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2 29th Edition Serving Greater Toronto Area, Ontario and Montreal in Print and Online and the rest of Canada, USA & Mexico online Publisher Antoine Elhashem Mailing address General Manager Kim Dobie 205–1691 Pickering Parkway Art Director Mychol Scully Pickering, ON L1V 5L9 Advertising Consultants To contact us Carolyn Burtch, Michael Wile, Tina Perrea 416.926.9588 or 905.231.9722 Legal Counsel Jerry Herszkopf Law We love to hear from you. Please send comments, questions or any other matters to: Published by [email protected] INspired Media Inc. For advertising inquiries: Operating: INspired Creative, your one stop [email protected] shop for all your marketing, advertising, graphic and web design needs. 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Any copying of material in this publication in whole or in part is prohibited unless www.thebuzzmag.ca authorized by the publishers. www.onthecouch.ca www.thelocalbizmagazine.ca www.thepinkpagesdirectory.com 3 What an incredibly great year this has been for The Pink Pages directory as we continue to expand into North America online, and to welcome on board LGBTQ+ friendly businesses from across Canada, USA, and Mexico. Along with the above expansions, of course still going strong, is our printed edition for Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal. Next year, the directory will be celebrating 30 big and exciting years in print. An AMAZING feat to say the least. We are now more relevant and accessible than ever with you, our readers, being able to access information and find friendly businesses and services on our print, online, and social media platforms. At INspired Media and The Pink Pages directory, we truly love our LGBTQ+ community: we live it and breathe it every day. Connecting our community across North America is a joy and a pleasure for our entire team here. Working with incredibly wonderful LGBTQ friendly businesses fills our days with excitement. Every new business reaching out to our community is a reason to celebrate. Please continue to support those businesses who support our community and who make it possible to have LGBTQ+ media, to create events, and who support the work of our community organizations. To our advertisers: we wish you a very successful year ahead. Good luck. Bonne chance. Warmest regards, Antoine Elhashem Publisher j Thank you for making us #1 in LGBTQ media j 4 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale Tel: 416-392-7903 City Hall, 100 Queen Street West Fax: 416-696-4300 2nd Floor, Suite A5 [email protected] Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2 July 10, 2018 Welcome to the 29th Edition of the Pink Pages Directory! It is my pleasure to extend my heartfelt congratulations to The Pink Pages Directory for celebrating the 29th edition of the Directory. For nearly 30 years, the Pink Pages Directory has provided residents in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding regions a free of charge directory that showcases LGBTQ-friendly businesses and services. The Directory was first established in 1989 in the heart of Toronto's gay village and has grown to be the most successful directory of its kind in Canada. I look forward to continuing my support for The Pink Pages Directory as they continue to expand from a regional directory to a national and North American publication. On behalf of Toronto City Council and Ward 27, I extend my warmest congratulations to the publishers who put in countless hours, and the business who have supported over the years, to ensure 29 successful editions of The Pink Pages Directory. Sincerely, Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale www.thepinkpagesdirectory.com 5 On behalf of Toronto Region Board of Trade, I am proud to support The Pink Pages Directory, an important resource for the Toronto region’s LGBTQ community that has existed for 29 years. The Pink Pages Directory connects Toronto’s LGBTQ businesses to clients across our city, region and country, enabling business development and creating new opportunities for partnerships in the community and beyond. The Board’s vision is to make Toronto one of the most competitive and sought after business regions in the world. We act as catalysts for the region’s growth agenda. Queer-owned and supportive businesses contribute immensely to our region’s economy, delivering important products and services to our communities. Toronto’s motto, Diversity Our Strength, underpins our inclusive reputation. It reinforces why our region is the best place to live, work, play and invest. I urge you to continue to support local businesses and entrepreneurs who make our region so dynamic. I also encourage you to attend our networking and business development events to discover how the Toronto Region Board of Trade can be your trusted business partner to build the resources you need, enhance your profile and expand your influence. Positioning the Toronto region as a global champion starts with your growth. Visit bot.com to learn more. Sincerely, Jan De Silva President & CEO Toronto Region Board of Trade j Thank you for making us #1 in LGBTQ media j 6 On behalf of the Ontario Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce I want to extend my congratulations to Antoine and his team at INspired Media for another great publication. Over the years publications such as The Pink Pages Directory have played an integral role in building exposure for the LGBT+ business community. As times and needs have grown and evolved so too has INspired Media and The Pink Pages Directory. We look forward to another great year of new and exciting initiatives put forth by you and your team. Thank you for continuing to build exposure and bringing together businesses operating within the LGBT+ space. As the needs of the community have continued to change we at the Ontario Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce have acknowledged the need to reposition and change with the community. With this in mind over the last few months the board has been hard at work in identifying our new direction and what our members would be looking for. We are thrilled to come back with a revamped offering for our members and invite you all to come join us at our monthly networking events (being held at Striker Sport Bar on every 2nd Tuesday of the month) to learn more about it. I hope you take the opportunity to join us and take advantage of the current promotional offering for memberships for the upcoming year and continue to check out our website for all the new changes coming your way. To Antoine and his team, thank you again for all the great work you have done over the years and continue to do for the community. You are truly an integral pillar and your tireless work is greatly valued and appreciated by everyone! Regards, Sadhisha Ambagahawita President, Ontario Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce www.thepinkpagesdirectory.com 7 Canada’s OUT for Business Canada is recognized as one of the most progressive and inviting countries in the world, a country that protects LGBT rights. Built on acceptance, Canada is a country that embraces, encourages, and supports diversity. Business in Canada is as diverse as our country, and has something for everyone. Our cities are among the world’s most multicultural and diverse, and play host to some of the biggest and best gay and lesbian film festivals, sporting events, theatre, special events, and pride celebrations in the world. And our cities and gay communities welcome you with an array of shopping and culinary experiences, events, services that can meet your every need, and keep you coming back for more. The Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce strives to enhance the opportunities for LGBT businesses and our allies and stakeholders throughout Canada. The Pink Page Directory have a long history serving the community, and I encourage you to consider the businesses listed in this directory for showing their support for the LGBTQ community. Darrell Schuurman Co-Founder & CEO Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce j Thank you for making us #1 in LGBTQ media j 8 The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association, the global leader in advancing LGBTQ travel, is particularly proud of our relationship with Canada. We have close ties to our members throughout the country, which has some of the world’s most progressive policies on LGBTQ issues. It is because of this welcoming environment and our committed Canadian members—including The Pink Pages Directory—that we were able to hold our most successful Annual Global Convention in our 35-year history this past May in Toronto. Our members, which include tour operators and travel agents, destinations, airlines, accommodations, events and media, are based in over 80 countries and conduct business in more than 100. We appreciate the efforts of The Pink Pages Directory to promote inclusive business close to home and their support of our association worldwide. IGLTA wishes The Pink Pages Directory and the many LGBTQ-welcoming businesses in its pages a wonderful year! John Tanzella IGLTA President/CEO iglta.org www.thepinkpagesdirectory.com TORONTO 10 Emergency Numbers Crime Stoppers. 1.800.222.8477 MD Anderson Cancer Centre Ontario Provincial Police . .416.235.4981 438 University Ave., Toronto . .416.599.0450 Poison information.