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Toronto Sun Photograph by Stephen Weir Left to Right:   Diversity Business Network's Coutney Betty, Head of Diversity  London Olympics Stephen Frost, and Chief Bill Blair holding his Diversity Award    Yesterday I posted pictures and a press release about the Diversity Business Network on my press release webpage.   The posting concerned a new Diversity Award that was presented to Toronto's chief of police. The Diversity Business Network (who I help out) recognized Toronto Police Chief William Blair as the 2012 Canadian Diversity Leadership Award winner at a Diversity conference in Toronto  on Friday. The award recognizes an individual or organization who is a ‘Champion’ for diversity and has also achieved success in implementation of diversity strategies to achieve organizational goals. The Toronto Sun picked up my photo from the conference and ran it in Saturday's edition (March 24) - so I have moved that photograph over to my blog about stories and pho

 . In September 2011 Canada's number one "black" high-end magazine published the following article.  It has my by-line.  It was, I assume, based on presser I sent out for the Diversity Business Network's Pan Am Games project.  Saw the article when it came out, but, missed my by-line.   DREAMMAKER REALTY MOVES TO THE PAN-AM GAMES By Stephen Weir DreamMaker Realty is not your typical real estate brokerage. “We help individuals, families and organizations build new lives for themselves using real estate as an investment vehicle,” says Isaac Olowolafe, the company’s president and CEO. With such an approach, it’s no wonder Dream Maker Realty , which includes a real estate investment company that owns or manages more than 200 properties in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), is the 2011 winner of the Harry Jerome Business Award. The company also has a partnership with University of Toronto and the African Canadian Social Development Council for a not-for-profit “