Featured Stories

[arve url=”https://vimeo.com/155457881″ align=”none” promote_link=”no” maxwidth=”900″ /] Working on his future Like many new Canadians, Dharmendra Chudasama moved to Toronto when he first came to Canada in 2003. But after a few months, he realized he was looking for more from his Canadian experience. He was researching job opportunities and saw one that he liked in Belleville so he moved to the …

[arve url=”https://vimeo.com/155450955″ align=”none” promote_link=”no” maxwidth=”900″ /] Writing Her Own Story Gretchen Chi has always felt the need to follow her own path. That desire led her from her home in North Eastern China to Loyalist College in Belleville, Canada. Gretchen started her career at Loyalist in the Advertising and Marketing Communications program. She already spoke English but this program pushed her to become …

[arve url=”https://vimeo.com/147864787″ align=”none” promote_link=”no” maxwidth=”900″ /] Learning the language When Jennipher first moved to Belleville in 2011, she relied on her husband Francisco to do the speaking for her. She wasn’t comfortable speaking English but desperately wanted to be able to communicate with her new neighbours. Jennipher enrolled in the English as Second Language program at Loyola and three years later, she …

[arve url=”https://vimeo.com/156283318″ align=”none” promote_link=”no” maxwidth=”900″ /] The winemaker When Frédéric Picard first came to Canada 2002, he didn’t expect to stay here forever and he’d never heard of Prince Edward County. More than 14 years later, Frédéric  is now a Canadian winemaker and part of the unique culture that makes Prince Edward County such an important part of the Bay of Quinte …

[arve url=”https://vimeo.com/160029786″ align=”none” promote_link=”no” maxwidth=”900″ /] Born to be a veterinarian Dr. Jinni Demine remembers when her parents first started buying her books about veterinarians and pets. She was a four-year-old in Moscow, Russia but her parents already had big dreams for their little girl. Jinni did grow up to be a veterinarian but she’s practicing in Quinte West, Ontario, …

[arve url=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/159931919?autoplay=0″ align=”none” promote_link=”no” maxwidth=”900″ /] Helping Others Find Their Way The first time Carolin Boysen brought her young daughter to Prince Edward County, she knew that the region was something special. Carolin and Alex Lacher had moved to Canada in 1999 and after spending time in Haliburton, Ontario and British Columbia, they decided that The County was their perfect new …

[arve url=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/159931919?autoplay=0″ align=”none” promote_link=”no” maxwidth=”900″ /] Helping Others Find Their Way The first time Carolin Boysen brought her young daughter to Prince Edward County, she knew that the region was something special. Carolin and Alex Lacher had moved to Canada in 1999 and after spending time in Haliburton, Ontario and British Columbia, they decided that The County was their perfect new …

[arve url=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/180533495?autoplay=0″ align=”none” promote_link=”no” maxwidth=”900″ /] Serving up Amazing Weekends Tino Agpoon sees a lot of smiling faces every weekend in the summer. But, the smile on his face may be the biggest. Tino welcomes hundreds of Filipinos to his family camp on Oak Lake in Quinte West each weekend during the summer. They come from other cities around the province including Toronto, Mississauga, …

[arve url=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/180533494?autoplay=0″ align=”none” maxwidth=”900″ /] Serving Up Authentic Mexican Cuisine When Marlem Power moved to Canada from Mexico City in 2000 she had little more than a couple of suitcases of clothes and a dream for a great life in Canada. She quickly found out that her cooking skills were appreciated by her new friends and neighbours so she set …

[arve url=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/180533494?autoplay=0″ align=”none” maxwidth=”900″ /] Serving Up Authentic Mexican Cuisine When Marlem Power moved to Canada from Mexico City in 2000 she had little more than a couple of suitcases of clothes and a dream for a great life in Canada. She quickly found out that her cooking skills were appreciated by her new friends and neighbours so she set …