Witnessing the expansion of Toronto’s Estonian village at the KESKUS groundbreaking ceremony

VINCENT TEETSOV

On Friday April 8th, just over 150 people, many wearing branded hardhats, waited eagerly at what would soon be the foundations of KESKUS International Estonian Centre. And at the foundations of this building, due to be finished in 2023, the words of all those invested in the project became a cornerstone.

Before finding a place in the crowd to watch the afternoon’s six speakers, attendees scrawled their wishes and dreams for the centre on slips of paper. What they are most thankful for. What ideas they love. What they will bring when the doors finally open. Everyone has a different conception of how exactly this building will be a part of their lives.

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Alar Kongats, Jaan Meri, Urve Tamberg, Ellen Valter, Eva Varangu, Raivo Remmel, David Kalm.

Photo: Eesti Elu

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