Taggart Parkes Family

In the post-Second World War era, Harold and Muriel Taggart began helping returning war veterans as they integrated back into the community. This work expanded into assisting youth and, in later years, into improving health care. Harold and Muriel instilled in their children and grandchildren the importance of supporting the broader community, of lending a…

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Sylvie Villeneuve and Yves Tremblay

Sylvie and Yves, originally from Alma, Que., both studied at Universite Laval in Quebec City, specializing in nutrition and engineering and, in the late 1970s, adopted Ottawa as their home. Yves found success in the fibre optics sector from 1980 to 2000, while Sylvie managed their growing family, which included four children and eventually 16…

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