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		Tour de Mississauga - 4th Annual Tour (September 2011) It was a cold, early start for the tour, but ended up a beautiful day Over 1,300 riders participated in this year's tour. The 4th Tour de Mississauga took place throughout the north-east quadrant of the City - starting and ending at the newly renovated Mississauga Celebration Square. The "tour" is not a race so cyclists of any age (recommended 10+) or ability, on any kind of bike (including electric assist), were welcome to participate in the non-competitive, city cycling ride of the year.
		2011 MIFF (Mississauga Independent Film Festival) Gala Launch Movie director, festival co-founder, and festival director Matt Campagna Matthew started the MIFF festival with his brother back in 2007. This year is the biggest and best so far. The festival also  has a new home at the AMC 24 Theatres at Winston Churchill and the QEW. The opening night gala was held at the Art Gallery of Mississauga. The festival encourages and supports independent Canadian cinema including this year's opening night feature "Casino Jack" starring Kevin Spacey.
		1954 MiG-15 Pilot Local Helicopter Pilot With an Appetite for Vintage Aircraft Richard Cooper has been flying helicopters all his life, but that changed once he got to fly in an F-15 Eagle.  That's when he decided he had to have a jet. What he ended up buying, however, is even more amazing - a classic 1954 MiG-15. In our videos we feature the MiG being rolled out onto the tarmac and Steve Uhraney shooting the cover of the July August Goodlife 2011 cover photo.
		Mississauga's Curvy Condo The Marilyn Monroe Towers (The Absolute Towers) We have been following the construction of these buildings since they won the design competition in 2006. Also known as the "supermodel of modern architecture," the original Marilyn Monroe building (named for its voluptuous curves) was started in 2007. At 56 floors, it is the tallest building in Mississauga. In November of 2010 we were allowed to go inside and rode the "lift" to the 50th floor to take pictures.
		Holiday Fashion Shoot Changing Lanes from Office to Party Here is the goodlife team on location at Brunswick Zone Mississauga. We wanted to put our models in a familiar situation where they would look out of place as if they were on their way somewhere - between the office and a party. In the meantime, they could have dropped in at a coffee shop or an arcade or maybe even a bowling alley. The photos were used for our November/December issue of Goodlife 2010. Steve Uhraney is the photographer.
		Canadian Warplane Heritage The Lancaster Mk X Heavy Bomber (FM213) 7,377 of these aircraft were built during the Second World War between 1943 and 1945. 430 were built right here in Mississauga at Victory Aircraft. There are only two of them left in the world that still fly. This one is located at the Hamilton International Airport. The other one is in Lincolnshire at the Battle of Britain Memorial in England. We featured the aircraft of the museum in our September/October 2010 issue.
		Off To The Races This Fall's Surprising Winner Lucky Melissa was a little horse nobody wanted, but Joe Trdak, a local store owner here in Mississauga, saw something in her and took a chance. Last year (2010), she won 3 of her 7 races and came in second in 2 others. We visit Joe's farm and meet some of his other thoroughbreds including Doc, Mrs. Cooksville and some new foals who were only a few months old at the time. The article appeared in the November/December 2010 issue.
		Up In The Air Cameron Air's Cessna 208 Caravan Cameron Air flew us to Lake Joseph in Muskoka so we could shoot the plane taking off and landing on the water. The plane seats 8 to 9 and can cruise at 160 knots (about 300 kph) at an altitude between 5,000 and 10,000 feet. Pilots Keyson and Mike dropped us off at a dock that was under construction. It was a great location to set up the cameras, but the workers had a nail gun that kept everyone on edge. You can hear it every once in a while going off in the background.
		St. Maarten Airport Princess Juliana International Airport Due to the short runway, incoming air traffic has to touch down as close as possible to the edge of the runway which is right on Maho beach. There is no other place in the world where you can experience the thrill of aircraft flying so close. The video is courtesy of TGTV Inc, producers of The Travel Guy travel Show.