Editor’s Letter
You really have to love Canada. Here we are approaching summer and still, winter holds on. In good time we will awake one morning and see the green grass and feel the warmth of the breeze again. Sooner, rather than later we hope. There are still a few weeks left to slather your heels in a natural moisturizing balm for sandal ready toes. And plenty of time to read how Canada’s most loved and trusted celebrity source, Cheryl Hickey, created her skincare line OURS just for such occasions. Our interview with Cheryl Hickey, host of ET Canada, Mom and Entrepreneur of OURS reveals how authentic and creative this familiar face is, how insightful and generous, and how wonderfully quintessentially Canadian. From her roots in Ontario to her famous friends, Cheryl Hickey shows us how to love what makes us uniquely Canadian – and stop being so bashful about it! Our pages have the familiar friends whose products we all love to bring home and some new friends who wish to share their passion with us all. Cozy up and enjoy the last few crisp nights of our Canadian spring! Judith Kipka, Editor
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CHERYL HICKEY O ur in-depth interview with
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Cheryl Hickey
Host of ETCanada 1. What lead you to become host of ET Canada? Oh gosh that’s the longest story ever! A whole lot of things led me to become host of ET Canada but it all started when my dad challenged me to find something to do for the summer when I was 16 years old. He said you need to do something - you can’t just lie on the beach and go to dunes parties every night! So I found a summer internship at the local cable station and it was through volunteering there that I found my passion: TV broadcasting. After completing a Broadcast Journalism degree from Fanshawe College, I went into radio and from radio to a job being a writer and a production assistant. My first paid TV gig was at Barrie's New VR station where I helped to write the 6:00 news, but also had the opportunity to learn other things, like operating the camera, editing, producing, and eventually…hosting my own TV segment, a 90-second spot that I produced, directed and starred in called Lather Up with Cheryl Hickey where I dished the dirt on the afternoon soaps. This all led to my first job in Toronto with Global TV where I started off as a videographer in the station’s helicopter – shooting, reporting and switching. I still hold the title of being the only woman in Canada to do all three jobs in the air at once. From there I went into court and crime reporting (a really hard turn!) and did that for years. It was when I started covering more lifestyle events that I realized that that’s what made me happy.
Finding the quirky side of life made my heart sing.
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Then, in the summer of 2005, Global TV announced they were hiring for a new entertainment show and I put my hat in the ring along with so many other incredibly talented people. I was pretty sure I didn’t get the job so I did what any rational person would do and packed up and went to Australia for a couple of weeks. When I got the call offering me the position of host of Entertainment Tonight Canada and found out I’d be working alongside of Rick Campanelli and Roz Weston I nearly fell over! I had watched Rick on Much Music and of course grew up watching Entertainment Tonight. I also knew Roz from working at Global and I just thought he had the best hair in the world and he was kinda cute – so I thought this is amazing! It was the dream job, but it was a long, challenging and interesting road to get there.
2. At the beginning, was there a sense of your role as host of ET Canada as forging a new era for Canadian talent? (Not as secondary to American counterparts, but established in it’s own right?) I think we were doing something new and exciting in Canada being that we weren’t waiting for others to tell us that our Canadian talent was great. Traditionally if you were an actor, director, musician or singer, etc. you’d have to go to the States before you were celebrated in Canada. When our show started we set out to recognize great talent and that’s exactly what we did. We started doing stories about talented Canadians who were doing really exciting and amazing things – before the Americans said they were great.
It was time for Canada to stop being so shy and bashful about our successes. I think we were one of the first shows to stand up and say we’ve got some really amazing talented people here and present them in a very sexy, polished way. 3. Your career has allowed you interact with many celebrities. Do you have any funny stories with Canadian celebrities? Celine Dion and I swapped breastfeeding stories – that was funny and surreal. 4. Who has been your most memorable interview? They’re all memorable it’s hard to pick just one. Having Tom Cruise come into our ET Canada studios that was a very big deal. I did a one-on-one interview with Rod Stewart last fall for an ET Canada special and that was really fun. The woman of The View – I have been a guest on their show twice now and I have had a chance to sit down with all of those ladies – specifically Sharon Osborne. Her and I have become friends through a speaking series she did that I hosted for her. She’s just such a dynamic character, such a force and very funny.
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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are always fun to interview. What’s exciting about them is the genuine love that they have for each other. It really comes through when they talk about each other - they’re really dynamic when you interview them together. 5. You’ve launched a fabulous line of natural skin care products called OURS. The Anything Balm in particular has become a staple in our house for us, and our two young daughters. Can you tell us a bit about what prompted you to start this endeavour on top of such a busy, successful career and being a Mom as well? For me, it was about reaching the viewers in a different way than I had before. Whenever I’m out and about people always say it feels like I’m their neighbor. There’s a familiarity – a relationship and a comfort there. When I had my son I was trying to figure out what products to use on him and I was frustrated over all the chemicals that were in them so I went back to coconut and olive oil. When I was pregnant with my daughter the pressure became even more so and I cold called a company and said hey, do you want to partner up with me and make a line that’s safe for the entire family. So we came together and created OURS by Cheryl Hickey. 6. Do you have a favourite activity to do as a family? Everything! Car rides are a blast – it’s not huge but the conversations and the songs and the stories that go on in our car – it’s epic. It’s like a TV show within itself. Whenever we have to get in the car and go for a drive I absolutely love it. I also love going on vacation with the kids because they get so pumped to go on an airplane. I get so numbed to the idea of going on a plane or going to travel because we do it in our everyday work life.
To see all of those things through the kids’ eyes just reminds me how exciting life can be. So from the small mundane like a car ride to something big like a plane ride and a tropical vacation it’s equally as exciting to just be with them and to experience the whole journey. 7. Can you think of a quintessentially Canadian trait you believe you have? I say sorry a lot. I do. Oh – sorry about that. Sorry. Sorry! I think hugging is very Canadian too and
I hug everyone.
8. Do you have a favourite place in Canada to relax and get away from it all? My house! As much as I love to travel, I love being at home – I’m a homebody. There’s nothing like being at home with my gang. 9. As a glamorous on–air fashionista (who literally looks amazing in everything) – do you have a favourite outfit or Canadian designer? Ha! You’re kind! I have a few – it’s hard for me to just pick one. I love Narces, Stephan Caras, Lucian Matis, RUDSAK, Mackage, Mikhael Kale. Fashion is just growing in leaps and bounds in Canada and that’s something I love with the show – we get to wear these Canadian designers and I feel really blessed to get to do that. 10. What’s in store for Cheryl Hickey? Family growth? Career adventures? Our family is complete. We may get a dog – probably a Labrador or Retriever eventually. In terms of ET Canada – just continuing to grow the show and get better and bring everybody closer to the stars in a really organic and fun way. For the business side – stay tuned…there’s much more to come!
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As host of the nation's entertainment powerhouse, Entertainment Tonight Canada, Cheryl Hickey greets over half a million loyal viewers each night as she delivers breaking news coverage, in-depth profiles and behindthe-scenes exclusives. A nominee for a prestigious Canadian Screen Award, and named one of Hello magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," Cheryl is known for her trademark glamour, professionalism, and girl next-door personality. Originally from Shallow Lake, Ontario Cheryl has worked hard to get to where she is today. After graduating London's Fanshawe College with a Broadcast Journalism degree,
Cheryl worked in a variety of radio and television roles before joining ET Canada in 2005. While busy interviewing the most powerful and relevant Hollywood celebrities like Tom Cruise, One Direction, Brad Pitt and Oprah to name a few, Cheryl still finds the time to give back. She works closely with Sick Kids Toronto, Plan Canada and Operation Smile. Cheryl is also the co-founder and spokesperson of OURS by Cheryl Hickey, a personal care product line that's safe for the whole family. Cheryl balances life as a working mom, dedicated wife, and raising her two kids Jaxson and Nyla.
Quintessentially Canadian April | 2016
A SEDUCTIVE SPRING AT CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY WITH BIZET’S WORLD FAMOUS OPERA,
CARMEN
Returning to the Canadian Opera Company stage this spring is one of the world’s most famous operas, Georges Bizet’s Carmen – a highly charged melodrama about an irresistible gypsy and her seduction of a young soldier. At the time of the opera’s premiere in Paris in 1875, it was condemned in the press as too immoral to be staged; Carmen marked the first time in opera that a female character could flout morality and still remain the heroine of the work. It is now consistently ranked as one of the most produced operas in the world. Bizet’s opera features a tantalizing score of popular melodies. From Carmen’s alluring teasing in “Habanera” and the swaggering machismo of Escamillo’s “Toreador Song” to the desperate pleading of Don José’s “Flower Song” and Micaëla’s innocence and quiet strength in the aria “Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante,” the music drives the drama and action of Carmen forward and lays bare the deep well of emotions at play between Bizet’s characters. The end result leaves no question as to Carmen’s universal appeal.
Russell Thomas as Don José and Anita Rachvelishvili as Carmen in the Canadian Opera Company production of Carmen, 2016. Photo: Michael Cooper
Two mezzo-sopranos making a specialty of the lead role bring Carmen to life at the COC: Georgian Anita Rachvelishvili and France’s Clémentine Margaine. Rachvelishvili returns to the COC after 2014’s Don Quichotte and 2010’s Carmen to bring her “smoldering, earthy sexuality” (New York Times) once more to the Four Seasons Centre stage. Internationally renowned, she has sung Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera and Royal Opera House Covent Garden, among others. Margaine has been hailed “a dream voice for the passionate but mercurial Gypsy” (Dallas Morning News), singing Carmen with Dallas Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Washington National Opera. After her Canadian debut with the COC, she goes on to sing Carmen in future seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and the Opera Bastille in Paris. Canadian director Joel Ivany, of Toronto’s cuttingedge collective Against the Grain Theatre, brings a fresh look to the COC’s latest presentation of this masterpiece of lyric theatre. Internationally renowned Italian conductor Paolo Carignani leads the COC Orchestra and Chorus and exciting cast through Bizet’s passionate score. The Canadian Opera Company presents Carmen at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts for 13 performances from April 12 – May 15, 2016. Single tickets for Carmen range from $50 – $435 and are available online at coc.ca, by calling 416-363-8231, or in person at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office (145 Queen St. W.).
(Opposite page)(centre) Clémentine Margaine as Carmen and Alain Coulombe as Zuniga in the Canadian Opera Company production of Carmen, 2016. Photo: Michael Cooper Anita Rachvelishvili as Carmen in the Canadian Opera Company production of Carmen, 2016.. Photo: Michael Cooper
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How to make a classic lather
Essentials in your Shave Kit Amber Nice
How can you start your day with a feelgreat wet shave … the kind you would expect if you could visit your favourite barber on your way to work? You can easily pamper yourself at home every day with a luxurious shave experience by making sure you have the right tools at hand and learning to use them well. Imagine starting every day off with that great shave experience! If you are just beginning the art of wet shaving, the basic essentials in your shave kit would be the shave brush, a good razor and your shave soap. Using a shave brush and a quality soap is economical, reduces your environmental impact and is kinder to your skin. Typically shave soaps will last for several months to year and have little packaging waste. Just as important, you are exposing yourself or the environment to those harsh chemicals found in most aerosol cans. Shave soaps can offer a natural alternative that will keep the skin hydrated while protecting the face as you shave. A good quality shave brush is the most necessary tool in the wet shaver’s arsenal. It has been around for centuries with virtually an unchanged design. No matter what style razor you like – safety, cartridge or straight – the traditional wet shave method always starts with a shave brush and soap. Brushes are composed of a bristles – the shave knot – made of various natural or synthetic material, and the handle. The most common shave knot is made from badger hair and is offered in several different grade levels. As the grade of badger hair goes up so does the softness of the bristles. Badger hair is well known in the shave community for its water retention abilities which makes it excellent to build a creamy lather from either a hard shave puck or cream. Your brush is the foundation for a comfortable shave and generates the lather creating that cushion between your face and razor.
Although the brush is the main tool to hydrate your shaving soap, it is far more than just a vessel to transfer the lather to your face. The shave brush will help prep the face and provide prolonged benefits that can minimize the effects of ingrown hairs and skin irritations. Through the simple action of applying the lather to the face the whiskers start to soften, lift and become suspended in the lather allowing
Soak the bristles of your brush in hot water for a few minutes. Sprinkle a few drops of hot water on your shave puck using just your fingertips. Using warm water, wet the area to be shaved. Once you are ready to build your lather, remove your brush from soaking and allow the excess water to drain from the brush leaving it damp. Spin, turn and press down with the brush in your shaving bowl to coat the bristles with the shave soap. You can build the lather right in your shave bowl. Either dip the tip of your brush or sprinkle water on the tip of your brush and repeat the circular motion to continue to build the lather. It may take several minutes to get the right consistency depending if the soap is a hard puck or cream based. The lather should be free of excess bubbles and will have a smooth, creamy consistency with a texture that should last throughout the shave. If the lather is too thick or pasty it will require more water. Sprinkle water or dip the tip of the brush in water and continue to build the lather as noted above.
the razor to glide closer to the skin. Raising and softening the whiskers reduces the number of passes of the razor to cut the hair which reduces unwanted razor burn. The bristles will also naturally and lightly exfoliate the skin removing minor debris off the skin’s surface. This helps keep the razor from getting clogged and ultimately allows the razor to glide closer to the skin. The act of exfoliation is an effective way to help maintain a healthy looking complexion as it keeps the pores clean and the skin soft.
If the lather is too runny there may be too much water. Continue to build the lather in your bowl using the circular motion. Once your shave is complete, rinse out your brush and gently squeeze out any excess water by running your brush between your fingers. Avoid twisting the bristles. Hang your brush to dry. With care, your brush will last for years. Once you have mastered the techniques of the traditional wet shave not only will you find your shave more enjoyable, but you will experience softer, smoother skin with fewer ingrown hairs. A comfortable and close shave can mean you will be able to go longer between shaves which is helpful for those who sometimes need to shave more frequently to keep 5 o’clock shadows at bay.
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Best Whisky is Rye Whisky
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Canadian whisky is the best whisky in the world? Come on. Really? That recent declaration from a former Fleet Street sports writer set tongues wagging and heads shaking in disbelief. This is run-of-the-mill rye we’re talking about, not that sophisticated drink of aspiration, single malt Scotch. Why even the former Speaker of the House, Andrew Scheer, a loyal Canadian if the species ever existed, chose a Scotch, and a mundane one at that, to be Canada’s official whisky. Mind you, he is no longer in that role… One thing is certain. The numbers confirm that Canadians drink more rye than any other kind of whisky. And it’s not that millennial, whole-grain “real (actually it’s not, but that’s another story) rye” made by earnest young men in beards. Overwhelmingly, Canadians love capital “C” Canadian rye. In fact, across North America, people drink more Canadian whisky than Scotch, bourbon, and Irish whisky put together. Tried to buy Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye recently? It has been out of stock so many times at LCBO that seeing one on the shelves feels like finding twenty dollars in your jacket pocket. Glancing sideways, you snatch it off the shelf and make a beeline home to sample your prize. And it really is a prize, made all the more enjoyable for costing about one fifth the price of an equally flavourful single malt Scotch. Dang! There’s that Scotch thing again. Can we ever escape it?
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So is Canadian Whisky the best in the world? Should we call for a national inquiry, take a vote, or just adopt the opinion of an erstwhile Fleet Street scrivener? Single malt Scotch snobs, that self-consciously elitist group who signal their exceptional good taste with the claim, “If it’s not Scotch, it’s crap” (and perhaps even Andrew Scheer), may want to take a deep breath before they read on, but a sunny deck and a Collins glass filled to the top with ice make Jack Daniel’s, Wiser’s Deluxe, CC, and Cutty Sark every bit as pleasurable as a $400 Glenwhattheheck neat in an ISO tasting glass. It’s a drink for Pete’s sake, enjoy it. Canadian whisky is certainly getting a lot of press these days. People who just months ago barely even acknowledged it existed now wax eloquent in its praises. But what about you and me, rye guys who have been enjoying rye whisky, perhaps from a tin cup, perhaps by a campfire or in fishing hut for years? If we’re insecure about it, we can take solace in the validation that a relic of Fleet Street has given us, finally. Instead, we might do what we’ve always done: ignore the blather and get on with it. After all, we’re smart enough to know what we like without being told what we really should like. Now how about another? Slàinte, I mean cheers!
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