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Author Archives: Edward Brain
Merry Christmas 2018
I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. May you spend your Christmas with family and friends and have a wonderful and enjoyable Christmas. The year is coming to a close and I would also like to thank … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Christmas and holiday season, Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas, O Holy Night, Silent Night
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Santa Claus Arrives in Etobicoke
On December 1st, 2018 the southern Etobicoke communities of New Toronto and Long Branch welcomed Santa Claus to their community with the 28th Annual Etobicoke-Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade. Here are some highlights of the parade:
Remembrance Day at Royal Canadian Legion #101
On November 11th, 2018 I attended the Remembrance Day service at Royal Canadian Legion #101. The service was moving as usual and a way of remembering those who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today. Here are some … Continue reading
Remembrance Day and 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I
Today, November 11th 2018, we mark Remembrance Day in Canada and the sacrifices made by our military during the many conflicts Canada has been involved in. Today also marks the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I. The … Continue reading
25th Anniversary of ‘Touch ‘Em All Joe’
Today, October 23rd 2018, is the 25th anniversary of the most important homerun in Toronto Blue Jays history: Joe Carter’s walk-off homerun to win the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays, and potentially in the history of the … Continue reading
2018 World Series
The 114th edition of the World Series is set to start between the National League (NL) Pennant winners the Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) Pennant winners the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox have home field advantage. … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged 114th Edition, 2018, AL, ALCS, American League, Atlanta Braves, baseball, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, MLB Playoffs, National League, New York Yankees, NL, NLCS, World Series
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Removing a Board Director is Still Hard
Gerry Hyman has another article for the Toronto Star. I want to discuss one of the questions raised: QUESTION: Some of the owners in our condominium want to remove the director who serves as the board president. If we cannot … Continue reading
Posted in Condominiums
Tagged Board of Directors, Condominium, Condominium Act, Ontario Condominium Act, Removal of Director
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Anna Netrobko leads a Stunning Aida
The Metropolitan Opera (‘The Met’) opened their 2018-2019 Live in HD broadcast series with a performance of Guiseppe Verdi’s Aida. The production has been in their repertoire for a number of years now, but is still visually stunning, and was … Continue reading
Eugene Onegin Soars at the COC
I attended the second performance of the Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) production of Eugene Onegin at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on October 4th, 2018. And it was worth every minute. The production is new for the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Canadian Opera Company, COC, Eugene Onegin, Four Seasons Centre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Gordon Bintner, Johannes Debus, Joseph Kaiser, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Levine, Oleg Tsibulko, Review, Robert Carsen, Tchaikovsky, Varduhi Abrahamyan
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Ontario Government to Invoke Section 33 of the Constitution
On September 10th, 2018 the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, announced that he will be invoking the so-called ‘Notwithstanding clause’ in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Section 33.) This decision is in response to a court decision that the … Continue reading
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