By Melanie Hennessey Russ Fearon is living proof that nice guys can finish first. Armed with mantras like “it’s good to be nice” and “there’s no room for greed in business,” the Burlington native has forged a name for himself over the past two-plus decades on the international fashion scene. …
Chat With Patrick Festing-Smith of Mango Yacht Charters, Oakville By Anneliese Lawton 1. What is the best way to learn how to sail? There are several ways to learn how to sail. As an adult, you can register in one of the many sailing course offered throughout the summer months …
By Chris Clay One of the great things about university is that, for many young people, it’s a time of unparalleled personal growth and an opportunity to explore their hidden passions while enjoying new and often exciting experiences. When Hughene Acheson was a young woman enrolled in her first year …
By Anneliese Lawton Peggi Shepherd DeGroote felt a calling in 2008, a calling that would revolutionize the health care system for people suffering from chronic pain and addiction. She was in the midst of selling her former company, D. Designs!, when she became inspired to use her Masters of Education …
By Chris Clay For 20 years, the Living Arts Centre (LAC) has been the preeminent destination for the arts in Mississauga. And, if you ask the centre’s CEO Natalie Lue, that’s a milestone that should be honoured. “I think every anniversary is worth celebrating but 20 years is quite an …
By Chris Clay Joyous is how Maya Eventov describes the act of painting. When creating a new piece, she attacks the canvas lustily with a zeal and ardor that typically leaves the GTA-based artist and the ceiling of her workspace splattered in paint. That unbridled passion for art clearly resonates …
By Melanie Cummings Oakville jewelry designer Heather Hogarth has had a lifelong obsession with colour, she freely admits. The seven-year-old who turned red, yellow and blue phone cable wires into rings for her Barbie dolls, and fashioned earrings for said playthings from chandelier pieces, is still pushing the limits of …
By Rebecca Fitzsimmons A car is just supposed to get you from point A to point B. It’s not a residence. Unfortunately a car becomes ‘home’ for an increasing number of single parent families in Halton. Home Suite Hope (HSH), an Oakville-based community organization aiming to end homelessness in Halton …
From the initial rough carving, through to the texturizing and detailing of the piece, Donald Hellam has been capturing the spirit of birds through his wood carving replicas since 1983.
Rather than considering her artistry a gift or a talent, Oakville artist Halina Grzyb calls it her “personal addiction.” She's been expressing her life experiences through art since she was a little girl living in Poland.