Mr. Wild Does It Again: With Four New Establishments

[GTranslate]ELORA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 16, 2021 / Having left The Soho Farmhouse to re-establish Elora as Ontario’s premier staycation destination with the launch of The Elora Mill, globally acclaimed international hotelier Geoffrey Wild is at it again. For those not yet acquainted, Elora is Canada’s hidden gem. It boasts incredible history, a wealth of local art and craft, quirky stores, owner-operated restaurants and bars as well as spectacular natural landscape that rivals anything Ontario has to offer. To the global traveller, this is the Cotswolds of Canada. Continue reading

In Italia una piazza
per gli Eroi Canadesi

ORTONA – Una piazza degli Eroi Canadesi in Italia: è quella inaugurata nello scorso weekend a Ortona, il paese in provincia di Chieti (Abruzzo) che nel dicembre del 1943 fu teatro di una sanguinosa battaglia, sulle rive del fiume Moro, fra Alleati e truppe tedesche: in quell’occasione caddero 1.665 soldati dei quali ben 1.375 canadesi, oggi sepolti nel Cimitero Militare Canadese di Ortona,  in inglese “Moro River Canadian War Cemetery”. Continue reading

Se apaga el turismo de Toronto
Ingresos de hoteles, restaurantes y atracciones se desploman a la mitad

Foto: Zaida Olvera y José Miguel García, fundadores de la agencia De Vago por Toronto

El sector turístico de Toronto fue una de las primeras industrias afectadas por el coronavirus y se espera que pierda miles de millones de dólares en gastos directos e indirectos durante el primer semestre de 2021, a pesar del apoyo de $125 millones de dólares ofrecido por Lisa MacLeod, ministra provincial de Patrimonio, Deporte, Turismo y Asuntos Culturales para Toronto y otras ciudades de Ontario. Continue reading

Open the Consulate door whenever you need, use the “DIGITAL MOBILE KEY”

February 25, 2021, 5 pm, the program “Today in Toronto with Manuel Alexandre” is on GoLive Tv.

As promised, on the last Thursday of each month, the Consul General of Portugal in Toronto, Dr. José Mendes will be present to inform the Portuguese community about the activities of the Consulate.

In a simple and committed way, Mr. Consul and his collaborators, were in this program essentially to answer the questions/suggestions sent to them via Facebook “inquireaoconsulado@gmail.com”. Continue reading

Vaccination rates: Canada trails behind other countries, shamefully

[GTranslate]TORONTO – Globally, vaccination campaigns are well underway against the Covid-19 virus. However, not all countries and jurisdictions fare equally when comparing the latest data in the mass inoculation program.

Governments around the world have adopted different strategies in the roll-out of vaccines. Canada was early in the game by procuring 84-million doses. They are expected to arrive by the end of September. However, the actual plan to vaccinate Canadians has left the country falling behind other leading nations. Continue reading