Page 69 - BCI Bonsai & Stone Appreciation Q1 2025

enjoying food and drink added to the intimate, warm
and celebratory ambiance.
Opening ceremonies featured a ribbon-cutting
attended by dignitaries including a representative of
Moriyama Teshima Architects, the Consul-General
of Japan in Toronto, Stephanie Bowman, member of
the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Anishinaabe
Traditional Grandmother Kim Wheatley. The acknowl-
edgment of Treaty 13, or the Toronto Purchase, high-
lighted Canada’s efforts to address historical injustices.
The Mississaugas received additional compensation in
2010 through a land claim settlement, a step toward
reconciliation. Through the art of bonsai—symbolic
of international and cross-cultural friendship—TBS
underscored its commitment to inclusivity and respect
for all.
Top: Eastern White Cedar, Thuja
occidentalis, by Paul Chong.
Middle left: Eastern White
Cedar, Thuja occidentalis, by
Paul Chong.
Middle right: Eastern White
Cedar, Thuja occidentalis,
by Mike Roussel. Previously
owned by Norman Haddrick.
Bottom left: Larch, Larix laricina,
by Mike McCallion.
Bottom right: Blaauwii Juniper,
Juniperus chinensis “Blaauw,”
by Joan Greenway. Previously
owned by Patricia McDougal.
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