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The Weston family is a prominent family of businesspeople that was founded in Canada and eventually developed global business interests, primarily in the food and retail sectors. [1] The family operations began with the purchase of a bakery in 1884 by American-born Canadian George Weston in Toronto , Ontario. [ 2 ]
In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, The Garfield Weston Foundation created an initiative valued at £25 million designed to support mid to large-scale organizations impacted by the virus. [ 61 ] In recognition of his charitable donations, Weston was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1990, [ 62 ] awarded the Order of Ontario in ...
LONDON — W. Galen Weston, the Canadian retailer whose businesses spanned two continents, has died aged 80 after a long illness, his family said Tuesday. Weston sat at the helm of food, retail ...
Willard Galen Garfield Weston (born December 19, 1972), known as Galen Weston Jr. or Galen G. Weston, [1] is an Irish-Canadian [2] businessman and a member of the Weston family. He is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of George Weston Limited , [ 3 ] and chairman and former president of Loblaw Companies Limited .
COVID-19 was particularly dangerous to the fabric of small towns, he said, because social distancing restrictions interrupted long-standing patterns of volunteerism and community connections.
LONDON — The Weston family, whose holdings include Selfridges, Holt Renfrew and Fortnum & Mason saw their wealth rise by 470 million pounds to 11 billion pounds over the past year, making them ...
The Agents of Change transformation was completed 2007, culminating with the opening of the Weston Family Innovation Centre and the Teluscape plaza. [16] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, the Science Centre received $500,000 from the Government of Canada to promote COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children and their families. [17]
In 2023, the Weston Family Foundation made grant disbursements of $61.8 million. [7] At the end of 2023, the foundation's assets were $424 million. [7] There is a familial connection between the Weston family foundations in Canada and the UK (the Garfield Weston Foundation in the UK), but each foundation works independently with a different ...