Kenny Toor

Kenny Toor is from India and has lived in Canada for two and a half years, and came to the Bay of Quinte region almost two years ago. He is the CEO and chairman of Toor Group and owner of Motel 6 in Quinte West. He moved here for both business and pleasure and when asked what he loves about …

Dr. Jinni Demine

Dr. Jinni Demine is from Russia and has lived in Canada for 22 years, 17 of them in the Bay of Quinte region. She is a veterinarian and the owner of the Trenton Pet Hospital in Quinte West. She came here to start her practice and raise her family. When asked what she loves about living in the area, here …

Aparna Mehra Narula

Aparna Mehra Narula is from India and has been living in the Bay of Quinte region for ten and a half months. She moved her after getting married as her husband is posted at CFB Trenton. She is a Henna Mehndi Tattoo expert. When asked what she loves about living here this is what she had to say: “It’s a …

Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips is from Jamaica and has lived in Canada for 40 years, sixteen of them in the Bay of Quinte region. He is the owner of Mystical Distributing Company Ltd., Canada’s largest fireworks importer and distributor. He ended up here by fluke aiming for Mississauga. When asked what he loves about living here in the Bay of Quinte region …

Once a Refugee, Now a Restauranteur

Kugan Soma arrived in Canada with hardly a cent to his name. He’s now the owner of a successful business in Quinte West. “I had nothing … $1,” Soma recalls, sitting in his restaurant, Tiger Chicken & Ribs, at 68 Front St. in downtown Trenton. “Thanks to Canada for letting me in. They did really well to me.” Soma arrived …