On Thursday, October 27th, 2022, members of the Oakville community are gathering for an evening of glamour and decadence, and we sincerely hope that you will attend. A symbol of resiliency, change, and hope, the metamorphosis of a butterfly is an iconic representation of nature’s transformative powers. As we emerge …
THIS ARTIST’S FLORAL ARTWORK ENCOURAGES VIEWERS TO DIVE DEEP INTO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BEAUTY, MOVEMENT, LIGHT, COLOUR AND THE ETHEREAL SOURCE OF THEIR EXISTENCE by Kelly Putter The colour-happy, larger-than-life size of her acrylic floral paintings belies the heartache and longing that ultimately served to inspire Oakville artist Paula Anderson. …
Your New State of Zen Zazen Meditation Studio, which opened over the summer, is a self-care studio in Oakville offering guided and non-guided group meditation (meditation based-stress reduction, sound, lovingkindness, somatic & Shamanic meditation, nidra pranayama and meditation essentials). Private 1:1 Ayurvedic self-care services, which include consultation, cleansing and maintenance …
Mountain View Mindfulness Enjoy an eight-week mindfulness course at Mountain View Compassion, where you will focus on developing self-compassion in daily life, how to motivate yourself with kindness and so much more. The program is based on ground-breaking research by self-compassion expert Dr. Kristin Neff and clinical psychologist and self-compassion …
FAMILY BUSINESS IS A CANADIAN SUCCESS STORY By Peter Bailey Now that summer’s here, many of us are striving to get our lawns and gardens in shape and to get weeds under control. But others are likely in the midst of remaking their front or backyards from the ground up, …
By Kelly Putter Anne Joyce is an eco-activist, and the title fits given how the Mississauga fashion designer has had to revamp her eco clothing business due to market forces that easily could have ruined a less adaptable entrepreneur. As the founder of Liberty Clothing, Joyce is an avid environmentalist …
IRENE MATYS IS A FOOD STYLIST WHO GOT NOTICED By Matthew Strader It’s a farm, to table, to television, to Manhattan success story. Yes, that sentence typically stops at two, but Irene Matys isn’t stopping anywhere. The Oakville-based food stylist, chef and photographer is just getting started. And with the …
Banking Canadian art Looking for inspirational Canadian art? The Canada Council Art Bank makes contemporary artwork available to the public through three programs: corporate art rental, loans to museums and outreach. With more than 17,000 artworks by over 3,000 artists, the Art Bank has the largest collection of contemporary Canadian …
The Judge on MasterChef Canada discusses his colourful culinary career, his dream restaurant and his hopes for the post-pandemic revival of the local restaurant scene By Laurie Wallace-Lynch Chef Claudio Aprile has become one of Canada’s beloved chefs thanks to his role as one of three judges on the hit …
By Cecelia Feor As a volunteer for the Association of Music Parents at her daughter’s Oakville high school, Lisa Michaels discovered something about the students she worked with. Certainly, they were musically talented, but also strong in academics – something she noticed when attending the school’s awards night. “Come …