On Sunday, June 12th, the Northern Cancer Foundation & Funds are hosting their 2016 Cancer Centre Walk/Run for Hope! The run will take place at the William Bell Gazebo at Bell Park, with registration beginning at 10:00am and the walk/run at 11:00am. This year, participants have the option to partake in a 1km, 3km, or 5km route. Registration fee is $35, which includes a Cancer Centre Walk/Run for Hope T-Shirt and lunch. All ages are welcome, as children ages 12 and under can take part for free! Grab your family and friends, get outside, and get ready to help......
Continue Reading
On Thursday, April 28th we attended PITCH 2016 hosted by NORCAT and it was a really great event! There were four companies pitching – Hexic Monitoring Systems, FORMid, REPerformance, and HapSys. Today we are introducing you to Daryl Dominique, owner of Hexic Monitoring Systems who won the “People’s Choice Award” at PITCH 2016. Hexic Monitoring Systems is a young startup that has created a prototype that can detect whether a genetic nut and bolt fastener is failing from under or over tightening and general wear and tear. How did you get involved in PITCH 2016? PITCH has been an event on......
Continue Reading
Tuesday, May 24 STN Takes On Pixar – 3 rounds of 15 questions, and one bonus question per round. Pages are marked a-la grade 5 math class by passing them to a friend. Points scored for being awesome and promoting awesome things! Find a funny answer on someone’s card, even if it’s not the right answer you can still nominate them for an awesome star. We also reward jokers and pranksters and all those who don’t cheat! Winner takes home bragging rights and some awesome prizes. Did we mention that the overall highest score takes home half the pot? 8:00 p.m. @ Fromagerie......
Continue Reading
Friday, May 20 Live at Five! with Don Kunto – Come join us every friday night! Live at Five! featuring live local entertainment and special menu options. Reserve your spot now on the best patio in town or listen from our brand new firepit area!(upon availability) 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Idywylde Golf & Country Club – 400 Walford Road Island Jar Art Show – Come out for an evening of Art and Dessert on May 10th. I’ll be at The Island Jar with the latest display of my work. Enjoy something from the dessert buffet and browse some local art. 5:30......
Continue Reading
By now you’ve probably heard that Sudbury’s boho boutique Stitch & Stone has made the move to a larger location just up the road from its previous home on Cedar Street! Our co-founders decided to check out the new shop together last week, and they fell in love with everything in the store! Stitch & Stone owner Gabrielle Roy shared all the details with us. What made you decide to make the move? Where is Stitch & Stone now located? Our little shop grew much quicker than anticipated! We quickly ran out of room to properly merchandise and accommodate......
Continue Reading
I know we’re all sick of seeing photos of all our friends down south at the movies with their cushy reclining chairs and enjoying a nice glass of wine or a beer at their seats. Good news is we don’t have to be jealous anymore! With the opening of Sudbury’s latest theatre the Downtown Movie Lounge it’s time to get comfortable and enjoy the high life in their new location at the former Rainbow Cinema. We got in touch with Downtown Movie Lounge and got the scoop on our latest addition to the entertainment scene. Tell us more about......
Continue Reading
What’s that sound? Oh right, it’s the sound of the winds of freedom. The school year is finally over and if you ignore the whole summer job to pay your tuition thing, you have complete freedom! No more homework, no more studying, no more class, only endless sunbeams, bon fires, and chillaxing at Bell Park. Here’s an hour and a half of pump up music to get you excited for the warm, stress free days ahead. Turn it up ladies n’ gents! ...
Continue Reading
On Thursday, April 28th we attended PITCH 2016 hosted by NORCAT and it was a really great event! There were four companies pitching – Hexic Monitoring Systems, FORMid, REPerformance, and HapSys. All four pitches were really interesting and it was great to see so much innovation in one room! We are already looking forward to attending next year’s event. Today we are introducing you to Kacey Cayen, the brilliant mind behind HapSys. Kacey has a Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour with a minor in Biology from McMaster University. He is currently on a leave of absence......
Continue Reading
On Friday, May 13th Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP (FCR) hosted a block BBQ outside their office to raise funds and awareness for the Relay for Life and Heart & Stroke Big Bike – two events members of their staff participate in every year. The FCR Community Development Committee organized the BBQ and they invited corporate colleagues and nearby business associates. Volunteers from FCR set up the venue under a corporate tent and served visitors hot dogs, hamburgers, sausages provided by the “Dog Father” (Joe and Casey Reilly) as well as drinks and a baking table. Between 11:30 a.m. and......
Continue Reading
You may remember Yvonne Ben as the creative mind behind the WUSC A Walk for Syria Fashion show at Laurenatin University. What you may not know, is that she is also the creator of the Kaleidoscopian, an online promotional platform that focuses on local art, music, fashion, and events. We got the details on Yvonne’s incredible site here! For our readers who are new to the Kaleidoscopian, can you tell us about the blog? The Kaleidoscopian is a promotional based platform that showcases events, fashion, music and spotlight in Canada and worldwide. What inspired you to make a promotional......
Continue Reading