On February 21st, 2009, Bloor-Yorkville’s Icefest Festival took over the affluent retail neighbourhood. Armed with chisels, grinders, icepicks and chainsaws, artists from across Ontario carved out beautiful masterpieces out of the over 25,000 lbs of ice brought in for the event. Kids and adults alike were there to see the winter magic at work during the ice carving competition and demonstrations. Rebecca and Calvin tag-teamed to capture the ice sculptors and their emerging frozen wonders.
On January 20th, 2008, Toronto Cyclists’ Union and the City of Toronto jointly held their first (hopefully annual) Toronto Bike Awards at the Gladstone Hotel. With a winter-layering reverse strip-tease skit, cycle-machine races and live music from GUH and DJ duo Dorian and Dorian, Toronto Cyclists’ Union made sure it was an event to remember. New guy Calvin was on hand, and he got the goods from the organizers. He most definitely got the strip tease as well.
On Sunday January 25th, CUPE 3903 held a rally in front of Queen’s Park in Toronto to protest back to work legislation announced by Ontario premiere Dalton McGuinty. The event was attended by several hundred union supporters, including members of other unions, York U. students who are unaffiliated with CUPE 3903, and NDP city councillor Howard Moscoe.
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Also, please pardon the sound quality. It was not only very windy, but there was a lot going on, sound-wise. Pump up the voluuuume!
