Category: Local Business

3 Fun Ways to Stimulate Creative Thinking

Creativity: it’s your unique personal expression. It is the way you interact with yourself and others. It is also a very fun and exciting part of your self to work with when you want to…

How to Calculate Supply and Demand For Property in Australia

When demand for property is high and supply is low, prices go up. This is a well known law of economics. In fact, nothing else affects prices – only supply and demand. Most experts will…

Invisible Children in Uganda: The Other Face of Kony 2012

Kony 2012 might have been an epic failure, but NGO Invisible Children Uganda’s greatest mistake might have been failing to draw attention to the good work it does in northern Uganda. Almost a year ago,…

So, You Want To Collaborate? The Key to Success For Songwriters

Collaborating is one of the most rewarding and productive activities a songwriter can engage in. It’s also one of the most challenging. Co-writing will stretch you in ways you can’t even imagine up front. Take…

Considering A Dance Company Business in Uganda?

When growing up in Uganda, a person who chose a career in Music, Dance and Drama(MDD) was often ridiculed by being called “Musilu Dala Dala!” [very very stupid]. Now imagine it is the future: Saturday…

Friends in Need: Interventions for Domestic Violence

Last month, I received the following letter from an old friend, Lloyd Barnhart. “A topic I would like you to cover/explore is that curious phenomena which permits otherwise independent women to be dominated… even abused……

Presenting – St Aidan’s Church – Charity Comes Full Circle in Toronto’s Beach Neighbourhood

It’s ironic, just as I decided to do my first neighborhood portrait of Toronto, the Beach, my intended subject, was in the news a lot. For the entire month of January of 2007 newspapers, television…

Peeling the Onion – Security Layers Prevent Crime

Burglar alarms and security cameras are time-honoured security options, but they should not be considered a total security solution. There is good evidence that alarms and cameras act as a deterrents to crime. However, they…

Starting Out As a Criminal Defence Lawyer: Some Advice

It’s a time marked both by excitement and apprehension. I clearly remember the day I graduated and even though I was only 24, I have seen a common reaction in law graduates no matter what…

One of Toronto’s Biggest Festivals: Pride Toronto

Just recently I had a chance to sit down with Natasha Garda, Co-Chair, and Leon Mar, Media Coordinator of Pride Toronto. Pride Week is the fun and fabulous arts and culture festival that happens in…