July 26, 2006



Benzo and Jedi from breakdancing crew Bag of Trix, bust a move on the dance floor.
Rabbi Weiss, the communal Chaplin for the City of Toronto Police Department says a prayer inside Toronto Centre for the Arts.

Supporters at Mel Lastman Square
Bryan tries to entice people to come play the balloon game.
Freestyle Motorcross rider, Scott Hamlin.
In between freestyle motorcross jumps, a stunt man gets lit on fire to demonstrate how fire stunts are done in movies.
Rides on Monster Patrol
Demolition Derby
Lincoln, a canine vision dog, gets a yummy treat from Poochini's Barkery.
Three-year-old Brent gives his dog Molly a big hug while watching the SuperDogs stunt demonstrations.
14-month-old Great Dane 'Teddy' who came from the Great Dane Rescue takes a break in the shade. Teddy is deaf, but knows American Sign Language, and is now in training to become a SuperDog.
Video artist Melissa Pauw stands by one of her drawings 'imaginary friends' which is on display as part of a collaborative exhibition entitled 'Mind Map' at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery with three other artists. Melissa also has one of her videos exhibited, also entitled 'imaginary friends', in which she drew by hand on every frame of the video. Her work came about through the idea that as children, people had imaginary friends which disappeared over time as they became adults. Through her video animation peice she wanted to bring back a little bit of that childhood, and give it back to some unsuspecting adults.
Andy Kozak was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was just five and a half years-old. He was also the first diabetic racer for Team Diabetes Canada to complete a solo 24-hour mountain bike race. Andy is now getting ready to race solo in the 24 Hours of Hot August Nights race on August 19 at the Albion Hills Conservation Area, where he will be spearheading the fundraiser 'Get Pumped', which will see relay teams racing for 24-hours to raise money for the Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre in Whitby. The fundraising for the C. H. Best Centre will help people with type 1 diabetes get access to insulin pumps, which are the newest form of diabetes management and are also not subsidised by the government after the age of 18. "The idea for the fundraiser was to help people on a local level, raise awareness of type 1 diabetes, and prove that with proper diabetes management people afflicted by the condition, can do pretty much anything," says Andy.
Joanne Elawar's brother, Saady Elawar went on vacation to Lebanon, to visit family and friends. He left on May 27th, and was to return at the end of July, but now with escalating violence in Lebanon, thousands of Canadians like him are trapped and are trying desperatly to get back home to Canada. Joanne is hoping that the Canadian Government and the Canadian Embassy in Lebanon will help Canadian citizens get back quickly and safely.