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Crossing the growing together street in York just got safer York residents’ requests have been granted. A crossing guard has been approved for the intersection of King and George streets, announced York South-Weston Councillor Frances Nunziata in her e-newsletter in May. Although community members had been asking for a crossing guard at that location for a long time, Toronto police had previously declined the request. Officers did not provide a specific reason, however, a letter from H.J. Alexander Community School’s principal helped persuade them. Earlier this year, Nunziata said she submitted another request and was notified early this month that a crossing guard was approved. The councillor says she will let her constituents know when the guard will be assigned to the intersection as soon as she finds out. Crossing guards are hired by Toronto police in the city.
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for the love of plants: Liz, left, Pat, Janet and Jane shop for plants during the Roselands Horticultural Society’s annual plant sale at Eglinton Flats on Saturday. The sale is the group’s largest fundraiser of the year. It supports the work of the group, which is celebrating its 90th year, such as monthly meetings, flower shows, providing flowering bulbs to 10 area schools, planting at longterm care homes and more. Roselands meets next on Tuesday, June 28 at 1149 Weston Rd. at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will feature a ‘Fun with Succulents’ talk by Paul Zammit, Horticultural Director of the Toronto Botanical Garden. Admission is $2 for guests.
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Lastman’s Bad Boy makes $208,000 donation to Hospital for Sick Children According to Blayne Lastman, noooooobody’s better at helping kids in need of urgent care than the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Lastman, the well-known owner of the Lastman’s Bad Boy furniture chain, dropped by the hospital on Friday to deliver a $208,000 cheque in support of SickKids’ Labatt Family Heart Centre. The funds were raised through customer and staff donations, supplier support and through the chain itself. He was greeted by SickKids Foundation president Ted
Garrard, SickKids head of cardiovascular surgery Glen Van Arsdell and SickKids a m b a s s a d o r Jo n a t h a n Richardson as he made the impressive donation. “There’s no better institution in the world for kids,” he said. “I met Dr. Van Arsdell a couple of years ago and his love of the game (keeping children healthy) is incredible. Given how much he loves what he does, well that got to me too.” R i c h a rd s o n , 1 3 , h a s been nicknamed “Captain Cardiac” by his friends at
school. While still in utero, he was diagnosed with a heart defect that left him with half a heart and he has undergone three open heart surgeries, the first when he was only three days old. “It’s my home away from home,” the youngster said of SickKids. “It’s where my doctors and nurses took care of me. Every year when I come for my check-up, they say: ‘hi’.” The $208,000 brought the total amount donated by Lastman’s Bad Boy to more than $400,000 over the years.
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YIMBY festival helps west-end groups forge stronger connections LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Social organizations from Toronto’s west-end got together to share ideas on effecting change in the city and to strengthen their connections during the west-end YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) Festival. The event happened Sunday at the Gladstone Hotel. Typically a citywide event, this edition of the YIMBY Festival partnered with Gladstone Hotel and Shape My City to create a west-end event. Held in the hotel’s ballroom, the event included a range of socially engaged, local organizations working together to foster a neighbourhood network that’s committed to affecting positive change while building a community. Susanna Redekop, communications coordinator for Parkdale’s West End Food Co-op (WEFC), said the organization has participated in the YIMBY Festival for at least four years. “We’re very community involved and we like to see what other community organizations are doing. People don’t always know what’s going on in their own backyards,” she said. Redekop said she typically leaves a YIMBY event with as many as eight contacts. She said people tend to know that the West End Food Co-op exists, but not necessarily what it’s all about and she uses the YIMBY Festival as an opportunity to promote its work. For example, in 2012-2013, WEFC launched the Co-op Cred program with the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Parc) and Greenest City, which empowers those who are marginalized and dealing with hunger, poverty, and mental health issues, to gain access to healthy food. Co-op Cred participants are paid for their labour, working in the WEFC kitchen and store, and in Greenest City’s community gardens, and earn co-op credits that can be used at WEFC to pur-
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Dames Making Games members Mic Foh, left, Jennie Robinson Faber, Alex Bull and Izzie Colpitts-Campbell staff their table during the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) Festival at Gladstone Hotel on Sunday. Dames Making Games is a non-profit feminist organization that supports women who are interested in playing, making, and changing games. This was the organization’s first appearance at the YIMBY Festival.
chase groceries. Thanks to a recent grant, WEFC is able to revamp its kitchen to make it more accessible and install a bake oven. Cycle Toronto’s Ward 14 and Ward 18 co-captains Mary Jo Pollak and Hyedie Hashimoto were on hand to chat about cycling. “Biking is the most practical form of transportation and the city should provide more infrastructure so people can get to and from work,” Pollak said. a showcase for groups Julia Zeeman and Sarah Stadnyk of Sustainability Ontario Community Energy Co-op (SOCEC) said they were more than happy to participate in such an event that allows the opportunity to share information about their organization. “We’re passionate about clean energy,” Zeeman said. Founded in 2012, SOCEC is currently working on a project with the University of Toronto to see the installation of a solar community charging station for small, electrical devices. It will be an outdoor, interactive space that’s expected to
be complete by August. For representatives of the Parkdale Community Health Centre, the event was a way to share a message that their organization is here to support everyone. “We want to create an inclusive neighbourhood,” community development worker Nancy Steckley said. From their booth, staff brought attention to the health centre’s Parkdale Parents’ Primary Prevention Project (5Ps), which provides free programs for parents and young children. It provides prenatal nutrition and support, breast feeding support, and support as your baby grows, among a whole host of others. There is ample opportunity to meet other mothers to share experiences. Soshauna Simmons is a volunteer for the Toronto Tool Library and The Sharing Depot. They operate like a library, but a membership must be purchased for a year, she explained. There are locations in Parkdale, East York, and Downsview where you can borrow anything from measuring tapes to power washers, table saws and generators. In East York, items such as camping equipment, games,
sporting equipment and party supplies can be signed out too. “Our clients differ location to location,” Simmons said. “High school kids borrow tools for school projects, parents sign out tools for home renovations. Spokespeople for Dames Making Games (DMG), a nonprofit feminist organization that supports women who are interested in playing, making and changing games, were on hand at YIMBY. DMG includes dames-only game nights, socials, arcades and showcases, workshops and tutorials, and advocating for inclusion and diversity through public speaking and outreach. Anyone who is interested is welcome to get involved, DMG member Izzie ColpittsCampbell said. The YIMBY Festival provides a social space for people and groups to gather, to exchange ideas, and establish connections in an effort to effect change while strengthening their networks.
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Mayor John Tory and some members of his Executive Committee bristled at a hard-hitting report by City Manager Peter Wallace arguing that Toronto’s strategy of keeping property taxes low, and services steady, has created a looming financial crisis in the city. “I would state one fact as to why I am averse to going first to the property tax,” said Tory at the Tuesday meeting of Toronto’s Executive Committee. “Ninety seven per cent of the voters in 2014 voted for a candidate who supported a property tax increase no greater than the rate of inflation.” Wallace’s report indicated that in effect, Toronto Council’s budgetary process has resulted in an actual property tax decrease in recent years when adjusted for real inflation. Council has been able to keep the city afloat thanks to the unprecedented strong real estate market, which has led to a nearly 150 per cent increase in the land transfer tax since it was approved in 2006 – and on one-time uploads from the provincial government. TTC helped bottom line To a lesser degree, the city has also benefited from higher-than-inflation TTC fare increases. “The total incremental increase with property taxes is smaller than fees paid by TTC riders over the last six years,” said Wallace. He said that it is unrealistic to expect that the land transfer tax will keep increasing and that the province will continue with uploading of services. “We’re going to regress to the mean at some point,” he said. “It is inconceivable that the land transfer tax will continue to grow. So expense is likely to rise and on the revenue side, revenue is likely to decline. Council has enjoyed a relatively free ride. Clearly we
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need to change that. The process of kicking the can down the road will inevitably come to an end. The shortcuts, the tricks we’ve relied on are not realistically available.” The committee spent hours on the fiscal forecast, that will ultimately lead to a debate on possible revenue tools besides property tax. Wallace said he would be providing a report in June, looking at various revenue tools. Willowdale Councillor David Shiner suggested that Wallace’s report effectively let other levels of government off the hook for larger downloads, particularly involving transit and housing. “I agree with you philosophically that they should be not on the property tax base but for two decades they have been,” Wallace said. “It is my argument that the kid who was born when that was downloaded is now in university... It is not an argument of what should be, it is an argument of what is.” When Shiner asked where the money from the services that the province has uploaded has gone, Wallace responded: “You put it into lower property taxes.” Wallace suggested that there are very few efficiencies that remain to be found in the city government. Some councillors disagreed with that. “This idea that we can’t find efficiencies is patently false and the wrong attitude to have,” said Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong. “A five per cent property tax increase is going to have a real effect on families.” For his part, Tory suggested that the city needs to look at the sale of assets, the contracting out of some services and the cancellations of others.
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david nickle the city fine with. But a commitment to hosting the event that involved either significant city expenditure or funding from other levels of government that might cut into money that would otherwise go to the city? Not likely. It would, in fact, have been very difficult for the mayor to say anything else this week, as his Executive Committee was grappling with a bombshell report from City Manager Peter Wallace talking about Toronto’s long-term fiscal forecast. The report has been floating around for more than a week, and its findings are stark: Toronto is headed for a fiscal cliff, and soon. Council’s two contradic-
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already undergoing a major redevelopment and regeneration, meticulously planned and with great private-sector interest. Those precincts don’t need pavilions – they need parkland and housing and office/industrial space. We are already undergoing a massive and at-least partially funded public transit expansion. Would a successful Expo bid accelerate that? Or would it simply shift funding to other transit projects that might benefit visitors better than Torontonians? Last year, Tory did something that few other mayors have done, and said no to a potential Olympic bid. It’s not hard to see a repeat performance when it comes to Expo.
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H E LP PLAN TRAN S IT I N TORONTO The City of Toronto, TTC, Waterfront Toronto together with Metrolinx are working to bring more transit to communities across the city with connections throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
During May and June, we have organized meetings for you to learn more about integrated transit planning and provide your feedback on key transit studies underway.
SMARTTRACK AND GO REGIONAL EXPRESS RAIL
Updates will be presented for integration of SmartTrack and GO Regional Express Rail to improve rapid transit service on three GO corridors in Toronto. Options for extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT west to Pearson Airport will also be discussed.
RELIEF LINE
Results of the evaluation of alignment options will be presented, including proposed locations for stations entrances.
SCARBOROUGH TRANSIT PLANNING
Updates of the evaluation of options for the Scarborough Subway Extension will be presented. Options for an LRT connecting Kennedy Station and the University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus along Eglinton Avenue, Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue will also be presented.
WATERFRONT TRANSIT “RESET”
The vision for a comprehensive waterfront transit network will be introduced. Preliminary transit concepts and their associated evaluation framework will be introduced and discussed.
TH E FOLLOWI NG S E SS ION S WI LL FOCUS ON S PECI FIC PROJ ECTS AS NOTE D. Wednesday, May 25
Thursday, May 26
WATERFRONT WATERFRONT TRANSIT “RESET” TRANSIT RESET TRANSIT RESET (CENTRAL) (WEST) Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Presentation at 6:30 pm
John English Junior Middle School 95 Mimico Avenue 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Presentation at 6:30 pm
Tuesday, May 31 SCARBOROUGH TRANSIT PLANNING Scarborough Civic Centre 150 Borough Drive 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Presentation at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 1
Thursday, June 2
Saturday, June 4
Tuesday, June 21
SMARTTRACK Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Building, Room 801 222 Bremner Boulevard 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Presentation at 7:00 pm
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TRANSIT NETWORK PLANNING
Riverdale Collegiate 1094 Gerrard St East
York Humber High School 100 Emmett Avenue
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Presentation at 7:00 pm
9:30 am – 11:30 am Presentation at 10:00 am
City Hall Members’ Lounge 100 Queen Street West 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Presentation at 5:00 pm
The same information will be available at each meeting and online, so you can choose the location and format convenient for you. Meetings are wheelchair accessible. Contact us if you require other accessibility accommodations.
For more information, meeting materials and to submit online comments, please visit toronto.ca/TransitTO
Metrolinx theplan@metrolinx.com tel: 416-202-5589 www.metrolinx.com
City of Toronto TransitTO@toronto.ca tel: 416-338-2848 fax: 416-392-1591 www.toronto.ca/TransitTO
Waterfront Toronto info@waterfrontoronto.ca tel: 416-214-1344 www.waterfrontoronto.ca
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Baby Time WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: Mount Dennis Library, 1123 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-394-1008 COST: Free For children from infants to 18 months: Storytime and Living and Learning with Baby Family Time WHEN: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006 COST: Free Stories, songs and rhymes for children age five and under, with their caregivers. Films on Shortt St. WHEN: 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Fairbank Village, Shortt Street and Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: Laura, www.fairbankvillagebia.ca, info@ fairbankvillagebia.ca COST: Free Fairbank Village is offering monthly outdoor movie screenings. The first movie is ‘The Incredibles’. Bring your own blanket or chair. Free popcorn is available.
w Saturday, May 28
Families of St Clare Annual Garage Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: St Clare School, 124 Northcliffe Blvd., parking lot CONTACT: Nancy Santos, nancy_santos@rogers. com COST: Free Come and check out the deals, which include small kitchen appliances, dishes, pots, home decor (lamps, vases), books, toys, movies, music, tools, electronics, garden accessories, jewelry, clothing, homemade baked goods, etc. Army Navy Airforce York 383 Gargae Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Army Navy & Air Force Unit York 383’s, 1649 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Monica McCallum, 647-971-8810, monicamccallum24@gmail.com COST: Free Check out the deals.
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Giant Book Sale WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-1006 COST: Free Come check out Evelyn Gregory’s annual book sale. Browse from a wide range of previously-loved books and pick up your favourites for just a buck or two.
Garden Sale WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Humber Community Seniors’ Services, 1167 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Margarita, 416-249-7946 COST: Free Support Humber Community Seniors Services at their annual garden sale. Lots of plants, herbs and flowers all cared for by seniors. Asian Heritage Book Discussion WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Community activist and author Jennilee Austria leads a discussion of Manilla-born author, Mia Alvar’s “In the Country: Stories.” This book explores the lives of men and women in the Filipino diaspora.
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WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis are two of the most common diseases affecting the elderly. In this talk PhD candidates from U of T will be dissecting the etiology, risk factors, treatments, and current research of these debilitating diseases. Call to register.
w Wednesday, June 1
West Toronto Junction Historical Society WHEN: 6:45 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-3937692 COST: Free Local history enthusiast John Beram takes a close look at the Toronto Stockyards and how they fit into the industrial development of the West Toronto Junction.
The Ojibway Storyteller WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006 COST: Free Through the magic of the spoken word, drama and humour, Aaron Bell, The Ojibway Storyteller, shares the teachings and the culture of the First Nations people of Southern Ontario.
There will be lots of treasurers, which include small kitchen appliances, dishes, home décor, books, toys and more.
w Monday, May 30
Stress Management Through Restorative Meditation WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre, 341 Oakwood Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-1040 COST: Free These classes consists of a relaxing meditation session and tension relieving stretches. Please bring a yoga mat or a non-slip surface mat to the class. Call to register.
Importer, Collector and Historian WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: The Village of Humber Heights, 2245 Lawrence Ave. W. CONTACT: Cherri Hurst, cherri_whcd@teksavvy. com COST: Free The Weston Historical Society’s June meeting features guest speaker Lorne Shields who has been collecting every aspect of early cycling, including vintage photos, posters, ephemera and memorabilia since 1967. He donated a large portion of his bicycle collection to the Canadian National Museum of Science and Technology in 1981. All welcome.
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Junction Craft Brewing brewmaster Doug Pengelly, left, and Tom Paterson sit on the steps to their future, larger space at 150 Symes Rd.
Brewery takes up space on Symes >>>from page spent negotiating for the new, much larger space. “It was a beautiful building at one point,” Paterson told The Guardian. “It was originally a City of Toronto building that the city built from scratch.” The Art Deco structure first opened in 1934 and was originally known as the ‘Destructor on Symes Road’ and later the ‘Symes Road Transfer Station’ when it was converted into a waste transfer facility. Designated a heritage property, the building will be cleaned up and restored by its owner, a Toronto developer who purchased it in 2012. “There are site specific features that need to be kept and restored,” Paterson said. Then, Junction Craft Brewing will adapt the space in a way that pays tribute to
the building’s industrial roots while accommodating the brewery’s needs with help from PLANT Architect Inc. “We are very excited – ‘the destructor’ is a gem of a building, which had high design aspirations from its inception by RC Harris,” spokesperson Lisa Rapoport said. “Junction brew is a terrific group that really care about design – of beer of course – but also packaging. Their aesthetic is really a perfect match for the building.” In addition to increased production and distribution capabilities, the brewery will offer tours, act as an event space and include an expanded tap room and retail bottle shop. The goal is to open in late December, Paterson said. Paterson and Pengelly first connected when Paterson w a s t h e ow n e r o f T h e
Paddock Tavern on Bathurst Street, a space he restored to its original 1940s jazz cocktail glory days. Its menu was comprised of imported and Ontario craft beers, one of which was Saint Andrew’s Vienna Lager, brewed by Pengelly, who delivered it himself. Paterson vowed then to go into business with Pengelly. Junction Craft Brewing’s mission is to “create balanced, flavourful versions of diverse beer styles. Its signature brew, Conductor’s Craft Ale, is a nod to the neighbourhood’s manufacturing history and its proximity to the junction of four railway lines. Paterson says he hopes the new brewery will be “a place all craft beer lovers will enjoy and want to keep coming back to.” For details, visit www. junctioncraftbrewing.com
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and a hundred other budding restaurateurs hoping to capitalize on Toronto’s vibrant culinary community. Except for Gauravi, it worked. Shortly after beginning the search for a location to host her concept Tilde – a taquiera that experiments with cross-cultural flavours and hawks craft brews and cocktails – she found a spot on the Danforth, an area growing beyond its Greek routes to more diverse food offerings.
Perfect weather for a concert in the park Sunday was a beautiful day for a concert in the park and as fate would have it, a group of friends invited me to bring out my guitar and play for their kids. They wanted me to teach them how to do a sing-along song. So, I kicked things off with an original tune: This Sing-Along Song Is Getting Out Of Hand. Jamie: “It really is quite simple. As easy as can be. All you have to do is repeat everything I say after me.” Kids: “Everything I say after me.” Jamie: “Wait, I haven’t started yet, silly.” Kids: “Wait, I haven’t started yet, silly.” Jamie: “No, I don’t think you understand.” Kids: “No, I don’t think you understand.” Jamie: “This sing-along song is getting out of hand.” Kids: “This sing-along song is getting out of hand.” Jamie: “Can we just start over from the top?” Kids: “Can we just start over from the top?” Jamie: “No. What I meant
jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY was that I want you to stop.” Kids: “No. What I meant was that I want you to stop.” Jamie: “This ain’t exactly what I had planned.” Kids: “This ain’t exactly what I had planned.” Jamie: “This sing-along song is getting out of hand.” Kids: “This sing-along song is getting out of hand.” Jamie: “There’s gotta be something I can do.” Kids: “There’s gotta be something I can do.” Jamie: “To make this go the way it was supposed to.” Kids: “To make this go the way it was supposed to.” Jamie: “Cease and desist, I demand.” Kids: “Cease and desist, I demand.” Jamie: “This sing-along song is getting out of hand.” Kids: “This sing-along song is getting out of hand.” Jamie: “I give up you win, what can I say?” Kids: “I give up you win,
what can I say?” Jamie: “From here on, we’ll just have do it your way.” Kids: “From here on, we’ll just have do it your way.” Jamie: “Jamie is the smartest guy in the land.” Kids: “Jamie is the dumbest guy in the land.” Jamie: “I said, Jamie is the SMARTEST guy in the land.” Kids: “I said, Jamie is the DUMBEST guy in the land.” Jamie: “This sing-along song is getting out of haaaaand.” Kids: “This sing-along song is getting out of haaaaand.” Jamie: “OK. Enough already. The song is over. You win.” Kids: “OK. Enough already. The song is over. You win.” Jamie: “Jamie is the smartest guy in the land?” Kids: “Jamie is the dumbest guy in the land. Nice try.” Jamie: “Ah, I figured it was worth one more shot. Kids: “If it’s any consolation, we give you an A for effort.” Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca
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“I quit my job and the next week I had a location,” she says. “I was expecting it to be a long drawn out process.” Gauravi was able to get some assistance from Enterprise Toronto. “I applied for (Starter Company) because we really needed the funds to expand the staffing and expand our hours into brunch service,” she explains. She got the grant, fine-tuned her business plan and received mentorship, as well.
Foodie abandons nuclear engineering to launch taquieria
“People from a couple other startups got together and (although) they were starting apps and techs companies and I was starting a brick and mortar place it was interesting to see the different perspectives,” she says. “Some were having issues with staffing and training so it was good to find that common ground even through our industries are completely different.”
For Gauravi Shah, cooking was just a hobby, something to do in the evenings to distract herself from the daily grind of working as a nuclear engineer in Pickering. That is, until she discovered she had a genuine knack for it.
Since completing the program the entrepreneur and foodie has added brunch to Tilde’s offerings.
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“Enterprise Toronto really helped me to try to address a very challenging area in the industry,” says Gauravi.
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