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THE PEOPLE OF EAST GWILLIMBURY
April 2018
DECADES OF TALES FROM THE BARBERSHOP
Stepping into Paul Kiriaku's garage-turned-barber shop is a little like visiting a bygone era. Pictures of famous people and newspaper articles adorn the walls of this 78-year-old's work space. Every hair stylist's most valuable tools are within a hand's reach. As a barber, he's trimmed a lot of sideburns, shaved a lot of faces, pampered a lot of clients, and cut more hair than you can imagine over the past 60 years.
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June 2020
He's Got THE BLUES...
Sharon resident Wayne Catania has performed around the world, keeping blues music alive as 'Jake Blues' in the official 'Blues Brothers Revue' show. He's also got an amazing new Blues Brothers coffee brand brewing!
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September 2020
HERB SAMME EMBARKED ON THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY
Proud father and Local EG resident Herb Samme went to war to finish his late son LCpl Eric A. Palmisano's tour in Iraq. He came home forever changed by the experience.
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June 2020
He's Got THE BLUES...
Sharon resident Wayne Catania has performed around the world, keeping blues music alive as 'Jake Blues' in the official 'Blues Brothers Revue' show. He's also got an amazing new Blues Brothers coffee brand brewing!
read more
November 2018
WWII veteran gives a unique perspective on remembrance day
Mount Albert resident Jim Parks has seen more in his 94 years than most. The Great Depression; battles in countries half way around the world; and in the end, resolution and peace.
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March 2017
The making of a HUMANITARIAN champion
Whipper Billy Watson found international fame as a professional wrestler in the 1950s, but it was a serious accident outside of the ring that altered his path and motivated him to become an incredible local humanitarian and an ambassador for children with disabilities.
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March 2017
The Life & Times oF
East Gwillimbury Legend John Candy
If there was ever a man whose personality was larger than life, actor John Candy was it. In the 1980s, the Candy family put down roots in Queensville. In March 2017, we chatted with John's daughter Jennifer.
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COMMUNITY CIRCLES
vicki pinkerton writes about all things "community"
We inherited Vicki when we took over the Bulletin in 2014 and what a great asset to the magazine she has been (and continues to be)!
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THE WAY WE WERE
ALLAN MCGILLIVRAY is our resident historian
Allan joined us in 2015 and he's been with us ever since. He's a walking encylopedia of local EG history - a storyteller of epic proportions.
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IN EAST GWILLIMBURY, WE SPELL 'COMMUNITY' WITH A 'B'
blair matthews finds 'community' in unique places
Community means different things to different people. Blair writes about what Community means to him - sometimes with hilarious results.
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THE WAY WE WERE
ALLAN MCGILLIVRAY is our resident historian
Allan joined us in 2015 and he's been with us ever since. He's a walking encylopedia of local EG history - a storyteller of epic proportions.
read more
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