The Results Are In!
TORONTO, ON (July 3, 2012) – The temperature was hot, and so was the competition over the Canada Day long weekend at Harbourfront Centre. Canada Day: Going Global presented by CIBC saw a celebration of all of the things that make this country great.
Harbourfront Centre was extremely pleased to welcome 50 new Canadian citizens in
a swearing-in ceremony and reception and be a part of these citizens’
first hours as Canadians. They joined thousands who celebrated our
nation at the Canada Day: Going Global festival. But in and amongst the revelry was some serious competition.
The Jump-Off Junior Competition saw young bboys and bgirls employ a range of hip hop dance styles. The overall winner was David 'KidLoco' Gomez,
of Toronto’s Twisted Ankles crew, who came out on top of the All Styles
Battle. The big bboys took to the WestJet Stage on Monday, July 2 for
the finals of The Call Out, which saw competitors from as far off as Winnipeg and Australia throw down. Victory – and a $500 prize – in the final 2-on-2 round went to Switch B and Zen, from FAB crew.
In our “O Canada” singing competition,
six finalists, chosen from a flurry of online submissions, anthemed-off
on the Redpath Stage. Chosen by audience voting, the winner, Jared Pot of
Waterdown, Ontario, snagged the opportunity to strut his anthemic stuff
on the WestJet Stage, opening for the evening’s entertainment program
of Zaki Ibrahim and the Hidden Cameras.
Awesome Toronto Central, an organization that gives a bag full of $1000 cash away to an awesome project every month, awarded its July prize to Luke Anderson’s StopGap
project, after hearing a series of pitches over the course of the
festival. StopGap offers ramps to businesses with stairs in front of
their locations to ease access for wheelchairs.
Also crowned was the winner of the culinary showdown, Iron Chef: Poutine Edition,
which saw four chefs’ tasty twists on what might well be our national
dish. With the secret ingredient of corn and corn starch, Matt Dean
Petit of Rock Lobster Food bested Barque Smokehouse’s David Neinstein;
on the other side of the draw, okra was the secret ingredient that saw
Bannock’s Stephen Pynn win out over Micha Kennedy of Kennedy Kitchens.
In the final, an extremely tight – “razor thin,” quoth one judge –
competition, Stephen Pynn
reigned supreme with his use of eggs, the final round’s secret
ingredient. Host Christian Pritchard said it best: “We’re all winners
here: these chefs all work in Toronto.”
Stay
tuned for more competition in future summer festivals, including
International Iron Chef and the audience-participatory Taco Takedown at
the Hot & Spicy 15th Anniversary presented by CIBC from July 20-22.
ABOUT HARBOURFRONT CENTRE SUMMER FESTIVALS
Harbourfront
Centre is an innovative, non-profit cultural organization which
provides internationally renowned programming in the arts, culture,
education and recreation, in the heart of Toronto's downtown waterfront.
Our summer festival season runs from Victoria Day weekend through
Thanksgiving weekend, and features over 20 festivals and events that
offer The World in One Place. For more information visit harbourfrontcentre.com/summer
ABOUT CIBC
CIBC
is a leading North American financial institution with nearly 11
million personal banking and business clients. CIBC is committed to
supporting causes that matter to our clients, our employees and our
communities. We aim to make a difference in communities through
corporate donations, sponsorships and the volunteer spirit of employees.
In 2011, CIBC contributed more than $35 million to charitable and
non-profit initiatives in Canada to support national, regional and local
organizations. You can find other news releases and information about
CIBC in our Press Centre on our corporate website at www.cibc.com.
-30-
No comments:
Post a Comment