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Dollarama opens to stiff competition

August 9th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Local businesses discuss the new discount store addition to the neighbourhood By Kristin Eliason and Richard Frankel The arrival of a Dollarama in the Bathurst and Bloor area is forcing local discount stores to brace for increased competition. “Dollarama is opening 60 stores this year, and Toronto, as well as the GTA, continue to offer […]

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Inaugural Visual Fringe debuts at this year’s festival

July 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Inaugural Visual Fringe debuts at this year’s festival

By Julia Hennessey For the first time ever, the Toronto Fringe Festival has officially opened its programming to include visual artists, and according to Gideon Arthurs, barring hate crimes, anything goes. “People don’t feel like [art is] accessible so they don’t understand it and they don’t interact with the visual arts,” said Arthurs, the festival’s […]

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