DOCSLIB.ORG

City of Toronto Employees Announce United Way Goal of $1.3 Million

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
City of Toronto Employees Announce United Way Goal of $1.3 Million Friday, Sept 18, 2015 www.updateweekly.com 1 Vol. 3 | Issue 20 | Friday, Sept 18, 2015 | Weekly | Ph. 416-451-9414 | [email protected] | www.updateweekly.com | $ 1 City of Toronto employees TIFF.40 announce United Way SPECIAL goal of $1.3 million he Toron- Tto Public Service today announced its 2015 United Way fundrais- ing goal of $1.3 million at the cam- paign launch event held at Nathan Phil- lips Square. City officials were joined United Way agencies by representatives of to serve those in need the municipal unions in our communities,” and associations. The said Maureen O’Reilly, Toronto Public Service President of the Toronto United Way campaign Public Library Workers is led jointly by unions Union Local 4948 and and management. Campaign Co-Patron. “The City of Toronto “Our staff see the posi- has a long and proud tive impact of United tradition of supporting Way’s work in the lives the United Way,” said of the many thousands Mayor John Tory. “I of residents who count know City staff will rise on United Way pro- to the challenge to not grams.” only meet our target this Contributions to United year, but exceed it. This Way Toronto and York important fundraising Region help in many campaign showcases ways. For example, a our staff’s commitment donation can help pro- to improving our com- vide shelter for abused munities by support- women, provide pre- ing the great work of employment training 220 agencies across the opportunities for new- city.” comers, enable at-risk “The City of Toronto youth to participate in often collaborates and educational and rec- works alongside Unit- reational school pro- ed Way Toronto and grams or counselling York Region in serv- sessions, or give adults ing our most vulnerable with physical or mental residents,” said City disabilities an oppor- Manager Peter Wal- tunity to participate in lace. “The work we programs to help them do together results in to live independently residents being better and stay engaged in the served and urgent needs community. being met.” The Toronto Public Ser- “Our employees are vice is joined in its cam- engaged with the local paign by the following community not only by agencies and corpora- providing outstanding tions: Toronto Public service every day to To- Library, Toronto Zoo, ronto residents as part Toronto and Region of their jobs but also Conservation Author- by giving back to the ity, Toronto Parking broader community and Authority and Exhibi- demonstrating the To- tion Place. ronto Public Service’s Last year, the City core values of service, of Toronto United stewardship and com- Way Employee Cam- mitment,” said John paign raised its highest Livey, Deputy City amount ever, $1.466 Manager and Campaign million. The campaign Co-Patron. has raised more than $1 “Many City employ- million each of the past ees work directly with 14 years. 2 www.updateweekly.com Friday, Sept 18, 2015 Welcome Home, Watney Botany! This past couple of days, the city of To- alone onscreen. Back on Earth, the whole a rarity these days. ` ronto welcomed a galaxy of stars to TIFF. of NASA (and perhaps some other agen- All signs indicated that Scott’s Pro- There were movies of all genres presented, cies I won’t mention, for fear of spoiling) metheuswas going to deliver us from the to the delight of the audiences. We were are working around the clock to figure out dreck of Battle: Los Angeles or Skyline, excited to be swept off and carried away but that film’s swiss cheese script came with premieres, galas, special presenta- up way too short. The Martian, thank- tions, parties and what not. In the midst fully, has brought Ridley Scott home. Pe- of all this excitement and adventure, `The ter Debruge, chief international film critic Martian` blasts off and lands right into our at Variety, said that The Martian is “an hearts! enthralling and rigorously realistic outer- The Ridley Scott, Matt Damon 3-D space space survival story. Henry Barbes of The that doesn’t push too far of where we are adventure premiered Friday at the To- Guardian awarded the film three stars out today technically.” NASA project manag- ronto International Film Festival, where of five. He placed the film in between er Jim Erickson said the film would show audiences cheered Mark Watney`s return Scott’s Alien (1979) and Prometheus moviegoers “the risks and rewards” of hu- to planet earth! (2012) and said, “It is not fantastic, in ei- mans traveling to Mars. `The Martian is about a human mission ther sense, but it does show-off a sense of The whole point is that this film is easily to Mars which goes awry, and astronaut play. one of the most raved about film of TIFF Mark Watney (Damon) is presumed dead For a survival flick it’s actually pretty light 2015. The festival aims to celebrate cre- and left behind on the planet by his crew. on peril, but it’s not short of thrills. Writ- ativity, the spirit of the cinema and offers Watney fights to survive in the harsh en- ing for the New York Post, Lou Lumenick an excellent opportunity for movie lovers vironment and to signal to others that he is considered the film to be Scott’s and Da- and, enthusiasts to relish cinema from still alive.Stranded with only enough food mon’s best and felt that it is a “straight- all over the world. It is not so much the and water to last a month, he’ll have to (in forward and thrilling survival-and-rescue competition that is the highlight but the his words) “science the shit” out of the sit- adventure, without the metaphysical and opportunity that filmmakers get to exhibit uation to survive. He gets to work: burn- emotional trappings of Interstellar. their art and talent. So, my personal fa- ing hydrogen to produce water, rationing The Los Angeles Times said NASA and vourite for this year has been THE MAR- his remaining food stocks and growing how to bring him home. Jeff Daniels is the wider scientific community antici- TIAN! Three cheers, hip hip hurray! potatoes out of his own vacuum-packed solid as the head of NASA, as are Chi- pated the film as a way to publicize a excrement. Everything in The Martian is wetel Ejiofor and Sean Bean as mission human mission to Mars. Ed Finn, direc- one step forward. commanders. Benedict Wong is terrific as tor of the Center for Science and the New Cultural Matt Damon aka Mark Watney’ exudes the Jet Propulsion Labs contact, a serious Imagination at Arizona State Univer- the right amount of humor and confi- scientist who also has a few moments of sity, said, “What this story does really dence. Having said that, Damon isn’t comic relief. Smart science fiction is such well is imagine a near-future scenario Policy Protects and Encourages Culture Meet Actor Singer in Mississauga ississauga City Council has ap- Mproved a new Cultural Policy that will provide guidance on cultural priori- Sreerama Chandra ties to be undertaken through the annual business planning process. Mississauga is directors. • He sang in several private and devo- Canada’s first large city to adopt such a Achievements and performances tional albums. policy. • He started performing shows at the • He performed at the closing ceremony The new Cultural Policy is an extension age of 8 and has done more than 200 of 2010 Commonwealth Games New of the Culture Master Plan, which was ap- stage shows including classical and Delhi along with great singers like proved by staff and Council in 2009. Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Gos- “The new Cultural Policy will guide us hal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Usha Utap, as we continue to encourage, support kailash kher, sukhwinder singh and protect the arts, cultural and heritage etc. activities that we value in Mississauga,” • Sreeram was the first-ever said Paul Damaso, Acting Director, Cul- Hyderabadi to have a song fea- ture Division, City of Mississauga. “Our Sreerama Chandra Mynampati is a pro- tured in a Hollywood film The vision is to ensure the continued cultural fessional singer and 2010 Indian Idol Chronicles of Narnia: The Voy- diversity of our communities, while at the winner from Hyderabad who debuted age of the Dawn Treader which same time, develop a shared cultural iden- his playback career in the Telugu film was released in Hindi, Tamil and tity and support for our growing creative industry. Sreeram won the fifth season Telugu. and cultural industries.” of music reality show Indian Idol 5 and Awards The Cultural Policy forms the basis of was awarded by the most prominent Winner of Indian Idol season5 all culturally related strategies, goals and figures in the history of Indian cinema, in 2010. project implementations. With the new Amitabh Bachchan. Winner of OKKARE singing Policy, the City will: In 2013, He made his Telugu cinema competition in Etv channel • create a framework which represents the acting debut with the film Sri Jagadguru He was awarded the prestigious value and importance that the City places Aadi Sankara. Sreeram debut movie as Lata Mangeshkar Award by the on culture and the willingness to adopt a hero is Prema Geema Jantha Nai,. He State Government of Andhra and implement a set of coherent princi- acted with Salman Khan for Suzuki ad- Pradesh. 2010 ples, objectives and means to protect and vertisement. Sreeram.is the first person filmy music. He was awarded the P.B. Sreenivas foster local culture; from south to win the Indian Idol, after • He performed shows with reputed Award on 19 October by singer Shri • provide Council with clarity around which he got a chance to sing in Bol- singers both in Tollywood and Bolly- P.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • There's Never Been a More Important Time to Know Our History
    There’s never been a more important time to know our history. Understanding that the fundamental challenges we face as a society today are not dissimilar to those our ancestors faced gives us a fresh perspective on our lives. One of the common threads is music and, with that as its foundation, Sumach Roots (the album and live show) takes audiences on a bold and innovative exploration of Upper Canada’s evolution over the past three hundred years. The brainchild of two-time JUNO nominee and best-selling historian Jason Wilson, Sumach Roots draws from a deep well of sounds— from traditional British folk to bebop jazz and classic reggae—in order to tell the stories of those who built Upper Canada, both literally and culturally. With a top-flight cast of performers joining him on stage, Wilson delves into the late eighteenth century diaries of Elizabeth Simcoe, the impact of the Irish Famine, and the great Toronto fires of 1902 and 1904. With equal measures of humour and pathos, Sumach Roots joyfully illuminates the host/immigrant experience in Upper Canada. The album is a follow up to Wilson’s acclaimed Perennials (2016) and is the second part of his Valley Road Trilogy, a trilogy that celebrates “place” and its importance to history and memory. THE CAST JIM ARMSTRONG – James Pott / various Jim is a classically trained actor with a BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor. His favourite roles in the theatre include Detective Dick in High Park Noir (Simply Twisted Productions), Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Hart House Theatre), Jean in Rhinoceros (Seven Siblings Theatre), Ambituoso in Cousins of Corsica (Springworks Festival) and Tom from The Generation Gap (U of T Drama Centre).
    [Show full text]
  • Jamaican Canadian Music in Toronto in the 1970S and 1980S
    Jamaican Canadian Music in Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s: A Preliminary History by Keith McCuaig A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Music and Culture Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario May 18th, 2012 ©2012 Keith McCuaig Library and Archives Bibliotheque et Canada Archives Canada Published Heritage Direction du Branch Patrimoine de I'edition 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington Ottawa ON K1A0N4 Ottawa ON K1A 0N4 Canada Canada Your file Votre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-91556-1 Our file Notre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-91556-1 NOTICE: AVIS: The author has granted a non­ L'auteur a accorde une licence non exclusive exclusive license allowing Library and permettant a la Bibliotheque et Archives Archives Canada to reproduce, Canada de reproduire, publier, archiver, publish, archive, preserve, conserve, sauvegarder, conserver, transmettre au public communicate to the public by par telecommunication ou par I'lnternet, preter, telecommunication or on the Internet, distribuer et vendre des theses partout dans le loan, distrbute and sell theses monde, a des fins commerciales ou autres, sur worldwide, for commercial or non­ support microforme, papier, electronique et/ou commercial purposes, in microform, autres formats. paper, electronic and/or any other formats. The author retains copyright L'auteur conserve la propriete du droit d'auteur ownership and moral rights in this et des droits moraux qui protege cette these. Ni thesis. Neither the thesis nor la these ni des extraits substantiels de celle-ci substantial extracts from it may be ne doivent etre imprimes ou autrement printed or otherwise reproduced reproduits sans son autorisation.
    [Show full text]
  • Jamaican Migrant and Canadian Host in Toronto's Transnational Re
    King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land: Jamaican Migrant and Canadian Host in Toronto’s Transnational Reggae Music Scene, 1973-1990 by John Jason Collins Wilson A dissertation Presented to The University of Guelph In partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History Guelph, Ontario, Canada © John Jason Collins Wilson, May 2013 ABSTRACT King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land: Jamaican Migrant and Canadian Host in Toronto’s Transnational Reggae Music Scene, 1973-1990 John Jason Collins Wilson Advisor: University of Guelph, 2013 Doctor Catharine Wilson Reggae music facilitated a cultural dialogue between Jamaican migrant and Canadian host in Toronto during the 1970s and 1980s. Exchanges flowed across the city’s ethnic frontier, bridging black and white youth together in an ‘oppositional’ and musical movement. While migrants enacted their Jamaican ethnicity in places where reggae was played, many non-Jamaicans satisfied a curiosity in the music of their migrant friends. This study examines the process of migration of people and music as seen from both the migrant and the host’s perspective. It is as much about black Jamaicans as it is about white Torontonians. Twenty Jamaicans and twenty non-Jamaicans were interviewed for this project. Though reggae became an expected part of Toronto’s musical vernacular, the Canadian version meant different things to different people. Indeed, sometimes the only thread that tied the varied experiences together was that Toronto was the place where reggae happened. Still, as a hybrid, reggae had rather evolved outside of place. It was a transnational musical form, constantly updated by influences traversing the ‘Black Atlantic’ in an on-going and triangular musical conversation.
    [Show full text]
  • Jason Wilson & the Perennials THURSDAY at NOON
    University of Guelph College of Arts and School of Fine Art and Music Present Jason Wilson & The Perennials THURSDAY AT NOON Free Concert Series Thursday, October 5 • 12:00 pm MacKinnon Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room) uoguelph.ca/sofam/events uoguelph.ca/sofam uoguelph.ca/arts Program Today’s program will be announced from the stage. Biographies Jason Wilson is a two-time Juno-Awards nominee, Canadian Reggae Music Award winner, a national bestselling author and celebrated Scottish-Canadian historian from Downsview, Ontario. He is the protégé of Studio One keyboardist Jackie Mittoo and has performed and recorded with UB40, Dave Swarbrick, Sly & Robbie, Ernest Ranglin, Pee Wee Ellis, Martin Carthy, Dick Gaughan, Alanis Morissette, Aswad's Brinsley Forde and many more. An Adjunct-Professor of history, Dr. Wilson has six books to his name to go along with his seven, critically-acclaimed albums. Jason Wilson’s music has been described as, among other things, “Global-Roots”, "Scottish-reggae" and "Post-Reggae”. While none of these quite cover it, Wilson's art is, nevertheless, truly unique; it is a sound where the reggae portion is freely brushed – not strictly detailed – allowing space on the canvass for wildly divergent inspirations such as Bach, Scottish Pibroch, folk-rock and bebop to peek through. In essence, Wilson combines reggae with the improvisational sensibility of jazz and then layers it with the storytelling quality of the Scottish folk tradition. Whether it is with his own unit The Perennials, or with his touring "musical-lecture" The Soldiers of Song (a tribute to Canada's "Dumbells" of the First World War), or when he's out touring with musical icons such as Pee Wee Ellis, Wilson's sound has charmed audiences across the country and around the world.
    [Show full text]