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T-Mobile Empowers 250 Communities Nationwide with $11 Million in Hometown Grants

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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With $25 million set aside through 2026 to support Hometown Grants, T-Mobile is investing in the power of community-driven initiatives to ensure small towns can connect, innovate and grow together.

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  • With $25 million set aside through 2026 to support Hometown Grants, T-Mobile is investing in the power of community-driven initiatives to ensure small towns can connect, innovate and grow together.
  • "With 250 recipients, we've officially hit the halfway mark with T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants, and the impact is astounding,” said Jon Freier, President, Consumer Group, T-Mobile.
  • Coalinga, Calif.: Transform a vacant downtown lot into the Coalinga Splash Park, a first-of-its-kind outdoor recreational facility in the area.
  • Each quarter, T-Mobile awards 25 Hometown Grants to small towns with populations of 50,000 or less.

Rogers Introduces Connected for Success 5G Wireless Program

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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TORONTO, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications Inc. today announced the launch of a new program to make 5G wireless services more accessible to eligible low-income Canadians. The new Connected for Success 5G Mobile Plan with a no-cost 5G smartphone gives over 2.5 million Canadians a more affordable way to connect to 5G wireless services.

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  • The new Connected for Success 5G Mobile Plan with a no-cost 5G smartphone gives over 2.5 million Canadians a more affordable way to connect to 5G wireless services.
  • It also provided all Rogers 4G wireless customers with access to the 5G network at no extra charge.
  • Eligible recipients include:
    In July, Rogers expanded its Connected for Success high-speed internet program to Western Canada and Northern Ontario.
  • The Connected for Success program gives the option for more people to access high speed internet, mobile plans, or tv.

PHOTO ADVISORY: Gillette Provides a Season’s Worth of Grooming Products to Help Every Toronto Raptor Choose Their Game Face.

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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Gillette , the official shave and beard care partner of the Toronto Raptors, provides a season’s worth of grooming products to help each player choose their game face.

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  • Gillette , the official shave and beard care partner of the Toronto Raptors, provides a season’s worth of grooming products to help each player choose their game face.
  • Anunoby, receive a season’s worth of GilletteLabs and King C. Gillette products on behalf of their team.
  • Whether on #TeamSmooth or #TeamStyled, Gillette has them covered with the official razor of the Toronto Raptors, GilletteLabs with Exfoliating Bar, or the official trimmer by King C. Gillette.
  • The program runs 9 PM to midnight, providing essential physical activity and positive experiences at a potentially dangerous time of day.

Habitat for Humanity GTA Honours The Daniels Corporation with Inaugural ‘Developer for Humanity Lifetime Achievement Award’

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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Toronto, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Habitat for Humanity GTA (Habitat GTA) is proud to announce The Daniels Corporation (Daniels) as the recipient of its first-ever Developer for Humanity Lifetime Achievement Award.

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  • Toronto, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Habitat for Humanity GTA (Habitat GTA) is proud to announce The Daniels Corporation (Daniels) as the recipient of its first-ever Developer for Humanity Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Representatives from Habitat GTA presented Daniels with the Award last night at the 2022 Building Industry and Land Development Association Chairs Dinner.
  • The Developer for Humanity Award Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Daniels for their exceptional track record in both areas.
  • Providing Habitat GTA with numerous completed townhomes and condominium units at well below market cost, which in turn, become Habitat homes.

Celebrating the Class of 2022: Rogers awards 350 Ted Rogers Scholarships to youth across Canada to help them reach their highest potential

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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TORONTO, May 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Congratulations, Class of 2022! Last night at a virtual celebration, Rogers Communications surprised 350 Canadian youth and their families by announcing that they have been awarded a Ted Rogers Scholarship. Now in its sixth year, these scholarships help youth overcome financial barriers to post-secondary education and are awarded in recognition of their community leadership and volunteerism.

Key Points: 
  • Last night at a virtual celebration, Rogers Communications surprised 350 Canadian youth and their families by announcing that they have been awarded a Ted Rogers Scholarship.
  • Since launching the Ted Rogers Scholarships in 2017 in honour of the companys founder, Rogers has invested nearly $8 million in scholarships to more than 2,000 youth across the country.
  • These Ted Rogers Scholarships offer a tangible example of the steadfast commitment Rogers has made to create greater opportunities for Indigenous students.
  • "We are grateful for the opportunities that the Ted Rogers Scholarships provide youth that access QMUNITY's programming and services.

Toronto Community Housing and Tridel request rezoning of Regent Park to build 1,000 additional new housing units

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Thursday, April 21, 2022
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It will maximize the value of public assets to create prosperity for the residents of Regent Park, Cabbagetown, Moss Park and St. James Town.

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  • It will maximize the value of public assets to create prosperity for the residents of Regent Park, Cabbagetown, Moss Park and St. James Town.
  • To underinvest in the potential of Regent Park is to risk the opportunity for a transformed community and a thriving neighbourhood for future generations.
  • We are thrilled to be working closely with both Toronto Community Housing and the City of Toronto to support the need to build housing throughout the city.
  • We look forward to continue engaging with the community to bring their vision of Regent Park to life.

Toronto Taste Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Iconic Culinary Extravaganza this June

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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TORONTO, April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toronto Taste presented by The Daniels Corporation , welcomes the return of the citys premier culinary event and largest prix fixe dinner on Sunday, June 12 at the historic Evergreen Brickworks.

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  • TORONTO, April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toronto Taste presented by The Daniels Corporation , welcomes the return of the citys premier culinary event and largest prix fixe dinner on Sunday, June 12 at the historic Evergreen Brickworks.
  • Set to be the toast of the town, this beloved event will mark the 30th anniversary of Toronto Taste, and will welcome 1,600 well-heeled and hungry guests to savour unlimited food and drinks prepared by some of Torontos most sought-after purveyors.
  • We are delighted to bring back Toronto Taste and raise much-needed funds for a cause thats so incredibly important to Canadians.
  • Toronto Taste is the citys premier culinary event recognized for its longevity, amazing community contribution, and its excellence.

Covalon Announces Appointment of Interim CFO

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Friday, January 14, 2022
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MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSXV: COV) (OTCQX: CVALF), an advanced medical technologies company, today announced that it has appointed Jason F. Gorel as its interim Chief Financial Officer.

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  • MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSXV: COV) (OTCQX: CVALF), an advanced medical technologies company, today announced that it has appointed Jason F. Gorel as its interim Chief Financial Officer.
  • Mr. Gorel has been appointed interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company undertakes a search for a new Chief Financial Officer to assist Covalon with its next phase of growth.
  • "Jason brings financial leadership skills, operational experience, and knowledge of asset management and information systems to Covalon," said Brian Pedlar, Chief Executive Officer of Covalon.
  • Mr. Gorel has more than 20 years of senior financial leadership experience in both the private and public sectors.

Innovative Solution to the Homelessness Crisis Launched in Downtown Toronto

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Friday, December 17, 2021
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The Reside program renovates vacant properties into affordable homes for people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

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  • The Reside program renovates vacant properties into affordable homes for people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.
  • Most of the trainees who worked on this project in downtown Toronto have already obtained full time positions in the construction sector.
  • The project is a prototype for an innovative model of affordable housing creation and prevented homelessness for 44 people in Toronto through housing and employment with supports.
  • Raising the Roofs Reside program renovates vacant properties into housing for people who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness.

Toronto’s Alexandra Park Community Revitalization Wins Urban Land Institute Global Awards for Excellence

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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Toronto, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC), Tridel and their Toronto community design team have been awarded one of the most sought after international awards for development and urban design, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence, for the outstanding first phase revitalization of the Alexandra Park community.

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  • Toronto, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC), Tridel and their Toronto community design team have been awarded one of the most sought after international awards for development and urban design, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence, for the outstanding first phase revitalization of the Alexandra Park community.
  • Of the nine Global Awards for Excellence winners, Alexandra Park was the only Canadian community to earn this prestigious honour.
  • The Alexandra Park community also won one of the ULI Americas Awards for Excellence earlier this summer, https://americas.uli.org/winners-selected-americas-awards-for-excellence/ before advancing to being one of 45 international submissions for the Global Awards.
  • In revitalizing the 18-acre Alexandra Park community, TCHC, Tridel, design partners and community members focused on Building a Great Neighbourhood: a mixed-use masterplanned community with a variety of housing types and land uses, improved access to services, community economic development opportunities, quality urban design, social cohesion programming, enhanced community safety, and a greener, more sustainable community.