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Mohammed

Afghan refugee Mohammed volunteering at a refugee help centre in Burlington, Ontario.

Ercole

Ercole, whose Italian name means "Hercules" outside his Italian sports club.

Don

Don is my picture framer. He runs a great shop and has many loyal, longtime customers.

Keith

Keith at the wheel of the 1969 Lotus Elan he bought new and had shipped to the US when he got his first job there as a newly graduated engineer.

Jane

Jane standing outside her first restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Susan

Susan is the owner of Melt Gallery and an encaustic artist.

Hans

Hans is co-owner of Wild Goose Gallery in Blyth Ontario and a talented artist.

Steve

Steve is a recording engineer at River 16 studio in Oakville, Ontario.

Gary and Allan

Gary and Allan are proprietors of popular Bay Village Coffee on Bay Street in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Hanna Sophia

Hanna Sophia is a performance and self-portrait artist. She lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Tatjana

Tatjana is an artist living in Oakville, Ontario.

Ron

Ron with two cars he has restored; 1975 VW beetle and 1941 Ford.

Yvon, who makes beautiful shoes to order.

Yvon lives in Levis, Quebec. He hand-crafts custom shoes to order.

Steve, musician.

Steve and a longtime friend (another Steve) have been popular entertainers in Barrie-area bars for several decades.

Surfer girl at Tofino BC.

Unfortunately I forgot this young woman's name. She told me she was living in her camper and working at a pub in Tofino so she could spend her days surfing.

Shir, owner of an Afghan carpet shop.

Shir is the owner of an Afghan carpet shop near Oakville, Ontario.

Rolly with 1975 Ferrari 308 GT4 Dino.

Rolly is sitting in front of his 1975 Ferrari 308GT4 Dino.

Ron, volunteer mechanic at Halton Radial Railway

Ron is a volunteer mechanic at the Halton Railway Railway Museum.

John turns discarded pianos into beautiful furniture.

John salvages the interiors from unwanted pianos, then builds beautiful coffee tables around them.

Kevin, record store owner.

Kevin a proprietor of a great used record store in Kitchener, Ontario.

Judy

A dear friend, Judy is an accomplished fibre artist living on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada.

Kent

Kent has been a successful restauranteur for four decades in Barrie, Ontario.

John

John bakes fabulous bread weekly. It's a favourite of family and friends.

Ghirma

Ghirma manages a small sandwich shop in downtown Toronto.