Toronto Life – December 2018

photographs: linton, saunders by

getty images;

zekulin by

nathan cyprys;

kennedy by

cp images;

gertner courtesy of tokyo smoke; gordon courtesy of 48 north; jost by

craig boyko

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two catastrophes—the Yonge and Finch

van attack and the Danforth shooting—and a

string of violent incidents made the summer of

2018 memorable for all the wrong reasons. But when

Constable Ken Lam stared down Alek Minassian at

Yonge and Sheppard and chose to holster, rather than

fire, his sidearm, the Toronto Police—and their leader,

Saunders—became a symbol of everything that’s

right about law enforcement, especially in the eyes

of Americans fed up with police brutality. up next:

Modernizing the force by deploying officers where

and when their presence is most needed, a reform

that’s long been challenged by the union.

stephan jost kicked off 2018 with Guillermo del Toro’s Monsters exhibi-

tion, which drew 192,000 visitors. He followed it with Infinity Mirrors, a

kaleidoscopic journey through a series of eye-popping rooms. That exhibit

wasn’t just a success on Instagram; it was a financial boon (169,000 visitors)

and confirmation that the AGO isn’t just for monocle-hoisters and art majors.

It’s a cultural centre for all, an oasis of thought-provoking works, live con-

certs, evening yoga sessions and much more. friends in high places: He’s on

a first-name basis with the Obamas.

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Stephan Jost

Director,

Art GAllery of ontArio

Bruce Linton

& Mark ZekuLin

Canopy Growth

As of October

2018, Canopy had

4.3 million square

feet of licensed

production space.

Constellation

Brands, a mammoth

multinational

beverage and alcohol

corporation, recently

invested $5 billion.

Brendan

kennedy

Tilray

Tilray controls an

international grow-

op that is expected

to comprise 912,000

square feet of pro-

duction space by

the end of 2018.

The company owns

High Park Farms, a

Toronto-based can-

nabis producer.

terry Booth

& caM BattLey

Aurora Cannabis

Aurora, which

controls 4.5 mil-

lion square feet of

production space,

will soon be able to

produce 570,000

kilograms of weed

per year, thanks in

part to its acquisition

of rival Med Releaf

in July.

aLan

Gertner

Hiku

Gertner quit his job

at Google to found

the upscale weed

paraphernalia shop,

Tokyo Smoke. In

2018, Canopy bought

the brand’s parent

company, Hiku, for

an all-stock deal

reportedly valued at

$270 million.

aLison

Gordon

48North

The former EVP of

Rethink Breast Can-

cer was appointed

CEO of 48North in

May 2017. She now

commands 40,000

square feet of

licensed grow space,

with an annual pro-

duction capacity of

2,500 kilograms.

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mark saunders

Chief of Police

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