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Shruthi Dhananjaya and Beth Anne Mendes

Compiled by Shruthi Dhananjaya, Communications and Social Media Intern with the Ontario Heritage Trust, with assistance from Beth Anne Mendes, the Trust’s Plaque Program Coordinator.

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