Meet Callisto – Born: April 2016

Callisto the Cat was rescued from a barn situation along with several other kittens. Placed in foster care immediately, he thrived and quickly adapted to living the good life. A handsome debonair medium haired black cutie with exuberant green eyes and a silly happy go lucky nature. Callisto is a highly affectionate, lively, playful chap who also has a mischievous side in that he has been known to steal hair ties, scrunches, pens, bottle caps, basically anything that he can use to satisfy his compulsion and love to play soccer with. When he is not playing soccer he is usually found on any lap available or snuggled up in a “cat pile” amongst his roommates. Callisto would make an amazing addition to any family and love to be adopted as part of a pair or to join a family that already has a friendly cat he can befriend and bond with. If you are ready to play soccer all the time and provide Callisto with a comfortable lap for sleep time, please fill out and adoption application and contact us.

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About North Toronto Cat Rescue

This column features Toronto pets available for adoption.

Our current features come from North Toronto Cat Rescue which is a no kill, no cage shelter in Markham, Ontario, Canada. They have saved over 2000 cats over the years from both the harsh environments of life on the streets and from kill shelters in Ontario and Québec. They care for both kittens and adult cats. I always like to promote getting an adult cat as it is a lot easier to pick the cat with the right temperament for you.

The NTCR shelter is run by volunteers with no government assistance. They currently have around 200 plus awesome cats that would love a good home. Go and visit them soon!

For more info, Visit the NTCR Website.

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Fundraiser

On another Note, NTCR is in trouble as they are losing their home in 2016 for development of the area. If you can offer any help in finding a new home for the almost 200 cats at the shelter, that would be amazing.

GoFundMe Page

CanadaHelps.org Page

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A stunning hardcover book was released that gives an insightful look into the history of Canadian Pacific (CP), the private railway and transportation company that united our country and connected us to the world. Published by leading design book publisher Callisto, Canadian Pacific: Creating A Brand, Building A Nation weaves the story and images of the first 100 years of the company’s history starting in the 1880’s.

Written by Marc H. Choko, professor emeritus at the School of Design of the Université du Québec à Montréal and an honourary member of the Société des designers graphiques du Québec, this book reveals ways that the company had promoted Canada and it’s cities to world travellers, businesses and even potential immigrants.

This narrative brings together hundreds of photos, historical documents, advertisements, illustrations and designs that make this book an incredible keepsake.

It’s interesting to see how CP romanticized the images of our country not only to the world but domestically for tourism, while also recognizing the need for trade and commerce. The book talks about how “shortening the trade route between Asia and the east coast of North America and Europe was one of the pillars of Canadian Pacific’s business.”

But it’s the incredible images that have been documented as well as reading about the artists commissioned to work on ad campaigns and brochures that were interesting from a design perspective. By the late 1930’s some of the most well-known contemporary British designers were commissioned including Alfred C. Leighton and Leonard Richmond. Canadian artists like Norman Fraser were also brought into the fold.

I’ve spent much time flipping through the pages discovering publicity images of places like CP branded hotels including the Royal York here in Toronto. I’m still discovering interesting bits of history including CP’s Around The World Cruises that lasted 125 days. I can only imagine how spectacular the journeys were back then.

This collection is a treasure trove full of beautiful details. A worthy keeper for history, vintage and design buffs.

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