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He was also past president of the Toronto Stock Exchange, founder of Gardiner Oil and Gas Ltd. and Scott's Hospitality Inc. which acquired the Kentucky Fried Chicken rights for Canada in 1962. [3] Following a marriage in which he had three children, he married Helen Gardiner and with her co-founded the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Arts in Toronto.
George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, The: $130 million Historica Foundation of Canada: unknown Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, The: $470 million Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal: $1.38 Billion John Dobson Foundation: $20 million J.P. Bickell Foundation: $70 million Judy and Paul Bronfman Charitable Foundation $17.9 million ...
In 1843, those involved in the rebellion were granted amnesty, and Austin returned to Toronto. Entering business, he joined with Patrick Foy to found the Austin & Foy Wholesale Company in the Daniel Brooke Building at the corner of King and Jarvis streets in Toronto. The wholesale company was successful, but Austin was interested in pursuing ...
The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation was founded in 1965 by Walter L. Gordon, his wife, Elizabeth (née Counsell), and his brother, Duncan Gordon.Walter Gordon was a Canadian businessman and politician; he was the Minister of Finance from 1963 to 1965 and the president of the Privy Council from 1967 to 1968.
John Joseph Kelso (31 March 1864 – 30 September 1935) [1] was a newspaper reporter and social crusader who immigrated to Canada from Ireland with his family in 1874 when he was ten years old. They suffered hardships of hunger and cold in their early years in Toronto and, throughout his life, this motivated Kelso's compassion towards the poor ...
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. Formerly Canwest Limited Partnership (2000–2010) Company type Public Traded as TSX: PNC.A TSX: PNC.B Industry Mass media Predecessor Canwest Founded July 13, 2010 ; 14 years ago (2010-07-13) Headquarters 365 Bloor Street East Toronto, Ontario M4W 3L4 Products Newspapers, media websites, news content Revenue $458.2 million CAD (2022) Owner Chatham Asset ...
The following are some of the causes the foundation has supported: the Hennick Centre of Business and Law at York University, providing post-graduate studies for students in business or law; [24] the Jay S. Hennick Business and Community Leadership Program at the University of Ottawa, which provides financial support to JD law students who have ...
In 1984, Vari and her husband founded the George and Helen Vari Foundation to promote education in Canada and cultural and educational exchange. The foundation gave philanthropic gifts to numerous educational institutions including the University of Toronto , York University , Toronto Metropolitan University and Ontario Tech University .