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Glynn Williams – 9th Edition
Raised in Montreal and Toronto, Glynn Williams fell in love with the Guysborough region over 25 years ago while on a bicycle trip. When he saw an ad in The Globe and Mail for a five-bedroom farmhouse on…
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Judy Dickson – 8th Edition
As a high school teacher in the early 1990’s, Judy Dickson decided to take her students to a tourism careers day coordinated by the Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource Council. She was so impressed by the range of…
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Leslie Wilson – 7th Edition
Leslie Wilson is the President and General Manager of Ski Wentworth, one of Nova Scotia’s leading outdoor winter experience providers. She is the fourth generation of her family to be involved in the business…
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Wadih Fares – 5th Edition
Wadih Fares arrived in his adopted home of Halifax 30 years ago as civil war broke out in his native Lebanon. His professional journey has the makings of a legend as he progressed from starting as a young…
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Quita Gray – 4th Edition
Quita Gray and her husband, Scott Whitelaw have a love affair with agriculture and forestry…and have combined those passions into Sugar Moon Farm. Back in 1996 they started a two year apprenticeship…
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Wally Hayes – 3rd Edition
Wally Hayes started his career with the Chronicle Herald as a reporter in Halifax. Later he moved on to work with the Canadian Press and even in photographic retail. It was by pure chance that he…
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Glenn Squires – 2nd Edition
Glenn Squires was born in Corner Brook Newfoundland and grew up in St. John’s. In 1979 Glenn decided to move to Halifax Nova Scotia. And despite his international business success has chosen Halifax…
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Regina Adshade – 1st Edition
When Regina Adshade was only fourteen she made one of the biggest decisions of her life. What she was going to be when she grew up?
Regina wasn’t happy with the standard choices of teacher, doctor…
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