Creating Alternatives
October 14, 2011 by City Life Staff
Filed under People & Places
On Aug. 25, 2011, Alternatives Integrating People with Cognitive Challenges held a grand opening for its new office and day program space. Alternatives is a registered charitable organization that provides day support for adults with a developmental disability. Participants of the program are provided Read more
Amma, Embracing the World
August 12, 2011 by Michael Hill
Filed under lifestyle
As I’m motioned towards the floor, pleasantly asked to kneel behind other huddling devotees, the overwhelming tempest of activity swirling around this single individual sparks mixed emotions of apprehension and exhilaration. Crowds of believers, both young and old, have descended on Toronto’s Doubletree by Hilton hotel, all to bear witness to the worldwide spiritual leader now sitting before me. The woman known as “mother;” the woman now offering me her embrace: Amma.
It wasn’t until I casually strolled into the congested lobby, however, that the scale of the night’s event actually revealed its weight. A seemingly endless line of chatter and anxious anticipation filled the foyer: a mass congregation for Amma’s Devi Bhava, and the final night of her 25th North American tour. Read more
Hospice Vaughan: Giving Thanks Gala 2009
December 3, 2009 by City Life Staff
Filed under People & Places
On Oct. 2nd, 2009, Hospice Vaughan celebrated an evening dedicated to giving thanks at Le Parc Banquet Hall. Honourable guests included member of Parliament Maurizio Bevilaqua and councilor Read more
