Plus, a striking architectural mansion in cottage country
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AUGUST 12, 2024

 

In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with philanthropist and media mogul Gary Slaight, an architecturally striking mansion in cottage country, a weekend-long celebration of street art, and more.

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Sara and Stephen Cole with their French chateau
 

THE GIVER

Through his family foundation, Gary Slaight donates a lot of money—$15 million to this, $30 million to that—and he’s not above shaming his wealthy friends into doing the same. “There are a lot of people in Toronto with a lot of money—and a lot of them don’t give much,” he says. Read our Q&A here.

SURREAL ESTATE

This six-bed, seven-bath marvel of design sits on a staggering 100 acres of forested grounds in Caledon. The home has green, purple and white marble throughout; a 14-foot-wide hot tub; an in-ground pool; a jaunty wine cellar and a half-kilometre driveway. It’s on sale for $13.3 million.

 

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A CELEBRATION OF STREET ART

Yorkville’s annual street festival is centred around murals, but it involves much more than that. The event will feature art pieces made of giant balloons, live paintings, art talks, dance battles and pop-up shops. When the sun goes down, the block party starts, transforming the illuminated artworks into prime photo ops. Yorkville, August 24 to 25

 

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