Ian Green on piano and Ryan Scott on the recorder at A Different Drummer on Sunday April 14 – 3.00 pm
Two nationally acclaimed performers, Ian Green and Ryan Scott, rendering in their marvelous piano and woodwind a wide-ranging, bountiful concert, featuring Bach, Debussy, stirring Celtic pieces, sublime original compositions and more.
Refreshments, and a chance to meet the artists, happen right after the performance.
Tickets are $15, $10 for students.
To reserve, please contact us at 905 639 0925 or diffdrum@mac.com. Thank you!
Mother’s Day is taking on a different meaning at the Performing Arts Centre this year.
The first clue is the warning at the end of the media release: This performance contains mature language.
Girls Nite Out is an all funny, all female troupe consisting of some of Canada’s top stand-ups and comedy improvisers. After over ten years together, these comedic superstars are still making people laugh and on Mother’s Day they will be delighting BPAC audiences.
Individually they have won Canadian Comedy Awards, performed on Second City stages around the world, and been featured on TV (NBC, CBC, The Comedy Network) & radio (CBC). But trust us; you’re going to want to see them all together!
Girls Nite Out stars Elvira Kurt, Jennine Profeta, Diana Frances, and Karen Parker. You will remember Elvira Kurt from our 2018/19 season launch, but she is also a Canadian Comedy Award and Cannes Film Festival award-winning stand-up comic and a The Second City veteran. Her credits include: Baroness Von Sketch Show, Iron Chef Canada, The Great Canadian Baking Show (Canadian Screen Award nominee), Master Chef Canada, The Debaters, Degrassi, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, Cook’d, Popcultured with Elvira Kurt, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Ellen DeGeneres’ HBO special, Just For Laughs, and, of course, Elvira’s unforgettable stint on both of CBC Radio’s hit show, ‘Q’ and, ‘q’.
Jennine Profeta is a performer, writer, corporate workshop facilitator and MC/host. She has performed with The Second City (National Touring Company, Theatricals) across Ontario and aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. As a writer, Jennine has penned scripts for television – Ollie The Boy Who Became What He Ate (CBC), Opie’s Home (TVO), Gemini and Genie Awards, and CBC Radio, and waxed poetic for Chatelaine, Today’s Parent and Best Health magazines.
Diana Frances is an award-winning improviser and comedy writer. Originally from Vancouver, she now calls Toronto home and is a writer on Corner Gas: The Animated Series (Comedy Network,) Still Standing (CBC), and The Beaverton (Comedy Network). Diana has been nominated for 8 Canadian Comedy Awards for ‘Best Female Improviser’ and has entertained our Canadian troops in Bosnia, Egypt, Israel and Afghanistan.
Karen Parker is a three-time Canadian Comedy Award winning/Dora nominated actor and an alumna of The Second City Toronto. Selected film and television credits include: Designated Survivor, People of Earth, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Hemlock Grove, Beauty & The Beast, The Firm, Saving Hope, Being Erica, The Jon Dore Show and Instant Star.
Comedic legend Norm Foster calls Girls Night Out “[f]unny, smart and energetic. This show was everything I like in my comedy.” This is a performance you don’t want your mom to miss! Make sure to get your Mother’s Day tickets now as seating is very limited. Show Sponsor Amanda Steene Cosmetics & Cocktails will be on site offering a selection of custom lipsticks for sale, so come early and really treat your mom!
Sunday, May 12, 2019, 7:30pm Limited tickets remaining. This performance contains mature language. The Burlington Performing Arts Centre Community Studio Theatre 440 Locust Street, Burlington, ON, L7S 1T7 Tickets: $49 Regular $44 Member Group pricing available *All prices include tax and fees. To Purchase Tickets: Online: www.burlingtonpac.ca Over the Phone: 905.681.6000
The is a small group that has been advocating for a postage stamp that celebrates the creation of the Avro Arrow; a twin-engine, supersonic interceptor, which could fly at more than twice the speed of sound. It is considered one of the greatest technological achievements in Canadian aviation history. Some of its innovative technologies are still in use today.
The Avro CF-105 Arrow was killed by the Diefenbaker government in 1959 to the dismay of many and put an end to Canada having anything in the way of a great aeronautical engineering industry.
Canada wasn’t seen as a player in the field until we invented the Canada arm.
Next week, April 3rd at 7pm, several people from Canada Post will be making a presentation to the Burlington Stamp Club. It will be a big moment for them – they have been advocating for a stamp for more than 12 years.
They didn’t give up – and now they have a 5 cent stamps about the Avro.
No such thing as sending a letter for five cents but the stamps are nice.
We now know a little bit more about what will be on display at the Joseph Brant Museum when it opens in July – which is the target date.
There will be three permanent galleries that explore Burlington’s rich history and heritage.
One of these will be The Costume Gallery, contextualizing social history during the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s, and focusing on the famous Brant Inn and the Big Band Era.
Often described as putting Burlington “on the map”, the Brant Inn featured many legendary entertainers such as Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald.
An aerial view of the Burlington Inn in what is now Spence Smith Park.
There was a time when Burlington was on the map, at least for the entertainment sector. The Brant Inn was the place to be seen and if you were a musician the place to be heard.
Why did it fail as a commercial operation?
The owner died, a member of what was an extended family took over day to day operations and things were never the same.
The news is that the Burlington’s Best award will be given this May for the last time.
There were 28 nominations in eight categories.
Nominations closed March 7, 2019.
The Best is an awards program that honours Burlington’s most outstanding citizens. The winners in all categories will be revealed at the awards celebration on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
This year’s nominees are: Citizen of the Year
Jere Hartnett
Karen Phelps
Fareen Samji
Junior Person of the Year
Connor Clark
Ana Cunha
Keziah Oduro
Noor Toeama
Joel Wakem
2017 BEST winners
Senior Person of the Year
Ona Allen
Trudy Csernyei
Sue McBay
Robert Redhead
Alan Stupart
Environmental Award
Salma El Ali
Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club
Arts Person of the Year Award
Gary Fisher
Cheryl Goldring
Sarah Gonyea
Gery Puley
Hayley Verrall
2016 BEST winners
Community Service Award Kevin Andrews
Kathy DeSantis
Dani Heroux
Greg and Andrea Howard
Jeff Moseley-William
Heritage Award
Joan Downey
Marie Minaker
Accessibility Award
None
Tickets to this event are $35 per person. A dessert reception will follow the awards ceremony. Tickets can be purchased at the Service Burlington counter at City Hall, 426 Brant St., or by contacting Briar Allison at 905-335-7600, ext. 7458 or briar.allison@burlington.ca.
One winner will be selected in each of the award categories.
Walking is a healthy exercise. It is also a time when you can think and wonder at all the things we have going for us and worry a little about the problems.
Walking with a friend is one of the most civil things a person can do.
Just out for a walk.
Burlington is encouraging members of the community to take steps toward better health with Just Walk Hamilton-Burlington, an outdoor community walking program led by local healthcare professionals and funded in part through the City’s Neighbourhood Community Matching Fund.
Join registered Kinesiologist Jordan Kilpatrick-Smith for a free, fun and supervised walk on Saturday, March 23 at 9 a.m. through Nelson Park and Sherwood Forest Park. Kilpatrick-Smith and the Just Walk team will meet community members at the Nelson Park parking lot located behind the Nelson Arena near the baseball diamonds (4183 New St., Burlington).
The walk will begin with a short educational talk titled, “Healthy Weight Loss to Gain Time, Money and Energy” followed by a guided walk at your own pace. Each walk is open to all abilities and pre-registration is not required.
Join the Just Walk group’s email list at justwalk-hb.weebly.com for information on upcoming walk dates and locations.
The group will be hosting 12 walks in Burlington between February and September.
Every year for the past 15 years the Halton District School Board has showcased the artistic talent of Kindergarten to Grade 8 students The presentation fills the Brock Room at the New Street Education Centre on 3250 New St, Burlington.
The popular event will showcase the artistic talent of Kindergarten to Grade 8 students, with various styles of artwork displayed including paintings, sculptures, puppets, paper maché, crayons, pastels, ink, fabric, 2D and 3D pieces.
From the hands of an elementary school student.
Student took a discarded circuit board and turned it into a statement about where people live.
The exhibit pieces are selected by teachers to highlight art curriculum expectations. The purpose of the Elementary Art Show is to showcase student artwork and hopefully inspire and encourage others to pursue creative endeavours.
More than 1,000 students, teachers, parents/guardians, and community members are expected to visit the Elementary Art Show to tour the works of art over the course of the three-day exhibit. Professional artists from the Art Gallery of Burlington will demonstrate different artistic techniques such as pottery, weaving, spinning, photography, fine art and more. The artists will provide students with hands-on opportunities to show them how art can have a place in their future.
Rebecca MacRae, Instructional Program Leader – The Arts
“Elements and Expressions displays the self-expression, imagination and artistic mindset of our young Halton artists,” says Rebecca , Instructional Program Leader – The Arts for the Halton District School Board. “The pieces in this exhibit show the range of art disciplines the students explore with their visual arts teachers. Through the creation of art, students explore their ideas and imaginations and connect to their own realities.”
Student artwork will be on display during the following times:
• Tuesday, March 26 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. • Wednesday, March 27 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. • Thursday, March 28 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. • Friday, March 29 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
On March 13, the AGCO announced that it had issued a cannabis Retail Operator Licence to David Nguyen.
Today, his store RELM Cannabis, located in Burlington, has received its Retail Store Authorization.
Once a Retail Store Authorization has been issued, the licensed operator may finalize their store set-up, including ordering and receiving cannabis product and cannabis accessories into their store ahead of opening for business.
The AGCO must still conduct a pre-opening inspection to ensure the operator is ready to open for business and sell cannabis products to the public in accordance with the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018, its regulations and the Registrar’s Standards for Cannabis Retail Stores.
The retail outlet will be at 4031 Fairview St., unit 103. The location is just east of Walkers Line.
They expanded and extended the program they sponsor in Burlington.
The city has Rolled up the Rim and found they were a winner to the tune of $112,500 in expanded sponsorship funding from the Tim Horton organization that will run through to 2022.
Their sponsorship will include Free Family Day skating to begin 2020. Tim Hortons sponsorship of swimming, skating and events helps to break down barriers, encourages access and participation for everyone. The total three-year investment from Tim Hortons is just over $112,500.
Tim Hortons Free Holiday Skating
Tim Hortons sponsorship of free holiday skating began in Burlington 25-years ago and has spread to more than 200 communities across Canada.
The 2019-2020 season will begin again in December and run for three-weeks throughout the holiday season to provide over 74-hours of free skating throughout the city.
Tim Hortons Free Family Day Skating
Four hours of free Family Day skating will begin on Family Day in 2020.
Tim Hortons Free Summer Swimming
64-hours of free swimming will take place throughout the summer at both indoor and outdoor pools at various locations.
Movies Under the Stars
Movies Under the Stars will run from July to August at various parks throughout the city and offers seven free movies. Residents are encouraged to bring a healthy snack, blankets, chairs and other amenities to enjoy with their family and friends.
If Glen Eden has announced the final day of ski and snowboard operations for the 2018-2019 season Spring weather cannot be far behind.
The slopes at Kelso will close Sunday, March 17, 2019. Snow conditions are expected to deteriorate quickly. Lifts will run from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm each day until the 17th.
To help make the most of the remainder of the ski and snowboard season, Glen Eden will be accepting all season passes and offering $25 lift tickets from now until close on Sunday.
Glen Eden usually opens around Christmas and closes near the end of March Break. This year, the Glen Eden season started on Saturday, December 22, 2018.
By the end of the season she was quite a bit better.
Glen Eden is currently offering Early Bird pricing on 2019-2020 season passes and lessons until Sunday, April 7. Early Bird is the best available pricing of the year. At this special rate, the 5 Day x 7 Night Pass pays for itself in four visits and the Weekday Pass pays for itself in just two visits.
For more information visit the Glen Eden website, www.gleneden.on.ca, or call 905-878-5011.
I have these beautiful black, flat, polished stones that are magnetic. I believe it is called hematite. I love how they feel in my hand and I love that they are magnetic.
When I hold them I feel grounded.
Then I noticed something. I was playing with two of the stones the other day and I noticed something interesting. I was playing with their resistance.
You know how when you bring two magnets together the wrong way, you can feel the strength of their resistance? No matter how hard you push them together they resist.
If you push them past a certain point the magnetic forces them to either side of each other.
And you know how when you flip the magnets the other way there is a strong force that instantly brings the magnets together.
What I noticed was that as a certain point the force that brings the stones careening together and the force of resistance that repels the stones feels the same.
I found this so fascinating.
Immediately, I thought of how this applies to life; how it applies to dealing with difficult situations.
We have all likely felt that resistance when we are pushing forward to achieve something. That moment when we think this is too hard, it’s taking too much effort, why can’t I get past this point, why don’t they understand what I am trying to do.
Then one magic step forward and everything opens up and starts to happen so fast and with so much ease.
And then there’s the other situation…
Force and resistance – shows with magnets – in life as well?
The situation where we keep pushing and pushing and the harder we push the more we are flung onto a different path. It can be exhausting.
If you find yourself constantly pushing with nothing to show for yourself
1. Take a moment to notice what’s happening.
2. Pause.
3. Assess the situation.
Ask yourself some questions
How long have you been striving in this situation?
• Sometimes we push ourselves too hard to change a situation or achieve a goal. We are so focused on pushing forward that we lose perspective and exhaust ourselves.
How are you physically, mentally and emotionally feeling?
• Sometimes we don’t pay attention to ourselves and how we feel. Yet we have this inner wisdom that knows exactly what our next step should be and that answer may be rest, regroup, think again.
What is the next right step?
• What is the next right step for you, not just for the situation? You are just as important as the situation.
Are you about to take the same step?
• Sometimes we do the same thing over and over again and expect something different. In order to come together, one of the hematite stones needs to be flipped right over and then instantly they are drawn together.
How can you flip yourself, your thinking, your beliefs and perspectives?
• What stories are you telling yourself about the goal, the situation and the people involved?
• What stories are you telling yourself about your abilities, your determination, your state of mind?
• How can you flip yourself, see things from a new and energizing perspective?
• What would it be like to create the opposite story, take on the opposite belief, talk to someone about where you are that you have never spoken to and in fact maybe avoided to get their perspective on things?
• Is there something that you need to accept about the situation or the people involved in order to realign yourself to who you are?
How can you flip the situation?
• This one might be a bit tougher to unearth. It means looking at the situation, the people involved, the beliefs that they hold, the stories they are telling themselves about the situation from as many perspectives that you can. What can you do to shift their perspectives, their stories, their beliefs? If you try to do it by force you will exhaust yourself.
• Somewhere in all of this is a point of leverage, where one person involves shifts and with that, the whole situation flips. And your story is key. There is something in your past experience that is key to what you believe. How can you tell your story or help someone experience what you have so that light bulb goes off inside them and their understanding flips?
Is it time to actually follow the other path?
• Don’t’ get fooled into believing the resistance you are feeling can just be pushed through.
• When you bring two magnets together and they resist, one gets thrown to the side, displaced, oriented differently. Perhaps it might be easier to follow the path in the direction you are being thrown. Just maybe things will open up for you if you walk that way.
Next steps:
1. Make a decision.
2. Take action.
3. Monitor the action and how you are feeling.
4. Adapt your approach. (So you feel like yourself).
Welcome into and expect ease and grace in your life. You and life will be so much more amazing if you do.
Alison Braithwaite spent years in the corporate world – environmental services. Shewas a member of the executive team of a North American wide aggregate, emulsion and environmental company where she was responsible for environmental performance and sustainability. Braithwaite has a Master of Arts in Leadership and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching both from Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia.
If you were around then – you knew the words. If you remember the words there is a group coming to town March 25th, doing a tribute to the Music of the Man,
Monday, March 25 at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre in Burlington.
Tickets are $47.50 (plus Facility Fee & Service Charges) available at the Box Office; Charge by phone 905-681-6000 or online at www.burlingtonpac.ca.
With hits of The Traveling Wilburys and Everly Brothers
That unmistakable sound – Roy Orbison.
The BIG O was unmistakable with his trademark sunglasses, distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions and dark emotional ballads. From 1960 to ’64 Roy Orbison landed 22 songs on the Billboard Top 40, including “Only The Lonely”, “Crying”, and “Oh, Pretty Woman”. His impassioned voice coupled with his signature arrangements ensured the charting of the hits “Dream Baby”, “Ooby Dooby”, “Blue Angel”, “Blue Bayou”, “You Got It” and “In Dreams”. Mike Demers delivers a spot-on performance of Orbison’s signature sound.
As a part of THE TRAVELING WILBURYS Orbison brought us “End of the Line”, “Handle with Care” and “You’re Not Alone Anymore”.
A prolific writer, Orbison pitched “Claudette” to The Everly Brothers. The track was a co-number one with the Everlys’ “All I Have to Do is Dream”. Orbison and The Everly Brothers tore the house down on TV’s Shindig performing Roy’s “What’d I Say”.
The Everly Brothers – the chart’s third-biggest duo ever – their influence has been incredible.
The Everly Brothers charted 31 singles on the Hot 100, including 12 top 10 hits. Billboard ranked the pair as the No. 66 biggest act in the Hot 100’s 55-year history. The Everly Brothers are the chart’s third-biggest duo ever and their influence has been incredibly wide-ranging. Because their career predates the Hot 100’s launch, some of their best-known hits aren’t on the list, including “Bye Bye Love”, “Wake Up Little Susie” and “All I Have to Do Is Dream”. THE LONELY delivers their single biggest hit “Cathy’s Clown” in a stellar performance.
THE LONELY delivers a sensitive and dynamic tribute to the one and only Roy Orbison plus the hits of The Traveling Wilburys and The Everly Brothers.
Veteran Mike Demers leads this group of musical journeymen in their mutual and deep appreciation of the timeless music of an era. THE LONELY approaches the music with a humble spirit and sincere desire to recreate the sounds and feel of the original recordings. The band has been selling out shows right from their debut.
“For 4 decades I worked in the music industry. The one constant has been the music of Roy Orbison. When I heard that a Roy Orbison Tribute was coming to town I said, ‘Well this I have to see.’ THE LONELY blew me away”! exclaims David Chesney, Publisher White Rock Sun, Canada’s FIRST Internet Newspaper.
Toronto is one of the most famous cities in the world and the most populous city in the whole of Canada.
There’s a lot to see and do while in Toronto, with the CN Tower, Casa Loma, Toronto Islands and the Royal Ontario Museum all worth of any person’s time. What’s perhaps lesser known about Toronto is that both residents and visitors have a huge choice when it comes to casinos, whether it may be playing blackjack atPartyCasino or roulette at land based venues. In this instance, we will focus on the land-based casinos which are not only special in their own way, but very popular with both locals and visitors.
Casino Rama
Casino Rama Resort
Casino Rama is more than just a casino, it’s a resort, with events, gaming, fine dining and more all in the one place. It’s gaming whereCasino Ramaexcel though, especially with their superb range of slot games. There are in excess of 2,500 slots on the gaming floor, with these ranging from traditional games right through to progressives, ensuring there’s always something for everyone to enjoy.
As well as slots Casino Rama has a fantastic range of table games for players to enjoy too, but it’s the progressives which are really catching the eye right now. Games such as Blazing Blackjack, 5 Card Hand Bonus and Bad Beat Jackpot, all have jackpots well into their thousands, making them an exciting proposition for players.
Fallsview Casino
Fallsview Casino Resort
Fallsview Casino Resort is believed to be one of the biggest gaming facilities in the whole of Canada, with Elegance at the heart of everything they do. Like Casino Rama, there’s a lot going on at Fallsview, combining great gaming with fantastic shows and music. They’ve also got some amazing dining opportunities for visitors too, with the exotic as well as quick and comfortable food catered for.
When it comes to gaming Fallsview have you covered, regardless of your preferences. There are slot games aplenty with over 3,000 state of the art machines on site. With betting starting from as little as 1 cent, there are slots for everyone to enjoy. And, if slot games aren’t to a player’s taste, they could always check out the various table games and poker.
Casino Niagara
Casino Niagara
Casino Niagara is all about fun and that’s great news for visitors. Unlike the other two venues mentioned in this list, Casino Niagara is simply a gaming and sporting hub, with some brilliant dining opportunities on site too. It’s the ideal place to visit if you’re looking for some entertainment, and if you love sport, even better.
Gaming at Niagara is something that everyone will enjoy, whether they like their slot games, table games or tournaments. There are over 1,700 slot and video poker machinesat Casino Niagara which are spread across two gaming floors. The themes of the slots vary from movies and TV right through to celebrity-based slots, so there’s always a game or two for everyone. Casino Niagara also has all the table games a player could ever dream of, with blackjack and poker featuring amongst others. Casino Niagara has it all, and then some.
You are a Senior; your home is basically paid for and you want to live in that house for the next while.
There are some financial challenges – there is a problem with keeping up with the maintenance.
You are not along in facing these problems. Other Seniors face them every day.
The Outreach Committee of St. Matthew’s Church, Burlington Age Friendly Council and Burlington Seniors Community Inc. are putting on an event for Seniors who wish to stay in their homes longer.
The event is being heavily promoted in the Aldershot community – but anyone in Burlington is welcome to attend.
Follow up with Connie Price if you need more information: Sr. Tea & Housing Presentations Chair, St. Matthews Church 905-516-5157 cepriceless@gmail.com
This sounds like a really interesting performance – Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure is an immersive experience that invites you to jump in and explore unknown ocean depths where prehistoric marine reptiles lived eons ago – and maybe live still today.
Erth shows are at the forefront of family entertainment, using actors, technology, puppets, science and imagination to create an amazing visual experience that connects young audiences to the real science of paleontology. Children aren’t generally found at the bottom of the ocean, except at Eth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure.
Eye popping visual experiences; giant puppetry, stilt-walkers, inflatable environments, aerial and flying creatures all on stage.
Since its beginnings in 1990, Erth has sought to provide audiences with eye popping visual experiences; giant puppetry, stilt-walkers, inflatable environments, aerial and flying creatures. In demand for events and festivals, the Company inspires audiences with their unique and dynamic vision.
A distinctive visual aesthetic.
Erth have built an international reputation based on their exceptional work and a distinctive visual aesthetic. The main style of puppetry used in Eth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure is a style of “Bunraku” puppetry that originated in Japan over 400 years ago, where the puppeteers are visible by the audience instead of being hidden.
Erth is renowned for construction of stunning puppets of all scales, and frequently undertakes bespoke commissions for museums, zoos, theatre producers and festivals around Australia.
Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Thursday, March 21, 2019, 7:00pm Main Theatre 440 Locust Street, Burlington, ON, L7S 1T7 Tickets: $39 Regular $34 Member $25 Youth Group pricing available Online: www.burlingtonpac.ca Over the Phone: 905.681.6000
This weekend at the AGB: John Willard Fibre Arts Resident Line Dufour is hosting two exciting demonstrations!
Saturday, March 9 | 11 – 4 PM: Tapestry Weaving Demonstration in the Brock Lobby
Sunday, March 10 | 11 – 4 PM: Felted Wool Balls Session in the Textile Studio
The John Willard AGB Fibre Arts Resident Line Dufour
The community is invited to make their own felted wool ball.
Participants can bring their own materials, including lopi or feltable yarn, a darning needle, pantyhose, 1 yard of non-feltable yarn (polyester, acrylic, cotton), and scissors.
Participants can also pay $5.00 to be provided with any materials needed!
Is gambling legal in Canada? The quick answer is yes. However, the activity, regulated by the government, is kept under strict control. If looking to play a hand or few, you can find many options in Canada.
From online casinos to hotel-casino resorts, there is something or the other waiting to be explored.
Before planning a trip or indulging in any casino activity, it is essential to know the full scope of the Canadian gambling laws. For starters, there is not one unified law for the entire country. The regulations for gambling in Canada are made by the ten provinces and three territories individually. So, while technically you can find casinos anywhere in Canada, slight changes in rules exist from one place to another.
The type of gambling available to players also changes from one place to another. Most of the standard options include land-based casinos, racetracks, online casinos, lotteries, and bingo parlours. Similarly, the age requirements for entering a casino and even using other entertainment facilities such as restaurants and movie theatres linked to the casino is 19 in most parts of Canada with a few exceptions where it is 18.
Canada has in the recent past experienced some issues with problem-gambling, and the government has taken this problem seriously by allowing people to register under the self-excused program. While implementing the program has had its fair share of challenges, it is the right step towards keeping gambling as a healthy pastime.
A hand like this puts joy in the heart of a card player.
First Nations tribes also have rights to operate casinos on their land in Canada. This has led to separate regulatory bodies such as the Kahnawake Gaming Commission to actively control the opening of casinos, both on ground and online in their region. The Kahnawake Commission offers Client Provider Authorizations to different types of sites ranging from poker to sports betting in the Mohawk territory. They often take charge of online auditing casinos whenever there is some doubt over the authenticity of their operations as in the case of Absolute Poker in 2003.
Established in 1996, all companies taking licenses from the commission need to have their data centre located within the province and managed by Continent 8 technologies.
The commission has especially been proactive in monitoring online casino activity and in 2009 imposed sanctions and fines on the Ultimate Bet poker websitefor cheating its customers. At present they have licensed around 50 gaming operators, but also are not afraid to reject offers even if it means fighting long court battles.
Illegal gambling still exists in Canada. One of the reasons for this is that in 2010 certain sections related to unlawful gambling were brought under the scope of a “serious offence”. Now, the maximum jail term associated with an illegal gambling offence is five years with a $5000 fine.
The primary change in favour of gambling came about in Canada in 1969 with alterations in the Criminal Code. This has, over the years, led to a considerable collection of funds via regulated lotteries by the provincial governments. Now, players can enjoy various forms of gambling at their leisure and relish both its entertainment and money-making value.
Overall, Canadian gambling laws are a lot more lenient than most countries, and especially the USA. This makes Canada a hot spot with professionals and enthusiasts who love the thrill of playing without having to worry about any legalities surrounding lawful gambling,
The good folks in Lowville know that the winter is going to come to an end – they are planning for their annual Lowville festival that has survived long enough to turn into something that will grow and add to the entertainment event during the summer months.
They appear to have gotten into the practice of holding an event on St. Patrick’s Day or close to for a fun evening and a fund raiser for the Festival event.
That will take place Friday evening, March 15th at Lowville United Church on Guelph Line.
Robert Missen with Loretta Bailey at a previous St. Patrick’s Day event.
This year, the Lowville Major Seventh Band, a Celtic-inflected ensemble led by Festival board member D’Arcy McCallum, which features a number of musicians who hail from Lowville and environs, will serve as hosts for the evening. The emcees for the evening are Festival Co-Artistic Directors Robert Missen and Lorretta Bailey.
Stuart Laughton
Special Guests include Power Play, a dynamic Hamilton -Burlington duo featuring accordionist Charles Cozens and oboist Colin Maier. Both are members of the world-renowned Quartetto Gelato; Stuart Laughton, the multitalented Burlington singer-musician who was a founding member of the Canadian Brass; and Hamilton pianist Michael Mulrooney, acclaimed across Canada as a musical theatre music director, who serves as Music Director at Burlington’s Tansley United Church. He will be accompanying a couple of stellar students from the Sheridan College Musical Theatre Program.
Refreshments, which are always a huge contributor the evening’s success, will be provided by members of Lowville United Church.
The 2019 Lowville Festival will take place on the weekend of June 21-23 in locations throughout Lowville.
Lowville United Church
LOWVILLE FESTIVAL presents A SAINT PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION with LOWVILLE MAJOR 7TH BAND & FRIENDS LOWVILLE UNITED CHURCH 5800 GUELPH LINE AT BRITANNIA RD, BURLINGTON FRIDAY MARCH 15TH, 2019 at 7PM TICKETS $20 available at Different Drummer Books; 905-289-337-9520 and at the door.
Nice part is – it’s free – takes place at the Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 4 PM – 5:15 PM
series of FREE wellness movement workshops facilitated by local artists. These sessions will be fun, relaxing, rejuvenating, and a chance to reboot. This will be a time to delight in the diverse creative approaches and energies of four exceptional local artists.
By Staff
Two nationally acclaimed performers, Ian Green and Ryan Scott, rendering in their marvelous piano and woodwind a wide-ranging, bountiful concert, featuring Bach, Debussy, stirring Celtic pieces, sublime original compositions and more.
Girls Nite Out stars Elvira Kurt, Jennine Profeta, Diana Frances, and Karen Parker. You will remember Elvira Kurt from our 2018/19 season launch, but she is also a Canadian Comedy Award and Cannes Film Festival award-winning stand-up comic and a The Second City veteran. Her credits include: Baroness Von Sketch Show, Iron Chef Canada, The Great Canadian Baking Show (Canadian Screen Award nominee), Master Chef Canada, The Debaters, Degrassi, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, Cook’d, Popcultured with Elvira Kurt, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Ellen DeGeneres’ HBO special, Just For Laughs, and, of course, Elvira’s unforgettable stint on both of CBC Radio’s hit show, ‘Q’ and, ‘q’.
Next week, April 3rd at 7pm, several people from Canada Post will be making a presentation to the Burlington Stamp Club. It will be a big moment for them – they have been advocating for a stamp for more than 12 years.
Movies Under the Stars
If you push them past a certain point the magnetic forces them to either side of each other.
Alison Braithwaite spent years in the corporate world – environmental services. She was a member of the executive team of a North American wide aggregate, emulsion and environmental company where she was responsible for environmental performance and sustainability. Braithwaite has a Master of Arts in Leadership and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching both from Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia.
There are some financial challenges – there is a problem with keeping up with the maintenance.
Before planning a trip or indulging in any casino activity, it is essential to know the full scope of the Canadian 
The good folks in Lowville know that the winter is going to come to an end – they are planning for their annual Lowville festival that has survived long enough to turn into something that will grow and add to the entertainment event during the summer months.
