Author: The Silo
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REDKEN Beauty Products Move From Model Runway Into Homes
JORGE JOAO lead stylist for REDKEN : “We saw a lot of mixed textures, fun ponytails and chic braids on the runway . The great thing about these looks is they’re easily transferable to every day life, and can be recreated by anyone with any level of skill.” Stylist tip: “To smooth any frizz, spritz…
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Ontario Greens- Lib’s selling off our natural resources at rock bottom prices
Queen’s Park, Toronto – Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner is calling on the Liberal government to end the fire sale of the province’s natural resources in the spring budget. “It’s outrageous that the Liberals are selling off our natural resources at rock bottom prices when the province has a record $11 billion…
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Victura: beloved sailboat taught JFK about life, family, leadership and winning
James W. Graham’s new book — Victura: the Kennedys, a Sailboat, and the Sea –offers new insights into the dynamics and magic of the Kennedy family and their intense relationship with sailing and the sea. Many families sail together, but the foot sloop purchased in 1932 shortly s move to Hyannis Port, stands apart.…
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The Web Just Turned 25 This Week
Mountain View, CA Some of us remember what the world was like before the web and have seen how much it’s changed things. Many younger people today have never known a world without the web. Which are you? Choose the statement below that applies to you — then share it along with your memories of…
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PEI Joins Ontario On Pension Reform
PEI is teaming up with Ontario to help develop a viable, responsible plan to improve retirement income security so people can retire more comfortably. Both provinces were disappointed with the federal government’s unilateral decision to shut down discussions on enhancing the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Today, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met with PEI Premier Robert…
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Ontario Greens list merging public & seperate schools as spring session priority
Queen’s Park – Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner is calling on the status quo parties to stop playing political games and focus on getting Ontario’s economy moving again while protecting the people and places we love. “It is essential that political leaders put the public interest before their political self-interest,” says…
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Montreal’s top chefs prepared gourmet menu supporting Quebec Cancer groups
Brief – An exceptional event at Sofitel Montreal’s Renoir restaurant which organized a special evening combining gastronomy, entertainment and generosity to benefit the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation and The Cedars Cancer Institute, on January 22nd 2014. Our Executive Chef, Olivier Perret, who was touched by cancer, gathered his Montreal Chef friends who each prepared…
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Ex-Prime Minister of Canada named Special Advisor on Retirement Income Security
Government Working on Made-in-Ontario Plan Premier Kathleen Wynne announced today that the Right Honourable Paul Martin has agreed to serve as Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance. Mr. Martin will work with the government on a made-in-Ontario solution to enhance retirement income security for the people of…
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Help End Peru’s Savage Dolphin Hunt By Adding Your Signature
Dear Silo, Up to 15,000 dolphins are being killed every year in Peru’s waters — for bait to catch endangered sharks. A new report has forced the government to respond but they’re not taking enough action yet and meanwhile the dolphins and the sharks are being killed. We can stop the massacre by threatening Peru’s international reputation as…
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Live in the Future: Weiser’s ‘Smart Lock’ and app turns smartphones into home key
TORONTO -WeiserR, a leading brand of the Hardware & Home Improvement (HHI) division of Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB), answers consumer demand for both convenience and security with its Kevo smart lock. The highly anticipated Bluetooth enabled deadbolt is now arriving at home improvement and electronics retailers across Canada. By simply installing Kevo and downloading the…
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Window Fishing Or The Night We Caught Beatlemania
A Silo Canuck Book Review I’ve never particularly been a Beatle’s fan. I like some of their songs. I like a number of them very much, but if I was asked the now proverbial question, “The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?” I would probably say, Oh, I don’t know, maybe The Who? The body of…
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McMaster University Art Show Was Organized By UK Architectural Association
In 2014 McMaster Museum of Art presented GOD & CO: François Dallegret Beyond the Bubble. An exhibition organized by the Architectural Association, London UK François Dallegret trained as an architect at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the late 1950s. He moved to North America; first to New York and then Montreal in 1964. Dallegret has…
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$182 Million Spent On Autism Treatment 0$ Spent On Autism Service Dogs
Haldimand do not need an auditor general’s report to tell them that ASD services are in disarray. Our government should be commended for spending $182 million dollars on Autism treatment, however I have yet to meet a single Canadian family satisfied with their services. In 2007 there was thankfully, no wait list for Intensive Behavioral…
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Most Popular Names For Newborn Ontario Girls And Boys
Olivia has been the favourite name for girls since 2008, followed by the same second, third and fourth place names from last year — Emma, Sophia and Ava. Emily joins the ranks to round out the top five. For boys, Ethan, Jacob and Lucas once again took spots two through four, with Benjamin coming in…
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Government of Canada Invites Canucks to “Have our Say” On Canada’s 150th Celebrations
TORONTO, December 2013 – The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, recently launched pan-Canadian consultations to seek Canadians’ views on how they would like to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. “Canada’s 150th celebrations will give us the opportunity to reflect on all the things that make Canada the united,…
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Most Exciting Sci-Tech Electronics Of 2013
2013 will be remembered for many things, but in the world of consumer electronics it will be remembered as a year when techpreneurs proved that innovation lives and the spirit of enterprise still burns strong. The technologies propping up the gadgets on display in this infographic are a product of incremental development, iterations of ideas…
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Bird Eats Fruit To Get Drunk
Cedar Waxwings are sleek, masked birds found year round in our area with unusual red, waxy deposits at the tips of their secondary feathers. They are cinnamon-colored, with grayish wings and tails and yellow terminal tail-bands. They have distinctive crested heads, black throats, and black masks lined with white. The Cedar Waxwing is one of…
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Touching Is Our First Form Of Communication
The moment we become parents we use our sense of touch to communicate with our brand new baby. I will never forget that first moment in my each of my babies lives, when they started to experience and explore the world completely independently of me. The first thing I did was reach out to…
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Letter to the Silo- Netflix’ House of Cards is the best long form television I have seen
Dear Silo, Man I gotta thank you guys for the recommendation for House of Cards. I am hooked. I am into this shit. This is some of the best long form…
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“Pussy” comment: Has TO’s Mayor Ford finally cracked?
Dear Silo, i don’t know what your position on him is, but let me tell you rob ford is trending at the very top of the internet right at this moment, his most recent, startling comments to the press about eating pussy are on…
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Google Asks Us To Share Concerns Re Government Requests For Users Private Data Up 106%
Google regularly receives requests from governments and courts around the world to hand over our users’ data. When we receive government requests for users’ personal information, we follow a strict process to help protect against unnecessary intrusion. Since 2010, we have regularly updated the Google Transparency Report with details about these requests. As the first…
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Shakespeare’s Star Wars. A mash-up play in a pub, this is.
Non-geek translation: Driftwood Theatre’s Play in a Pub, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, by Ian DoescherOctober 28, 2013 at Whistler’s Grille in Toronto. [For the uninitiated be forewarned, there is a high geek factor in this post CP] A long time ago, in 1977, Star Wars started its quick and never-ending ascent to the top of…
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Unique Ontario Bill 36 (designed to promote Local Food) passes final Vote
Ontario is moving forward to help promote the good things that are grown, harvested and processed in Ontario with today’s passage of the Local Food Act, 2013. The new legislation is part of a strategy http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/about/localfood.htm to build Ontario’s economy by making more local food available in markets, schools, cafeterias, grocery stores and restaurants. This…
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A New Light On Autism
Have you ever noticed how experts constantly refer to Autism as a ‘learning disability’? I contemplate this term as I watch my nine-year-old son Braydon, effortlessly scale my counter tops to filch the salt and vinegar chips I hid in top shelf. In fact, Braydon’s problem solving skills exceed that of his ‘neurotypical’ sister. What…
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Ontario Greens: Canada European Union Trade Deal Extends To Municipalities
Ontario Greens are calling for a public review on the EU trade deal before its final approval. (Queen’s Park): GPO leader Mike Schreiner is demanding that Premier Wynne conduct a public review on CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) before Ontario approves the deal. “The people of Ontario deserve the right to accept or reject…
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Ontario Planning Legislation- Mandatory Menu Labeling For Fast-Food Restaurants and others
October, 2013 Ontario will help parents and their children make healthier choices by putting calories on menus, following consultations with the fast-food industry and health care sector. Legislation that would require large chain restaurants to include calories and other potential nutritional information on their menus will be introduced this winter. The government…
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Letter To The Silo: CBC Marketplace Sensationalized Veterinary Profession
Dear Silo, A news broadcast by CBC Canada http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace tonight [October 4, 2013] shined a negative light on the veterinary profession. The segment took a dog with a hidden camera to ten Toronto veterinarians to see what health recommendations were suggested in the first check-up. According to the show’s host, the veterinarians all provided various…
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NAC Hosting Largest Wearables Event
St. Catharines, Canada — The Niagara Artists Centre’s (NAC) 2013 STRUTT Wearable Art Weekend (STRUTT) is outlandish, bold and more spectacular than ever before. STRUTT takes place on November 15 and 16, 2013 culminating with the STRUTT Runway Show, which takes place Saturday, November 16 at the WS Tyler Factory in St. Catharines, ON. Doors…