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Richview Collegiate Institute
Richview Collegiate Institute (Richview CI, RCI or Richview) is a secondary school in Etobicoke, in the west end of Toronto, Ontario. It is in the Etobicoke Board of Education which in turn became the part of the Toronto District School Board in 1998. The motto is ''Monumentum Aere Perennius'' ("A monument more lasting than bronze"). History The school was constructed in 1957 and opened in September 1958. It is an English and French Immersion Secondary School. As of 2014–2015, enrolment at the school was 999. Overview Extracurricular activities Richview's sports teams are called the Saints and the school colours are Scarlet and Gold. School teams compete in archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, rugby, curling, golf, football, ice hockey, curling, skiing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, archery and volleyball. The Senior Football team won the Metro Bowl in 1991–92, 2001–02 and 2017–18. The Richview Ski team is one of the only sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richview, Toronto
Richview, formally known as Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview, is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the west by Highway 401 and on the north by the highway and by Dixon Road, Royal York Road on the east, and Eglinton Avenue West along the south. Richview was originally established as a postal village within the then-agricultural Etobicoke Township, which later became the suburb of Etobicoke. History One part of the existing neighbourhood predates the suburbanization of the area. The first settler was William Knaggs who established his home and farm near Rich view Side road (Eglinton) and red Concession (Highway 427) in 1818. A later settler, Christopher Kit Thirkle, gave the areas earlier name Kit's Corners. Richview began in 1852 when a post office called "Richview" opened in this area. Richview gave its name to the proposed Richview Expressway. Richview United Church was built in 1888, by demolished in 1960s leaving only the church cemet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach For The Top
''Reach for the Top'' (also known simply as ''Reach'') is a Canadian academic quiz competition for high school students. In the past, it has also been a game show nationally broadcast on the CBC. Matches are currently aired online through Reach for the Top's official YouTube channel. Teams qualify for national rounds through several stages of non-televised tournaments held at high schools throughout Canada during the year which are known as Schoolreach. History The televised ''Reach for the Top'' series was first shown on CBC Television affiliate CBUT in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1961. It was based on the BBC programme '' Top of the Form''. In that first year, a team from three high schools in Burnaby, British ColumbiaFred Affleck, Robert French, Lynne Mader and Marilyn defeated every other team and took all the prizes. The first national ''Reach for the Top'' tournament took place in 1965, and was won by Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute from Etobicoke, Ontario. The seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LA Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent Cooke was awarded an NHL expansion franchise for Los Angeles on February 9, 1966, becoming one of the six teams that began play as part of the 1967 NHL expansion. The Kings played their home games at the Forum in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, for 32 years, until they moved to the Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles at the start of the 1999–2000 season. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the Kings had many years marked by impressive play in the regular season only to be washed out by early playoff exits. Their highlights in those years included the strong goaltending of Rogie Vachon, and the "Triple Crown Line" of Charlie Simmer, Dave Taylor and Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne, who had a famous upset of the upris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Hogeboom
Gregory Hogeboom (born September 26, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played for the Brampton Beast in the Central Hockey League. Hogeboom was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (152nd overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. College career Hogeboom played junior hockey for the Caledon Canadians and the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League before signing to play US college hockey for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 2000. At Miami, the RedHawks went the 23–14–4 (.610) in 2003–04 in his senior season to the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, losing 3–2 in the regional semi-final to eventual national champion Denver at the World Arena in Colorado Springs. The team was led by Derek Edwardson (2nd-Team All-American, 48 points) and Hogeboom (42 points). Hogeboom totaled 120 points over 156 games in his Miami career. Professional career Graduating from Miami, Hogeboom turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CP24
CP24 is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by Bell Media, a subsidiary of BCE Inc. and operated alongside the Bell-owned CTV Television Network's owned-and-operated television stations CFTO-DT (CTV Toronto) and CKVR-DT (CTV 2 Barrie). The channel broadcasts from 299 Queen Street West in Downtown Toronto. It was first originally launched on March 30, 1998, under the name CablePulse24 by its owners CHUM Limited and Sun Media. The channel was named as an extension of CITY-TV (Citytv Toronto)'s newscasts, which were then known as ''CityPulse''. CHUM acquired Sun Media's interest in 2004 after acquiring the assets of Craig Media. In 2006, Bell Globemedia acquired CP24 and its parent CHUM Limited, but regulatory limits in media ownership forced CHUM to sell off the Citytv stations to avoid conflicts with CTV stations in the same markets. CTVglobemedia retained the ownership of CP24 and the small market A-Channel stations, but subsequently sold the Citytv sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurdeep Ahluwalia
CHFI-FM (98.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned and operated by Rogers Sports & Media, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format, switching to Christmas music for part of November and December. The studios are in the Rogers Building on the northwest corner of Bloor and Jarvis Streets in Downtown Toronto. CHFI is often the most listened-to commercial radio station in Greater Toronto, according to the Numeris ratings. CHFI-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 44,000 watts. The transmitter is atop the CN Tower. History Beautiful music The station first signed on the air on February 1, 1957. It was initially owned by CHFI-FM, Ltd. CHFI was the first commercial FM outlet in Toronto to provide its own distinct programming rather than simulcasting an AM station. The call sign chosen to represent the words "Canada HiFI" or " high fidelity", providing a higher quality sound than on AM radio. CHFI also initially provided a special Muzak-li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Ray
Lisa Rani Ray (born 4 April 1972) is a Canadian actress and model who has also worked internationally. Ray began her modelling career in India in the early 1990s, appearing for leading Indian brands like Bombay Dyeing and Lakmé. She made her acting debut in 1996 in the Tamil film ''Nethaji.'' Her first Bollywood appearance was in 2001, in the offbeat romantic thriller ''Kasoor''. Through her acting career, Ray has demonstrated a penchant for issue-oriented portrayals, most notably in the 2005 Oscar nominated Canadian film ''Water'' and the award-winning South African feature ''The World Unseen'', described by a reviewer as "one of the best-conceived queer films of the past year." In 2009, Ray was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer. She began writing ''The Yellow Diaries,'' a blog about her experiences of having cancer. Her writing and columns have since regularly appeared in multiple major publications. Ray remains an active advocate of stem-cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Richardson
Elliott Richardson (born October 26, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Elliott attended Richview Collegiate Institute, in Etobicoke. He was signed by the Eskimos as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played CIS football for the Acadia Axemen The Acadia Axemen and Axewomen are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. The on-campus sports facilities used by Axemen teams include Raymond Field for various field sports and A .... As of September 7, 2011, Richardson has been released by the Roughriders. References 1985 births Living people Acadia Axemen football players Canadian football defensive backs Edmonton Elks players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Saskatchewan Roughriders players Sportspeople from Toronto {{Canadianfootball-defensivebac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Mellanby
Scott Edgar Mellanby (born June 11, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He primarily played right wing throughout his NHL career, on occasion shifting over to the left side. He is the son of former ''Hockey Night in Canada'' producer Ralph Mellanby. Playing career Amateur As a youth, Mellanby played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga. Collegiate Mellanby was selected 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Mellanby went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he played for two seasons. While there, he also competed with Canada's National Hockey Team. He finished his collegiate career with 35 goals and 82 points in 72 games. Professional After his second season in the WCHA was finished, he promptly played his first two NHL games. He made his NHL debut on March 22, 1986 against the New York Rangers. In 1989, Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Weeks
Bob Weeks is a reporter and analyst for TSN, covering golf and curling. He was previously the editorial director of SCORE''Golf'' magazine. In addition, he served as host for SCORE''Golf'' TV. He was also the curling columnist for ''The Globe and Mail'' for more than 25 years and editor of the Ontario Curling Report for 30. Weeks joined TSN on a full-time basis on June 29, 2015. Weeks joined SCORE''Golf'' as associate editor in October 1987. He was promoted to editor in 1992. In 2012 he became editorial director. In 2009, he was ranked sixth overall and the top media member on the National Post's list of the most influential people in Canadian golf. In 2009, he was made an Honorary Life Member of the Ontario Curling Association for his contributions to curling. In 2013, Weeks was named as the recipient of the Golf Journalists' Association of Canada Dick Grimm Award for lifetime contributions to the game of golf. On May 7, 2014, he became the 67th person to be inducted into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Watson (journalist)
Paul Richard Watson (born July 13, 1959) is a Canadian photojournalist, Pulitzer Prize-winner and author of three books: ''Where War Lives,'' ''Magnum Revolution: 65 Years of Fighting for Freedom,'' and ''Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition'' (2017). The Guardian newspaper named ICE GHOSTS one of the best science books of 2017. The CBC, Canada’s national broadcaster, put ''Ice Ghosts'' at the top of its 2017 "Holiday Gift Guide: 12 Books for the Science and Nature Enthusiast on Your List." Biography Watson was born in Weston, Ontario. He was awarded the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography for his photograph, taken in 1993 while covering the civil war in Somalia for the ''Toronto Star'' newspaper. The photograph depicted US Army 160th SOAR, Super 64 crew chief Staff Sgt. William Cleveland's body being dragged by Somalis through the streets of Mogadishu. His reporting and photography spans almost three decades and includes conflicts in more than a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of the American Association (19th century), American Association in 1881 before joining the NL in 1890. The Reds played in the NL National League West, West division from 1969 to 1993, before joining the Central division in 1994. For several years in the 1970s, they were considered the most dominant team in baseball, most notably winning the 1975 World Series, 1975 and 1976 World Series; the team was colloquially known as the "Big Red Machine" during this time, and it included National Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame members Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez. Overall, the Reds have won five World Series championships, nine NL pennants, one AA pennant and 10 division titles. The team plays its home games at Great American Ball Park, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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