Toronto Maple Leafs are in the Playoffs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs for the first time in 9 years. If you live in Toronto this is a very big deal. Why ? Toronto is a hockey city and the city has been waiting to WIN a Stanley Cup since 1967. From the streets of Toronto to the rural roads of Sudbury the city bleeds "White and Blue."

In celebration of the accomplishments of the Leafs this season I want to giveaway some Gelaskins for Toronto Maple Leafs fans. I'll be giving away Samsung Galaxy 3s and Iphone 5 covers with the Maple Leafs logo. All you have to do is tweet me and I'll randomly select a few WINNERS this week. Good luck and GO LEAFS GO!!!



Just tweet me and send me any pictures relating to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Add #BeLEAF I will randomly select a winner for each Gelaskin cover each night they play in the first round.

Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream Cake Giveaway

What are you doing for Mother's Day? Are you going to get her flowers and chocolates? Are you taking her to the spa and dinner? All of these examples are great ways to celebrate Mother's Day but why not change it up or sweeten the deal even more. Get your mom a customized ice cream cake? Enjoy a cold treat with mom and the family. Cold Stone Creamery located at 2005 Avenue Road can make custom cakes for all occasions. Mother's Day is coming up and you can get a cake made within 24hrs. Add a personalized phrase on the cake at no extra charge. If you are looking to have a customized cake in a special design or shape they can do this too! Call Cold Stone Creamery at 647.330.8467 to ORDER NOW.


Custom cake with phrase.

This Mother's Day, treat your mom to a delicious ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery. The cakes feature layers of thick, moist cake and premium ice cream with mix-ins. Pre-Order your cakes for Mother's Day or any upcoming special events. Birthdays, Baptisms or Anniversaries they can do any cake for any celebration!


Baptism Customized cake.

Last year Amir Johnson celebrated his birthday and Cold Stone Creamery made a Customized Cake in the shape of a basketball. Cold Stone has also made a Custom cake with Twitter logo which is cool.


Amir Johnson ice cream cake


Custom cake design(Twitter logo)

For more info and locations on Cold Stone Creamery visit them at the following locations:

Dufferin Mall

644 Dixon Road

1094 Bloor Street West

2005 Avenue Road.

To place an order for a cake and to get pricing and details you can call: 647.330.TIMS

Thanks to Cold Stone Creamery at 2005 Avenue Road, I'll be giving away a 6" ice cream cake to one of you. Follow instructions below to ENTER. Winner selected May 15th.

CONTEST:

Tweet: @clickflickca @TOcoldstone I would like to order a Custom Cold Stone ice cream cake at 2005 Avenue Rd. Order: 416.330.TIMS #TOColdstone


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Disclosure: I have received compensation for this post and all opinions are my own and not reflective of Cold Stone Creamery.

Emergency Preparedness Week Contest

What is an Emergency? An 'Emergency' is defined as a "Serious situation or occurrence that happens and demands immediate actions". This blogpost brings awareness of Emergency Prepardness Week which runs from May 5th until May 11th.

I recently returned from a vacation in Malibu California and faced the unsure reality of my safety during my trip. On my vacation I had experienced an earthquake and one of the largest emergency evacuations with bush fires in California that were only metres from my location. At the time, i relied on Social Media and tv for updates but what happens if i did not have power or access to these resources? What would I do? This demonstrates that emergencies can happen unexpectedely at anytime. According to Red Cross Canada, an emergency has occurred in each province with over 2,300 disasters in the last year. So have you done anything to be prepared for an Emergency? Do you even know what to expect or do in the event of an Emergency? According to Red Cross Canada it can take up to 72 hours before emergency responders attend to you. So are you prepared?

The Canadian Red Cross has many helpful resources to help you and your family plan for an emergency. To learn more about how to make an emergency plan, what to pack in an emergency kit, and about the risks in your area, visit Red Cross Canada Emergency Tips

In addition the Canadian Red Cross has partnered with ETON to give a couple of prizes/radios to my readers: An Eton Radio solar crank powered radio. The ETON MicroLink FR 170 Weather Radio and the ETON SolarLinkFR370 Weather Radio. All you have to do is spin the crank and it generates power enough to even charge a USB phone charger.


Photo Credit @Rosalesj

*** CONTEST ***

I'm giving away one of these gadgets to you. All you have to do is tell me how you would prepare for a disaster. Just tweet me with your answer at @clickflickca and add #BeReady to the tweet to be eligible. I will pick a winner on Saturday May 11th. Good Luck and Be Ready!!
*Canadian Residents Only are eligible for contest.

Hello from San Francisco

Hello from the West Coast! If you follow me on Twitter at @clickflickca you would be aware that I'm in San Francisco for vacation. I've been here for a couple days already and it has been an absolute blast. I had the opportunity to visit the Twitter Headquarters which in itself is already the highlight of my trip. The folks at Twitter are extremely accommodating and a blog post on my recent visit will be scheduled in future.

This is my second time visiting San Francisco. My first visit back in 2010 was courtesy of the folks at Klout. That trip was one of the best things that happen to me because it gave me the opportunity to meet my cousin that I never met before. It also triggered my foray into social media and all things social meeting people in this space and getting to meet folks from Google, Klout and Twitter.



The opportunity to visit San Francisco and to enjoy all it's pleasures has been simply amazing. I had the opportunity to explore the culture and food. I recently visited the Golden State Bridge, JapanTown and now currently enroute to Napa Valley to enjoy lots of wine.

At Napa Valley i'll be enjoying a visit to Benzinger Vineyard, Sterling Vineyard and a visit to Yountville. A visit will also be made to Auberge du Soleil. If you enjoyed my tweets so far i say "Thank You" for following along on my trip. Please let me know via Twitter if you've been enjoying the updates and their might be something for you. You can follow along by searching the hashtag #ClickSF and follow me on Instagram: clickflick or on Vine.

Thanks for reading.

New Pizzaburger from Boston Pizza

I recently had the opportunity to try the NEW Pizzaburger from Boston Pizza that just released this week into their menu (Pizzaburger Launch). The Pizzaburger is a half pound of prime rib burger wrapped in pizza dough and comes in 2 varieties. I was able to try the Pepperoni and Bacon Pizzaburger. It definitely is a complete meal option and hits the spot. It was very juicy and quite filling. One Pizzaburger order can be shared among 2 people. If you've got a big appetite this is your dish.


Steak chunks wrapped in bacon a skewer

Checking out the Boston Pizza menu, I was able to try other menu items as well that were just as tasty. I was able to try the Chicken wing nachos and steak bacon wrapped skewers. I enjoyed the latter of the two dishes. Overall I was impressed and surprised of the selections on the Boston Pizza menu. So would I order a Pizzaburger again? The answer would be yes.



I enjoyed the food at the John st/Front st location. I recommend you visit this location. It look deceivingly small from the front of the bar/restaurant but it's quite spacious with lots of big screen tvs and quite modern looking. You'll have a greater chance to visit Boston Pizza if you join my ongoing contest below in this post. Good Luck!

Tweet:

@clickflickca I want to try the NEW Pizzaburger from @BostonPizza http://bit.ly/PizzaburgerYUM #CouldItBe

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For more info on Boston Pizza: http://www.bostonpizza.com

Disclosure: I have received compensation for this post and all opinions are my own and not reflective of Boston Pizza.

March Madness with the Chevrolet Equinox 2013

I recently went on a mini road trip to Detroit to watch NCAA March Madness basketball with 2 friends and a relative. I had the opportunity to use a Chevy 2013 Equinox LT. I want to "Thank" the folks at GM Canada for making this vehicle available to me. It was a pleasure to drive on our 5 hour trip from Toronto to Detroit. It was the perfect sized vehicle for 4 guys and our carry ons, but more on that later since we decided to do some shopping!



My first impression of the interior was of surprise. The leather interior with the red stitching was impressive to say the least. The type of stitching you see in higher end models of car.

For most of the trip I was a back seat passenger. I felt very comfortable with enough leg room in the back. The following two photos show the leg room I had compared to when I was in the The Palace of Auburn Hills to watch the game. I felt more comfortable in an Equinox than my own arena seats at the game.


Back Seat of Equinox


My seat inside The Palace arena.

Heading to The Palace to enjoy the basketball game, we coincidentally spotted the Buick Encore on display. This is another vehicle that looks beautiful and you might want to check out.


After the game, we had a whole day to explore Detroit to eat and shop with the Equinox. We're able to store a lot of bags and shopping bags in the back quite efficiently with no problems.


Here is the back trunk space empty before shopping.


Here is the back trunk filled with all our stuff after shopping.



Overall this Crossover vehicle filled our needs with no complaints. Being guys we might like a little more power on acceleration but it was sufficient for our needs. Very fuel efficient since we only had to fill tank twice on trip. Some of the features I like of the Equinox:

OnStar: Press a button and get a live voice for directional help.

Lane Departure Warning: A button that activates a beep warning if you're close to crossing lanes. Very nice safety feature.

Backside Camera: A camera that allows you to view behind the car on the dash. Great for parking.

Battery Connection behind front console: Allows me to charge my smartphone or device from back seat.

If you are interested in finding out in more detail about the Chevy Equinox: Equinox

Follow @GMCanada on Twitter

Boston Pizza Introduces the NEW Pizzaburger

Have you been to Boston Pizza before? Boston Pizza is like a Sports Bar and a restaurant all in one. Boston Pizza is about to launch something different that you haven't seen before. Boston Pizza is introducing the 'Pizzaburger' which is a half-pound of prime rib burger wrapped in pizza dough and baked to order. It comes in 2 varieties.

Style 1: Pepperoni and bacon Pizzaburger: Half a pound of prime rib burger wrapped in a pepperoni pizza. Stuffed with bacon and mozzarella and pizza sauce and then baked.



Style 2: Five-Cheese Pizzaburger: Half pound of prim rib burger wrapped in a cheese pizza. Stuffed with mozzarella, cheddar, feta, Asiago and pizza sauce and then baked.



I think as you read this post your probably getting really hungry. Luckily this Pizzaburger is NOW available at Boston Pizza. You get the opportunity to try the 'Pizzaburger" combining 2 favourite food items, the pizza and the hamburger. So drop by a Boston Pizza and enjoy a Pizzaburger!

Thanks to Boston Pizza, I'll be able to give you the opportunity to try the pizzaburger by entering my Twitter giveaway for a $50 giftcard to BostonPizza.

Tweet:

@clickflickca I want to try the NEW Pizzaburger from @BostonPizza http://bit.ly/PizzaburgerYUM #CouldItBe

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For more info on Boston Pizza: http://www.bostonpizza.com

Boston Pizza on Twitter: @BostonPizza

Hashtag: #CouldItBe

Disclosure: I have received compensation for this post and all opinions are my own and not reflective of Boston Pizza.