contemporary poetry in Kensington Market or check out the musical version of Little Women. Here’s PostCity.com’s suggestions for what to do in Toronto tonight. Little Women, opening tonight at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, tells the classic coming-of-age story of Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. The production is being performed by the school’s graduating class.
This Tuesday listen to some contemporary poetry in Kensington Market or check out the musical version of Little Women. Here’s PostCity.com’s suggestions for what to do in Toronto tonight.
Spend your Monday at a gala in support of ovarian cancer research or check out the best in Canadian art and fashion. Here are PostCity.com’s things to do on Monday. Named after a song from William Finn’s A New Brain, a musical depicting Finn’s experience dealing with a brain tumour, Heart & Music is an art, music and dance gala in support of ovarian cancer research.
It promises to be a busy weekend in the city filled with wiener dog races, beer and cheese tasting, skating parties, and films with subtitles. How will you choose? Check out our top five picks.
The winter season is kicking off in the city. Santa Claus swings by on Sunday, Yorkville gets all lit up and the Swedish Christmas festival takes over the Harbourfront Centre. Or, if you aren’t ready for the holidays, there’s always wine and cheese sampling at the Gourmet Food and Wine Expo.
Following a recent Ontario Superior Court decision striking down Canada’s prostitution laws, Post City Magazines takes a statistical look at the sex trade in Toronto.
