Passing: Mr. Toronto (Ed Mirvish) dies at 92 (Globe and Mail)
From The Globe and Mail:
Honest Ed Mirvish, the man who invented the discount store in Canada, saved the Old Vic Theatre in London, England and, with his son David, built the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, died early Wednesday morning at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He was 92.
A salesman, an entrepreneur and an impresario, Mr. Mirvish was also a well-known philanthropist. He was a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a Member of the Order of Canada and the recipient of more than 250 awards. The flag at Toronto's city hall flew at half mast on Thursday.
The funeral service will take place at Beth Tzedec Synagogue located at 1700 Bathurst Street, south of Eglinton Avenue, on Friday, July 13, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. followed by a strictly private family Shiva.
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For numerous appreciations of Honest Ed from the Globe and Mail, see:
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Honest Ed Mirvish, the man who invented the discount store in Canada, saved the Old Vic Theatre in London, England and, with his son David, built the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, died early Wednesday morning at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He was 92.
A salesman, an entrepreneur and an impresario, Mr. Mirvish was also a well-known philanthropist. He was a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a Member of the Order of Canada and the recipient of more than 250 awards. The flag at Toronto's city hall flew at half mast on Thursday.
The funeral service will take place at Beth Tzedec Synagogue located at 1700 Bathurst Street, south of Eglinton Avenue, on Friday, July 13, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. followed by a strictly private family Shiva.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070711.wmirvish0711/BNStory/Front/
For numerous appreciations of Honest Ed from the Globe and Mail, see:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/templates/hub?searchText=Honest+Ed%27s&hub=Search&searchType=Quick&iaction.x=8&iaction.y=2
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