NEW HOCKEY THEMED SNEAKERBALLS
FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

In the shape of miniature hockey pucks, NEW Sneaker Balls hockey themed deodorizing fresheners are the perfect stocking stuffer for the hockey lover on your list!

Freshen those hard to reach places with patented deodorizing Sneaker Balls that fit anywhere. Smaller, tougher and more versatile, Sneaker Balls work in places where other fresheners don’t fit. They are the only fresheners with the power to tackle the inside of a hockey bag, sneaker, gym bag, diaper bag, clothes hamper, car or locker where odour lingers.

Sneaker Balls contain TX-3™ odour counteractant that is specially formulated to block the unpleasant smell of perspiration. The scent lasts for 3 months.

Hockey themed Sneaker Balls are available at Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix and Zellers Pharmacy for $5.99 for a package of 2.

FESTIVAL OF GIVING @ EMTC
The Big Toy Give
Sunday Dec 19 – 10am-1pm

Calling all Elves-In-Training! Santa and his crew need your help getting presents ready for kids in need! On Sunday, December 19, bring a new, unwrapped toy to Santa’s Workshop and help the elves make a beautiful card to go with it!

Santa will come by with his big red bag and pack your gift inside so he can deliver it. Santa just might have a little treat for you, too!

Gifts and cards will be donated to Toy Mountain

COST: One new, unwrapped toy.

Visit www.erinmills.ca for more information.

Help loved ones battle the cold temperatures
this holiday season with Little Hotties

Give the gift of warmth to friends and family with Little Hotties’ Warmers. These small, lightweight warmers are made of all natural ingredients and are air activated, eliminating the need for batteries, microwaves, other fuels or gimmicks.

Little Hotties Warmers fit perfectly in a holiday stocking to take the chill out of snowball fights, sleigh rides and walks through a winter wonderland.

Hand Warmers SRP $1.99
Provides up to eight hours of odourless, pure heat with an average activated temperature of 135ºF(57ºC).
To Use: activate by shaking cloth pouch for a few seconds and place pouch in an enclosed area such as a jacket pocket or glove. After placing in an enclosed area, it can take up to 20 minutes to reach maximum heat.

Adhesive Body Warmers SRP $2.49
Provides up to 12 hours of pure heat with an average activated temperature of 105ºF(40ºC).
To Use: activate by shaking cloth pouch for a few seconds and place pouch in an enclosed area such as a jacket pocket or glove. After placing in an enclosed area, it can take up to 20 minutes to reach maximum heat.

Adhesive Toe Warmers SRP $2.49
Provides up to five hours of pure heat with an average activated temperature of 105ºF(40ºC) and eliminates bulky sock layering. Not recommended for use in shoes during vigorous activities, such as running.

To Use: place adhesive side of the toe warmer on the outside of the sock at the top or bottom of the toe area. After placing in an enclosed area, it can take up to 20 minutes to reach maximum heat.

Little Hotties Warmers are available at Zellers pharmacy, Walmart Pharmacy and London Drugs locations across Canada. For additional information visit www.littlehottieswarmers.com.

Glam it up this Holiday Season with the
latest Fashions from Secret!

From classic styles with a fresh twist to intricate patterns, these five new high-fashion styles add glamour and style with a sexy flair that will make you the envy of every fashionista on the party circuit this holiday season.

Sexy Fishnet Back Seam with silver or gold back seam


Flirty and fun Circles that scream sassy


Geometric Maze as intricate and interesting as you!


Go bold with Horizontal Diamond extra large pattern


Mini Faux Stringer adds elegance to the classic black fishnet

Secret is available at major department stores nation-wide. SRP $8.50-10.00

The secret is out! Picking up your favourite styles is only a few mouse clicks away. Visit the new, updated website at www.secretlegwear.com

Kitsch-free Christmas
By Special to QMI Agency

You don’t have to use gaudy tinsel and cheap lights to decorate for the holidays. Designer Laura Stein, of Laura M. Stein Interiors in Toronto, has these tips for a kitsch-free Christmas.

1. Start with a welcoming entrance. Don’t leave all your decorating to the living room. Invite guests in with a wreath on your door and hang some stockings in the entranceway, which can later be used as a creative way to send guests home with a little treat.

2. Work with your existing decor. “Swapping out your usual throw pillows for some that are more festive adds a great holiday touch,” says Stein.

3. Not every surface needs to be decked out. There is a lot of crazy stuff in stores and it’s easy to go overboard. A few interesting, well-placed pieces will keep the look classy and have a much stronger impact than if you go for the sensory overload approach.

4. Your dining table is where your guests will be spending a large part of the night, so make it special. Keep the colour scheme consistent with the rest of the space and add a little sparkle with silver, gold or bronze accents.

5. “If you’re feeling creative, try an unusual centre piece,” says Stein. “A tree branch can work well in a traditional home, with a few glass ornaments hanging from the ends. Or, instead of a typical floral arrangement, fill a glass dish with red and gold ornaments.”

6. Tie an ornament to a napkin ring to make a great first impression when guests first sit down, and it can double as a nice little keepsake at the end of the evening.

7. Incorporate some natural materials. Greenery and flowers make a room feel fresh and give it a wonderful smell. Use real cedar on the coffee table and elsewhere. If you have a banister, decorate it using traditional cedar rope or try branches with berries and hang ornaments from them.

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Pamper Your Feet This Holiday Season…
NEW Airplus Spa Footie Provides One-of-a-Kind
Comfort That Can’t Be Matched!

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can be hard on feet when the average number of steps a person makes in a day ranges from eight to ten thousand. Proper foot care is particularly imperative and the NEW Airplus Spa Footie is in a league of its own when it comes to providing moisturizing protection.

So kick back this holiday season and pamper those feet! Infused with a combination of aloe & Vitamin E, the Airplus Spa Footie relaxes even the tensest feet and moisturizes them at the same time. The snug fit and compact design ensures the footie does not slip on and off like many slippers and they can fit in most purses to be taken anywhere for protection against cold indoor floors!

A great stocking stuffer, share the gift of pampered, soft feet! The Airplus Spa Footie is available in London Drugs, Walmart Pharmacy in Quebec and Zellers Pharmacy nationwide for SRP $5.97.

Visit www.airplusfootcare.com for more information.

Santa’s Festival of Giving at EMTC
Give with Glee
Sunday Dec 12 at 10am

Santa needs your help to give back this holiday season at Santa’s Festival of Giving at Erin Mills Town Centre (Erin Mills Parkway & Eglinton Avenue). Are you a fan of the hit series Glee? On Sunday, December 12, Santa’s elves are starting a glee club starring...your kids!

Learn to sing classic holiday songs and perform them with pop music flair while passing a hat to raise money for the Peel Boys and Girls Club! Santa’s elves will be giving away Glee CDs and DVDs to kids and parents throughout the afternoon! Great for the whole family!

COST: This event is a Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) donation to the Peel Boys and Girls Club

Call 905-569-1981 or visit www.erinmills.ca for more information.

Gallery in the Garden: Progression
Landscape paintings in oil, acrylic
& mixed media until January 29, 2011

Celebrating the commitment of artists from across Ontario, Sherway Gardens’ (Hwy 427 and the QEW) current Gallery in the Garden exhibit entitled Progression incorporates works by artists who were featured in the initial Progression exhibition at the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, which exemplified the McMichael’s commitment to artistic heritage and the development of contemporary creative expression in Canada. The exhibit is on display until January 29, 2011.

In 2009, the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg hosted the first Progression exhibition, a selection of works produced by artists who had studied in classes at the Gallery under the guidance of faculty from the Haliburton School of the Arts, Fleming College. The paintings from this exhibition have travelled from Kleinburg to Sault Ste Marie and from there to Neilson Park Creative Centre and Sherway Gardens’ Gallery In The Garden in Etobicoke and will continue to tour Ontario this year.

Progression celebrates the commitment the artists have to expressing the spirit of this country through their work, a vital development to Canadian art. John Leonard, AOCA, RCA, and his students have created a body of work that reflects a passion for painting and pays homage to the work of the Group of Seven, who advanced Canadian art and played a prominent role as advocates for the importance of art education during a defining epoch in our nation’s history.

Sherway Gardens’ Gallery in the Garden was established to showcase local artists. The Gallery in the Garden operates all year round and each exhibit is on display for approximately 6 weeks. The Gallery in the Garden is located at Sherway Gardens’ door 3 entrance.

For more information call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca.

Don’t forget to lace up your skates during
Winterfest on Toronto’s Waterfront!

Throughout December and enjoy these events at Harbourfront Centre.

• Choose your own adventure at HarbourKids:SK8, a celebration of skating and the culture that surrounds it. Take part in beat-boxing workshops with Sean Mauricette, aka subliminal. Watch performances by Toronto children’s theatre company Cat Over Moon. Direct your own extreme sport video. Design a hockey mask to wear to the Hockey Card Cabaret. Build the ice castle of your dreams with LEGO. Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 5, 11am-5pm – FREE

• Skating at the The Natrel® Rink at York Quay Centre is a family tradition. Enjoy Canada’s largest artificially-cooled outdoor rink while skating to music and taking in the beautiful surroundings of Lake Ontario and the Toronto Islands. Open daily from 10am – 10pm; Friday and Saturday to 11pm at York Quay Centre. FREE • Perfect for people who have never skated before or who are still getting the hang of it, The Natrel® Kinder Rink is made from a revolutionary material with a 98% resemblance to conventional ice rink surfaces. You can wear regular ice skates and skate on it year-round! Open daily 10am–10pm; Friday and Saturday to 11pm at York Quay Centre. FREE

Visit www.harbourfrontcentre.com for more details.

Pawsway's Holiday Celebration at
Winterfest on Toronto's Waterfront!

There is something for every dog and cat – and their owners – at PawsWay this holiday season at Winterfest on the Toronto Waterfront!

• Saturday, December 4: Pet Photos With Santa Come to PawsWay with your pet and find out from Santa if they've been good or naughty! Pet photos with Santa by renowned dog photographer Garth Gourley. 12pm-5pm SMALL FEE APPLIES

• Saturday, December 18: PawsWay Holiday Party Dress your pet in their holiday finery and visit PawsWay for a festive celebration including games, contests and prizes! 12pm-5pm FREE

Visit www.pawsway.ca for more information.

Check out the spectacular Cavalcade of Lights
at Winterfest on Toronto's Waterfront!

The Cavalcade of Lights continues throughout the month of December as part of Winterfest on Toronto's Waterfront and includes four locations: the fully restored and enhanced Tall Ship on the Amsterdam Bridge (at Simcoe) using a new generation of animated super bright LED lights, the Music Garden, the Firehall, and the Westin Harbour Castle. Show starts when it gets dark. FREE

Santa’s Festival of Giving at EMTC
Gingerbread House Give
Sunday December 5 at 10am

Santa needs your help to give back this holiday season at Santa’s Festival of Giving at Erin Mills Town Centre. Do your kids love cookies and candy? On Sunday, December 5 let them show their artistic and culinary skills by decorating their own gingerbread house with lots and lots of icing, candy and chocolate.

Then take your cookie creation home for the holidays. The Gingerbread House Give is fun for the whole family!

Cost is $15 per house and limitless candy to decorate with! Proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, who build real houses for people who need one.

Contact Guest Services by email at emcguestservices@cadillacfairview.com or phone 905-569-1981 to register. Or visit www.erinmills.ca for more information.

** Images courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Toronto's Gingerbread House Build

Volunteers of Trillium Health
Centre Gingerbread Cookie Factory
Returns to Sherway Gardens Nov 26 – Dec 19

A popular holiday tradition, the Volunteers of Trillium Health Centre’s 19th Annual Gingerbread Cookie Factory, returns to Sherway Gardens from November 26 to December 19. The Gingerbread Cookie Factory is open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m and is located at the north end of Sherway Square near GapKids. Cookies are $4 each or three for $10. All proceeds support Trillium Health Centre.

Over the past 19 years, local families have shown their support of the Trillium Health Centre by using their creative and innovative ideas to decorate and personalize their cookies. Many volunteers and staff look forward to giving their time and volunteering at this festive fundraiser.

TIPS FOR DECORATING A GINGERBREAD COOKIE:
Making gingerbread is a fun family activity during the holiday season. All you need to get started are some gingerbread people cookie cutters and some imagination. Take one gingerbread cookie, add any amount of icing and top with candies, gumdrops and chocolates. ENJOY!

TRADITIONAL GINGERBREAD COOKIE RECIPE:
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 egg
1/2 c. light molasses
2 1/4 c. flour
4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. all spice

Cream sugar and shortening. Add egg and molasses; blend. Mix in dry ingredients. Chill dough for 1 hour. Roll out dough to 1/8 in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Bake at 350 Fahrenheit degrees for 8 to 9 minutes.

For additional information call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca.

The 5th Annual Santa Cruise
at Winterfest on Toronto’s Waterfront
Saturday, December 4, 11 and 18

Santa will be making a special stop at Winterfest on Toronto’s Waterfront again this holiday season for the 5th Annual Santa Cruise presented by Mariposa Cruises, Queen’s Quay Terminal, Redpath Sugar and The Waterfront BIA on Saturday, December 4, 11 and 18 aboard the Northern Spirit.

Families are invited to join Santa and his elves for this magical harbour cruise featuring music, entertainment and refreshments. Children are encouraged to bring their wish lists to share with Santa and have their picture taken with him! Afterwards, they can download their FREE photo with Santa compliments of Redpath Sugar by visiting www.waterfrontbia.com.

Following the 5th Annual Santa Cruise, Santa’s elves will lead the families into Queen’s Quay Terminal for FREE crafts, live entertainment, face painting and giveaways for good girls and boys.

Conveniently located at the foot of York Street, boarding begins at 10:30am, followed by a harbour cruise from 11am until noon. Tickets are $10 + HST per person (children under 6 are admitted FREE).

Tickets sell out quickly for this magical cruise, purchase tickets online at www.mariposacruises.com or call 416-203-0178.

Santa’s Festival of Giving
EMTC - GIVE GREEN
Sunday November 28 at 10am

Santa needs your help to give back this holiday season at Santa’s Festival of Giving at Erin Mills Town Centre. Join Santa and his crew of elves for Give Green on Sunday, November 28 from 10am-1pm.

Show your crafty side and create green holiday decorations with Santa’s elves. Make tree ornaments and holiday garlands from natural and recycled materials to deck the halls of the Heart House Hospice and brighten the season for the seniors who live there.

COST: This event is a Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) donation to Heart House Hospice and is perfect for kids aged 3 and up!

For more information, email at emcguestservices@cadillacfairview.com, phone 905-569-1981 or visit www.erinmills.ca.

SPREAD HOLIDAY JOY TO
LESS FORTUNATE CHILDREN BY
DONATING TO TOY MOUNTAIN!
Sherway Gardens Until Dec 23

Help less fortunate children this holiday season by donating a new, unwrapped toy to one of the two special CTV Toy Mountain bins at Sherway Gardens until December 23 at 6pm. The bins are located in Sherway Square opposite Le Chateau and next to the Guest Services Booth.



It’s so easy to make the holidays a bit happier for a child – please be generous and donate early to the CTV Toy Mountain! The Salvation Army will deliver these toys to needy children in our community in time for Christmas.

Call 416-621-1070 for more information or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca.

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20 questions with Laura M. Stein

By Natalie Bahadur

Toronto-based designer Laura M. Stein talks about design inspiration, favourite colours and the ideal way to spend a lazy Sunday morning.

1 If you could shadow any designer for a day, who would it be? It would require a bit of time travel, but I would love to spend a day with Dorothy Draper. She was a remarkable woman. In 1923 she started her own business. Not only was this something unheard of for women at the time, she also started a type of business that was unheard of. Dorothy Draper was a pioneer in the burgeoning world of interior decor and started the first interior design firm in the United States. Her bold, grandiose style, over-sized architectural elements, wild colours and striking prints quickly earned her the reputation of country’s quintessential interior decorator and transformed the entire country’s way of looking at its interior spaces. Talk about a role model!

2 Where do you look for an obscure source of inspiration? I rarely have to go out looking for inspiration. It seems to find me everywhere. All I have to do is walk down the street and something jumps out at me. It could be an outfit in a store window, the colour of someone’s purse, the architectural detail of a building, even a child’s toy. I once bought a beautiful handmade stuffed doll for my niece. I loved the muted green colour so much that I found a matching paint colour and recommended it to one of my clients for her living room.

3 Favourite restaurant?
My favourite go-to place for a good, inexpensive meal in Toronto is Fresh. But, my new favourite restaurant has to be A Tavola in Sydney, Australia. They only use the freshest ingredients and the menu changes daily. According to the critics, you won’t get better pasta anywhere in the world, including Italy!

4 What’s your favourite room to decorate? I love decorating living rooms. My favourite part of my job is working with fabrics, and living rooms give me the best opportunity to play with all sorts of patterns, colours and textures. Living rooms are usually the showpieces of a house, so they are a great place to get creative and really express the client’s personality.

5 What’s your current paint colour obsession? I’m usually a Benjamin Moore girl, but Para has just launched a new line of colours that are simply stunning. They have a deep, rich indigo called Trinidad & Tobago that I’m dying to use and a mid-tone grey called Sublime (no further explanation required). Both would look stunning with crisp white and warm woods...

Read the full article at StyleatHome.com!

Gallery in the Garden:
Afternoon Shadows
Paintings by Darlene Kulig and Rita-Anne Piquet
Sherway Gardens until November 27, 2010

Capturing the essence of positive energy from the world, Sherway Gardens’ current Gallery in the Garden exhibit entitled Afternoon Shadows features paintings by artists Darlene Kulig and Rita-Anne Piquet. These works celebrate the spirit of nature and the beauty of our day-to-day world in colour, light, line and texture and are on display until November 27.

Etobicoke artist Darlene Kulig was one of six Canadian Students awarded the CSEA/Berol Prismacolour National Art Scholarship in 1979 based on outstanding potential in visual arts. Within four years of graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design, she was running her own successful graphic design studio. Currently, Darlene is focusing her creative efforts on her painting and in 2008 her work was accepted into the prestigious John B. Aird Drawing Competition for professional artists.

Born in Toronto, Rita-Anne Piquet studied at the Art Academy of Canada, the Royal Ontario Museum, George Brown College and Three Schools of Art, as well as Ballynakil Studios in Ireland. Floral motifs are the primary subject of Rita-Anne’s current body of work. The overriding theme of her painting is a contemplative study of the world and as a result she chooses to portray subjects which speak of stillness, serenity and frequently, solitude. Rita-Anne has exhibited widely in Ontario in group and solo exhibitions, showing most recently in “Fragile Beauty” at Ristorante Julia, Oakville.

Sherway Gardens’ Gallery in the Garden was established to showcase local artists. The Gallery in the Garden operates all year round and each exhibit is on display for approximately 6 weeks. The Gallery in the Garden is located at Sherway Gardens’ door 3 entrance.

For more information call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca.

Welcome Aboard this Holiday Season!
Mariposa’s Holiday Dinner Cruises
November 13, 20, 27

Whether celebrating the holidays with family, friends or colleagues, Mariposa Cruises will be sure to offer their guests an experience to remember with an exciting Holiday Dinner Cruise on November 13, 20, 27 beginning at 7:00pm.

Plan to shake it up this year with a four hour cruise aboard a beautifully decorated vessel and enjoy the Winter Wonderland buffet dinner, professional DJ and breathtaking views of the city skyline aboard the Captain Matthew Flinders or Northern Spirit.

Boarding begins at 7:00pm and the ship sets sail at 7:30pm until 11:30pm. Prices per person are $72.95 + taxes & HSC pp.

The menu includes:
• Bakery fresh Bread & Dinner rolls
• Mixed Field Greens Salad
• Shrimp and Scallops white wine tomato sauce
• Carving of Roast Turkey with stuffing
• Carving of Roast Beef
• Penne Pesto Pasta
• Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Glazed Winter root vegetables
• Fresh Fruit in Season
• Traditional Tortes, Holiday Treats & Holiday Cookies
• Regular, Decaffeinated Coffee and Herbal Teas

For more information visit www.mariposacruises.com or call 416-203-0178.