International Bar Association and Canadian Bar Association combined Spring Competition Law Conference North America and the globalisation of antitrust 3-4 May 2007 Sutton Place Hotel TORONTO, Canada WeekendWeekend inin TorontoToronto –– LeisureLeisure ActivitiesActivities Weekend in Toronto – Leisure Activities Toronto is an intimate boutiques, the famous Toronto attractions surrounded by a metropolis showcasing world- Eaton Centre and the PATH, breathtaking countryside. class dining, shopping, which comprises more than 1,200 Experience the wonder of architecture and entertainment. shops in over 16 miles of Niagara Falls, a renowned wine Its skyline includes the world- underground concourses. The city region, outstanding theatres, famous landmark, the CN Tower has over 7,000 restaurants galleries and many outdoor and the city features miles of reflecting global tastes, cultures adventures ¯ all within a short waterfront, boardwalks and and ingredients, all served with a drive. trails. Toronto’s distinct dash of Torontonian innovation. We have prepared the following neighbourhoods offer From spirited musicals to avant- summary of sights and activities everything from artisans’ garde works, there is enough live that are available during your exhibits to cool cafés. Shoppers theatre here to rival New York stay in Toronto. delight in the trendy Queen and London. Beyond the city Street West, Yorkville’s designer limits are fabulous regional Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions – in town Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) the Americas. The museum also houses one Upcoming Exhibitions No trip to Toronto is complete without a of the world’s most noted collections of early The Charm of Rococo: Femininity and visit to see Canada’s leading international European porcelain, the largest collection of Footwear in the 18th Century museum. Located near the Bloor-Yorkville Ancient American ceramics on public display On display until June 2007 area, the ROM tells the fascinating stories of in Canada and superb pottery collections Chronicles of Riches: Treasures of the Bata World Culture and Natural History through from the Italian Renaissance and 17th–18th- Shoe Museum engaging permanent galleries and century England. Opening January 2007 international travelling exhibitions. For more information please visit Location: 100 Queen’s Park (main www.gardinermuseum.on.ca Permanent Exhibitions intersection: Bloor Street West and Avenue or call +1 (416) 586 8080. All About Shoes: Footwear Through the Road). Ages Art Gallery of Ontario Upcoming Exhibitions For more information, please visit Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Heaven or Hell: Images of Chinese Buddhist www.batashoemuseum.ca the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is the eighth and Daoist Deities and Immortals or call +1 (41) 979 7799. largest art museum in North America. The 25 November, 2006 to May 2007 | Closing AGO currently has more than 40,000 works Date TBC. in its collection. Design Exchange Ancient Peru Unearthed: Golden Treasures Location: 317 Dundas Street West (Main The Design Exchange (DX), located in the of a Lost Civilization intersection: Dundas Street West and original home of the Toronto Stock 10 March to 6 August 2007. University Avenue). Exchange, is a non-profit centre for design, For more information, please visit with a mandate to promote awareness of Upcoming Exhibitions www.rom.on.ca or call +1 (416) 586 8000. design to the public. The DX presents public Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian exhibits, education programmes for Icon students of all ages, lectures and research, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art 3 March – 20 May 2007 with the goal of fostering an understanding The newly-renovated Gardiner Museum is The Future Now – Highlights from the of the role design plays in everyday life. the only museum in Canada entirely Permanent Collection Location: 234 Bay Street (Main intersection: devoted to ceramics. It was founded in Until Autumn 2007 Bay Street and Wellington Street). 1984 by Toronto philanthropists George and Helen Gardiner to house their extensive For more information, please visit Permanent Exhibitions ceramics collection. Situated on the campus www.ago.net or call +1 (416) 979 6648. Modern Canadian Industrial Design: Post of Victoria University in the University of 1945 Bata Shoe Museum Toronto, across from the Royal Ontario Explore a stunning collection of more than For more information, please visit Museum, the Gardiner is one of Toronto’s 12,000 shoes and related artifacts that span www.dx.org or call +1 (416) 979 6648. outstanding cultural destinations. 4,500 years of history in four distinct Location: 111 Queen’s Park (Main galleries. The Bata Shoe Museum is an intersection: Bloor Street West and Avenue internationally-acclaimed institution and Road). architectural treasure. Permanent Collection Location: 327 Bloor Street West (Main The museum’s collection contains more than intersection: Bloor Street West and St. 2,900 ceramic works from Europe, Asia and George Street). Shopping in town The Eaton Centre trendier shopping scenes in the city. Filled located in the very heart of the The Toronto Eaton Centre is home to 285 with cool, upbeat shops selling fashions that neighbourhood. Bloor Street West, at the stores, restaurants and services under a range from cutting-edge to ultra-chic, Queen southern edge of Yorkville, is Toronto’s spectacular glass galleria. Located in the West is a goldmine for the fashion hungry premier shopping street. Dubbed the “Mink heart of downtown Toronto on Yonge and adventurous. Mile”, it is home to high-end designers like Street between Dundas and Queen Streets, Chanel, Tiffany, Giorgio, and Hermes. it’s one of Canada’s great public spaces. Homegrown additions include Roots (casual Yorkville For more information, please visit Canadiana), Harry Rosen (upscale Bounded by Bloor Street West, Avenue Road, www.torontoeatoncentre.com. menswear), Holt Renfrew (clothing), William Davenport Road and Yonge Street, Yorkville is Ashley’s (dinnerware and china), and Birks one of Toronto’s more elegant shopping and (jewellery). Queen Street West dining areas boasting designer boutiques, between University Avenue and Spadina antique shops and galleries. The area also For more information, please visit Avenue also known as the SoHo strip, features a gallery of small courtyards and www.bloor-yorkville.com. Queen Street West is one of the hipper, alleyways, including a contemporary park Performing Arts in town Toronto is the undisputed entertainment Toronto Symphony Orchestra contributes as a musician by adding the solo capital of Canada in large part due to the The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canada’s piano part and conducting Maurice Ravel’s wealth of lavish Broadway-style musicals, foremost symphonic ensemble, celebrated its bouncy, jazz-flavoured Concerto in G Major homegrown productions, travelling road 84th season in 2005 - 2006. More than simultaneously. shows and classical concerts being staged at 400,000 patrons visit the Orchestra at Roy any given time. Thomson Hall each year, and an additional Canadian Opera Company at the five million Canadians tune in to frequent Four Seasons Centre for the concert broadcasts on CBC Radio. For more Theatre Performing Arts information please visit www.tso.ca. Few cities in North America can offer Based in Toronto, the Canadian Opera anything approaching the variety and 3 May 2007 Company (COC) is the largest producer of quality of Toronto’s stage productions; none Dvoøàk & Barber opera in Canada and is one of the largest can equal the number and splendour of its Enjoy music by two of America’s most opera companies in North America. The theatres including the Royal Alexandra, the communicative composers. Renowned company enjoys an international reputation Princess of Wales and the Canon. Beginning violinist Cho-Liang Lin recites Samuel Barber’s for artistic excellence and creative in March 2007, the hit musical “We Will Violin Concerto, and Steven Stucky offers an innovation. For more information, please Rock You”, based on the music of Queen, orchestral showpiece. visit www.coc.ca. will be coming to Toronto. Tickets for this 5 May 2007 4 May 2007 show can purchased through Ticketmaster. Kahane Plays and Conducts Verdi’s La Traviata For more information, please visit Jeffrey Kahane conducts two superb and 5 May 5 2007 www.ticketmaster.ca, www.mirvish.com different symphonies: Haydn’s merry Ninety- Verdi’s Luisa Miller or www.canstage.com. Ninth and Dvorák’s stormy Seventh and Performing Arts out of town The Stratford Festival century masters such as Samuel Beckett, 4 & 5 May 2007 The Stratford Festival has set benchmarks Bertolt Brecht, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, King Lear for the production of Shakespeare, Molière, Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams. Oklahoma! the Ancient Greeks and other great Stratford, Ontario is located approximately 2 The Merchant of Venice dramatists of the past as well as 20th- hours from Toronto. To Kill a Mockingbird For more information, please visit www.stratford-festival.on.ca Sightseeing in Toronto: Hot Spots & Guided City Tour Options Air Canada Centre a centre for arts, culture and entertainment. in 1793, in what is today referred to as the 40 Bay Street It is filled with galleries, artist studios and “Old Town of York” (corner Front and Jarvis Home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and workshops, boutiques, retail stores, Streets) The original city market stood one Toronto Raptors. restaurants, bars and cafés. block north (King and Jarvis Streets), in a Participate in a special guided tour that www.thedistillerydistrict.com structure that also held the city council takes you where the players and artists go. chambers. The current market comprises Get a glimpse into the inner workings of Greektown two buildings, one either side of Front the Air Canada Centre, Toronto’s theatre of Danforth Avenue between Chester and Jones Street. The south market building, an sport and entertainment, and the home of A large collection of restaurants feature imposing red brick structure incorporating the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto authentic Greek cuisine in this lively area, what remains of the original City Hall, dates Raptors.