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Monday, January 16, 2017

EGAN: Arrived in 1967, leather-maker reaps what he sewed, 50 years later

Some are born Canadian, others stitch their way here — while risking much — with needles and hope. Grigorios Gitas was born in a northern Greek village not far from Kastoria, a mink-fur centre, and took to the craft at age 14. Before he turned 20 ...


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