Monday, February 6, 2012

0 comments
Congrats to PUNCH CEO Stewart Macphee

PUNCH CEO Stewart MacPhee married long-time girlfriend Robyn on January 27, 2012,  at the Coral Sands Beach Resort on Harbour Island in The Bahamas. The fabulous event was heightened by the gorgeous natural surroundings and amenities found at the Coral Sands Beach Resort.


 
Everyone at PUNCH would like to offer their congratulations to the happy couple.

0 comments


Greg Payce: Illusions at the Gardiner Museum

 The Gardiner Museum will celebrate the New Year by recognizing Canadian ceramic artist Greg Payce with a solo exhibition. Greg Payce: Illusions (February 2 - May 6 2012) features the signature ceramic installations that elevated Payce to superstar status in the ceramics community and brought him to the attention of the contemporary art world, as well as his more recent large scale lenticular photographs and video works. Payce’s work is steeped in history and also very contemporary. Technically brilliant, it surprises and delights by playing with our perceptions.

 
Greg Payce: Illusions is the first exhibition to be presented by the Gardiner Museum under the auspices of the Raphael Yu Centre of Canadian Ceramics. The Yu Centre is a virtual destination accessible via the Gardiner Museum’s web site, (www.gardinermuseum.com) which was created to celebrate Canadian ceramic art and artists.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Brides to be hit the Total Wedding Show!

0 comments
Total Wedding Show

Here come the brides... in droves!

The Total Wedding Show, now with more than two decades of happily ever afters under its belt, celebrated another successful year!


Brides to be were out in full force last weekend at the Total Wedding Show at the International Centre in Mississauga. The show ran from Friday, January 20 to Sunday, January 22 and featured over 350 retailers ranging from bridal boutiques to banquet centres.

Line-ups could be seen as brides entered the International Centre first thing Saturday and Sunday morning to be one of the first 100 through the front doors to get their free Total Wedding Planner.


One of the highlights of this year’s show was the fashion show where the audience was wowed by some of this year’s hottest trends in bridal, bridesmaid, groom and mother of the bride fashions.

Show-goers were also entered to win a grand prize $5,000 home décor package from The Bay, and brides-to-be could sign up on-site for their wedding registry at the Bay/Home Outfitters.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

PUNCH Goes South...

0 comments


PUNCH Goes South... to The Bahamas!

Just a short three hour flight from Toronto lays the undiscovered treasure that is Freeport, Grand Bahama Island – where the opportunities for affordable and breathtaking travel experiences are abundant.


PUNCH representative Jessica Patriquin took down a very special group of journalists for a few sun-drenched and fun-filled days on Grand Bahama Island! The group experienced authentic Bahamian culture, and enjoyed decadent cuisine, like traditional conch dishes and tasty island cocktails like the Bahama Mama and Goombay Smash. The group explored Grand Bahama Island’s diverse eco-system on a Jeep Safari Nature Tour, galloping through the island’s terrain on horseback, and swimming with dolphins in exquisite turquoise coloured waters.

With so much to see and do, the PUNCH team is already excited to start planning the next Bahamian adventure!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Colour Care Across Canada

0 comments
Benjamin Moore and The Canadian Women's Foundation Team Up to Make a Difference


PUNCH is super excited to be a part of Benjamin Moore’s Colour Care Across Canada program, an initiative that is transforming women’s shelters across Canada with uplifting colour paint makeovers, in partnership with The Canadian Women’s Foundation.

“Abuse against women is increasing at frightening rates in Canada, and it has contributed significantly to driving women and their children from their homes, onto the streets and seeking safe havens like those The Canadian Women’s Foundation works with,” said Mike Kolind, market general manager for Benjamin Moore Canada. “For those in shelters, it can be a demoralising, and in some cases, a de-humanising condition breaking the spirit of any family. The shelters are being taxed and strained by the growing numbers. Although there’s no simple solution to this troubling occurrence, Benjamin Moore’s aim in launching ‘Colour Care Across Canada’ is to bring attention to the situation, and at the same time try and brighten, with the power of colour, the living environments of those who seek this basic human need for safe housing and a community of support.”


Brandon (Manitoba) Mayor, Sheri Decter Hirst and Shelter Representative, Cat Arnold in one of the newly renovated and painted rooms.
Learn more about “Colour Care Across Canada” here

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

0 comments
 
Here Come the Brides!

The 2012 Total Wedding Show is back!

PUNCH is excited to be part of the show again this year and can’t wait to meet all of the brides-to-be who will be joining us at the GTA’s biggest bridal show.

PUNCH team member, Katherine Griggs, joined Omni TV’s Lucy Zilio (in full bridal attire) to dish on all that the show has to offer this year.