Articles Tagged with 'Tony D’Aversa'

By Sean Delaney As Emery Village grows and matures, time will inevitably bring change to our area. Many don’t know that a group of individuals from our business community continually volunteer their time to help with wide-ranging policy discussions and decision-making recommendations. This incred...

By Sean Delaney This is our moment to show love to the places, spaces, businesses, and people that make Toronto such a vibrant, dynamic and diverse city. Recently, Mayor John Tory and Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson, Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee, in association with f...

By Sean Delaney “We had to react immediately,” said Cristiano de Florentiis, the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the ICFF (Italian Canadian Film Festival). “We tried to envision an event differently, done safely, but still maintaining what the festival is.” And Emery Village will add its own...

By Sean Delaney On Friday, Oct.25 the fifth annual Emery Charity Venetian Ball returned to the Fontana Primavera Banquet Hall. In attendance were more than 350 community members for an evening reminiscent of a grand Venetian carnival. It was a night filled with glamour and high fashion, but als...

By Sean Delaney The recent unveiling of the Italian Gardens Historical Marker was spearheaded by the Emery Village Business Improvement Association (BIA), and part of a celebration to mark the completion of a revitalization project in Humber Summit. The Historical Marker is located on the ...

By Sean Delaney On Sept. 6, a gathering of community members and Toronto city councillors at the Etobicoke Civic Centre were presented the future plans to develop one of the first ever Indigenous parks celebrating the culture and diversity of the First Nations people. Chief Stacey LaForme, ch...

From the proceeds of the first annual Emery Village Gala, Emery Charity presented a $100,000 cheque to Tony Sampogna of the Humber River Hospital Foundation. The Humber River Hospital will provide, state of the art health services to all of the Emery community and beyond. What a night! Silv...

By Sean Delaney On Friday October 30th, the Emery Village BIA hosted the first annual Emery Charity Gala. Attended by more than 350 community members, the evening took on the exquisite look of a grand Venetian carnival. Long gowns, some in period pieces from the mid 1,800s with f...

On Saturday, September 12th, the Emery Village BIA is hosting its third annual celebration, the Food, Beer and Wine Festival. The venue will be moving slightly north on Plunkett Rd. for an expanded festival that will include many new attractions. New entertainment is booked this year along with...

Hundreds came out to celebrate the harvest, wine, food and family for the First Annual Wine Fest in Humber Summit. Sept. 14th. Both Plunkett and Satterly Roads (near Islington and Steeles Ave.) were closed for kids, strollers, food vendors, and musical performances. Everything from Rhythm and Blue...

The 2013 Wine Fest takes place in Humber Summit On Saturday, September 14, Emery Village will host the largest street party the area has ever seen: Emery Village BIA (Business Improvement Area) Presents Wine Fest in Humber Summit. It should see hundreds descend upon Plunkett and Satterly Roads t...