Meet John Kudelka, one of the co-owners of Junction Climbing Centre and one of the Old East Village BIA’s Neighbourhood Partners! Located at 1030 Elias Street, this is a full service climbing gym, featuring top rope climbs, auto belays, lead climbs, bouldering, and a fitness centre! With a background in climbing and outdoor recreation, Kudelka saw that London was lacking in a proper climbing gym “Growing up in London, there's a strong perception that if it's in London, the ve

Meet Tristan Squire-Smith & Johnny Hewerdine, the co-owner’s of Coldwell Banker Beaver Realty! Located at 992 Dundas Street, this brokerage wants to lighten up the world of real estate. Both have worked at real estate brokerages in the past, but found the culture norm a bit too "stifling.” So, Squire-Smith and Hewerdine opened their own brokerage in June of 2023. “We don't want to be like them, and it made it very difficult for us to operate. So having our own brokerage now,

Meet Hali Gallerno, the owner and Interior Designer at Black Mountain Design Group! Located at 660 Dundas Street, this is a one-stop shop for all things interior design. The husband and wife combo have been in the business of renovation and interior design for more than 20 years, but their retail space has been open in Old East Village for three years. “My husband takes care of the renovation side of our company, and then I'm the interior designer, so I do all the design work

Meet Caileigh Robson, the Community Manager at Old East Village’s Libro Credit Union! Located at 874 Dundas Street, this community minded...