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Mario Guilombo and Liliana Angarita

Refugee reciprocity -- Liliana Angarita and Mario Guilombo keep an eye on Canadian human rights

Paul Carlucci Wednesday, August 03, 2011
In 2001, after her four-year-old daughter was shot in the leg by corrupt Colombian officials, Liliana Angarita fled the country with her family. Now in Toronto she's devoting her life to human rights with her husband Mario Guilombo. Her efforts landed her in Canadian Immigrant Magazine's top 25 immigrants of 2011 list.
Jade Jager Clark

Artists in the GTA: for Jade Jager Clark, hip hop is her passion and business

Leah Sandals Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Brampton may not seem like a centre for hip hop talent, but in one cul-de-sac Jade Jager Clark has established a dance empire with international reach. She doesn't seem to care that she's only twenty-two years old.
Lara Bazant

Distillery jewelry designer Lara Bazant has a keen eye for beauty & a fair mind for business.

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Lara Bazant's ethical jewelry business is the perfect combination of intricate design, fair trade materials and chemical-free processes. With a varied background and extensive travel, she also chose Toronto to set up her growing business.

Opossum in Toronto.

Look who's come to town: Toronto's new Opossum Posse

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Virginia Opossum, or Didelphis virginiana, has moved into the GTA and is turning up in backyards, ravines and parks. This new character on the scene, our first marsupial, seems to be fitting into the local flora and fauna just fine.
Ryad Assani-Razaki

Artists in the GTA: Ryad Assani-Razaki is telling our migration stories

Leah Sandals Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Jameson Avenue's 1960s apartment buildings, packed with New Canadians, are home to many stories on migration. But only one of its residents has won a $20,000 provincial prize for telling these tales. Meet Ryad Assani-Razaki, a Benin-born, Parkdale-based scribe on the rise.
Sketch

Yonge Street Video: Sketch grows a new creative class in Toronto

Darren Alexander Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sketch creates art-making opportunities for young people who are street-involved and homeless, giving them new career choices. Unexpectedly, there's also a green thumb element to their brand of creativity. Take a peek at our video and watch what's going on.
Don Tench

Smart cars meet the smart grid: getting Ontario's infrastructure ready for electric vehicles

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 22, 2011
As plug-in vehicles become more popular, industry players in Ontario are discovering that information about electricity use is as valuable as electricity itself and are working to ensure a seamless introduction of the vehicles onto our streets.
Danielle Svec

Access, availability and design: Can Danielle Svec find affordable, accessible housing in Toronto?

Paul Carlucci Wednesday, June 22, 2011
When people think of affordable housing, they don't always think of accessible housing, even though experts say the disabled make up huge swaths of low-income people. In Ontario, the numbers are jolting. Almost two million Ontarians are disabled. People like Danielle Svec are negotiating the slowly-improving system.
Marcos Pineda

PAYEing it forward: the PAYE program is getting Toronto youth jobs

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The PAYE employment program strives to find enough jobs for youth eager to get to work. The challenge now is to find a wide range of companies of varying sizes willing to participate in the program.
Eddy Robinson

Eddy Robinson wants to reframe Aboriginal culture in Toronto

Paul Carlucci Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Eddy Robinson sees business as empowerment. An Anishnaabe native, he heads up a cultural business in Toronto, one he's currently revamping with the help of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. To him, it's all about Aboriginal cultural and economic revitalization.
Maker Faire

The Mini Maker Faire in Toronto is a science fair for grownups that matters

Joseph Wilson Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Toronto's Mini Maker Faire is on the bleeding edge of technological (and mechanical) innovation, a great blend of geekery, DIY work ethic, and future thinking. It's here that our relationship with technology is being tested, and the next great invention may be making its debut.
Darius Mosun

When the world's your niche: Toronto's International Design Firms do big business

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Toronto's architectural design firms beat their competition by ensuring they have no competitors and by tapping into the diverse and talented pool of designers and artists that live here. You might even be surprised where some of our firms have been working.
Dwayne MacIntosh, Deputy Fire Chief of the Fire & Emergency Training Institute

Toronto is training the world for disasters at its Fire & Emergency Training Institute

Alexandra Shimo Wednesday, June 01, 2011
By bringing together many of the city's strengths under one roof, Toronto's Fire & Emergency Training Institute (FESTI) has become a melting pot for fire fighters around the world.
Frances Lankin

The long view: Frances Lankin co-chairs a massive review of Ontario's social support structure

Paul Carlucci Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Launched in January 2010, the Ontario Social Assistance Review Committee is taking a penetrating look at the province's support structures, and the implications for Toronto are big, says former United Way CEO, Frances Lankin.
Erica Lemieux of City Seed Farms

The farmer in the city: how Erica Lemieux is bringing farming to Toronto

Paul Carlucci Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Erica Lemieux wants to bring trust back to the food system. Under the auspices of her start-up urban farming company, she aims to show that pedal-powered, small-plot farming is healthy, economically viable and good for Toronto's biodiversity.
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