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One entry per person. We'll accept BONUS entries for sharing contest posts on Facebook and Twitter, and for #POP15 attendees. Lucky winners will be contacted by email. Prize Value: $2,500/pair.
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NEW! COMING EVENTS
February 8 to 20
Brookfield Place,
Allen Lambert Galleria
Photo Exhibit curated by PortsToronto
February 6 - 8
Harbourfront Centre
Need to Know
February 19
Royal Bank of Canada
WaterPark Place Auditorium
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Enjoy special offers & savings at many of our waterfront businesses including:
15% OFF any food purchase. Offer Valid October 1 - May 15. One offer per card. Not valid on daily specials or on any other discount.
1 FREE HCC Fitness or Dance Class. Show your card at reception to receive your FREE pass. Not redeemable for cash. 1 pass per person. Photo ID will be required.
Bring your friend and both of you will receive 20% OFF services (Wednesdays & Thursdays only).
20% OFF all food purchases at their Watermark restaurant and lounge.
$79 Beauty Spa Package (not including taxes - $178 value) - Manicure, Pedicure, 30-minute Massage & 30-minute Facial. *IMPORTANT - 48 Hour Cancellation policy Applies *
10% off single sessions and merchandise.
10% OFF all regularly priced merchandise (some exceptions may apply).
FREE selected chocolate bar or chewing gum with purchase over $15 before tax.
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Chairman
Kevin Currie
Vice-Chair
Vice-Chair
Blair Keetch
Treasurer
Dermot McKeown
BOARD OF
MANAGEMENT
Kathi Bonner
Rosie Middleton
Craig Somers
Pam McConnell
Joe Cressey
Executive Director
Peter Ashworth
Ashley Lloyd
Web Design
Pete Richardson
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Dear,
Here's our February special issue of The Ripple, your Waterfront BIA eNewsletter, featuring FAMILY DAY ON TORONTO'S WATERFRONT.
Feel free to share a copy with your colleagues, friends and family by following the instructions at the bottom.
Picture yourself here on Toronto's Waterfront. Just a short walk south from Union Station.
Note: Due to road construction, if you are driving to the Waterfront, please drive east of your destination before proceeding south to Queens Quay West.
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CELEBRATE FAMILY DAY ON TORONTO'S WATERFRONT
FREE Family Day fun for kids of all ages is only footsteps away at Family Day on Toronto's Waterfront presented by The Waterfront BIA on Monday, February 16, from 10am until 6pm. Watch dog sport demos, create arts and crafts, discover Inuit art and warm up with a hot drink!
WOOFJOCKS CANINE ALL STARS @ PURINA PAWSWAY - 12pm / 1:30pm / 3:30pm
FREE ADMISSION AND ACTIVITIES @ MUSEUM OF INUIT ART - 10am - 6pm
NEW - WARM-UP WITH A TASTE OF ITALY - 12pm - 6pm
WINTER WARM-UP RETURNS - 10am - 6pm
The Waterfront BIA, Queen's Quay Terminal
207 Queens Quay West
416 596 9821
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FREE GUIDED TOURS AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES
AT THE MUSEUM OF INUIT ART
Visit the Museum of Inuit Art (MIA) (207 Queens Quay West, Queen's Quay Terminal at York Street) on Family Day on Toronto's Waterfront (10am - 6pm) and explore one of Canada's national treasures. MIA offers a space where Inuit artistic expressions, both past and present, spark immersive experiences for visitors and is the only museum devoted exclusively to Inuit art south of the Canadian Arctic. Admission is FREE all day! For more information on Family Day activities at MIA, visit www.miamuseum.ca/whats-on/mia-events.
Discover Inuit art! Recent findings about MIA's permanent collection are unlocked with the newest special exhibition, "Stories from the Vault". Delve behind the scenes with the Collections team as hidden facts are revealed that will have you looking at these pieces in new ways.
Become a detective as you get hands-on with objects from the MIA educational collection.
Take FREE guided tours of the museum at 10:30am, 11:30am and 4:30pm.
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FREE, FURRY FAMILY FUN AT PURINA PAWSWAY
Photo Credit: J. Albrecht Photography
WOOFJOCKS CANINE ALL STARS @ PURINA PAWSWAY - 12:00pm / 1:30pm / 3:30pm
Visit Purina PawsWay (245 Queens Quay West) for FREE, furry family fun! Activities include pet themed face-painting, arts, crafts and lots of games and prizes courtesy of Purina Dog Chow! All shows are FREE. Visit www.pawsway.ca for more information.
Purveyors of dog-approved fun, the Woofjocks Canine All Stars will be doing demos of today's most popular canine sports. The Woofjocks are a high-energy dog/handler performance team specializing in interactive games and demonstrations of canine agility and obedience. After each show, they do a 'meet & greet' where children come out onto the floor, meet the dogs and have photos taken.
It wouldn't be Family Day on Toronto's Waterfront without a collection of colourful clowns. Pockets and Bilboa the clowns will perform two 20-minute magic shows, make balloon animals and assist the talented Ester in creating pet themed face painting for the boys and girls.
Purina PawsWay Toronto
245 Queens Quay West
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WINTER WARM-UP IS BACK ALL ALONG THE WATERFRONT
Warm-up with your family by enjoying a tasty variety of complimentary hot beverages and keep warm from the inside out, all day long on Toronto's Waterfront! Bring your own insulated travel mug into the following local businesses for a FREE hot refill:
89 Queens Quay W. (east of York Street)
coffee and tea along with a buy one get one free coupon for lattes,
bubble tea or smoothies
245 Queens Quay W. South Building (east of Rees Street)
hot chocolate
256 Queens Quay W. (east of Rees Street)
masala chai tea
228 Queens Quay W. (Suite #9 - entrance on Lower Simcoe Street)
tea of the day or hot mulled apple cider
466 Queens Quay W. (west of Spadina Avenue)
coffee or hot chocolate
252 Queens Quay W. (east of Rees Street)
Brown Gold coffee or Higgins and Burke tea
249 Queens Quay W. (east of Rees Street)
hot chocolate, coffee, decaf coffee or tea
10 Lower Spadina (at Queens Quay W.) and 208 Queens Quay W. (at York Street)
tall coffee or kid's hot chocolate
249 Queens Quay W. (at Rees Street)
small original coffee, decaf coffee, dark roast blend coffee, tea or hot chocolate
207 Queens Quay W., Queen's Quay Terminal (at York Street)
hot chocolate
245 Queens Quay W. North Building (east of Rees Street)
signature blend coffee
228 Queens Quay W. (at Lower Simcoe Street)
1 oz samples of Panama Jack's Cream Wine Liquor on its own or with coffee or hot chocolate * Samples will be offered after 11am and must be consumed inside the store
as per legal restrictions.
NEW - WARM-UP WITH A TASTE OF ITALY - 12pm - 6pm
As an added bonus, warm-up with FREE pizza from Bar Milano!
207 Queens Quay W., Queen's Quay Terminal (at York Street)
Pizza
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INDIAN ROTI HOUSE MASALA CHAI TEA RECIPE
The Indian Roti House makes a traditional Masala Chai tea with creamy hot milk, fragrant black tea, fresh cardamom, cinnamon and ginger. Sugar is not added during the preparation but can be added to taste.
Masala Chai tea is a creamy, soothing traditional hot Indian beverage that combines black tea, spices, sugar and milk. The secret to a great chai is in the masala (spice mixture). The most common are cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and pepper. Masala chai is warming, soothing, acts as a natural digestive aid and gives one a wonderful sense of well being. It's difficult to resist a second cup.
Ingredients:
Directions for making the perfect Masala Chai Tea:
1. Add cinnamon, cardamom, grated ginger, black tea powder and water to a pot. Bring to boil.
2. Once the mixture is boiling, add in the milk.
3. Continue heating until it just starts boiling. At this point, remove the pot from the stove.
4. Pour the tea into serving cups through a strainer that catches everything but the liquid.
5. Add sugar (to taste) to each cup, stir & serve!
Indian Roti House
256 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 1B5
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STARBUCKS KIDS HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPE
Starbucks is offering a tasty kids hot chocolate on Family Day on Toronto's Waterfront this year. If you're interested in making this recipe at home, see below for a list of ingredients and step by step directions.
Ingredients:
- 2 pumps of Fontana TM Bittersweet Chocolate Mocha Sauce
- 1 pump of Starbucks R Vanilla Syrup
- 8 oz of hot milk no higher than 120 C
- Whipped cream, fresh made in a siphon or purchased in a can (optional)
- Mocha sauce topping (optional)
Directions:
- Heat milk on the stove, in the microwave, using a home espresso machine or other frothing utensil.
- Add the mocha sauce and vanilla syrup into your favourite cup.
- Add milk once at 120 C.
- Use a spoon to mix the sauce, syrup and milk thoroughly.
- Top with optional whipped cream and mocha sauce.
- Pair with your favourite cookie and enjoy!
Starbucks
208 Queens Quay West
416 364 3232
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PANAMA JACK'S CHOCOLATE-LATTE RECIPE
The Wine Shop makes an amazing Panama Jack's
chocolate-latte which you can try during Family Day
on Toronto's Waterfront. To make this recipe yourself see below for a list of ingredients and step by step directions.
1 1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup Panama Jack's Chocolate Cream
1/8 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup brewed espresso or strong coffee
1/4 cup chopped chocolate chips
(Yield: 2 servings)
Directions for making the perfect Panama Jack's chocolate-latte:
1. Combine milk and Panama Jack's in a saucepan and whisk over high heat until frothy.
2. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
3. Whisk together hot espresso (or strong coffee) and chocolate chips in a mug until smooth.
4. Top with frothy (and hot) Panama Jack's mixture and stir to blend all the flavours.
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