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barrick sites: No matter how busy he was he would always make time to write personal notes to the people he had met, whether it was a head of state or someone who had attracted his attention at a Barrick mine, according to The Chronicle Herald. It is not uncommon to see framed notes from Peter hanging on the walls of Barrick sites around the world... He was a Canadian business icon, a true original and innovator who I was so very lucky to call a mentor, colleague and friend. Here are some of their stories about Munk. I will miss him dearly. - Barrick Gold president Kelvin Dushnisky An immigrant to Canada, Peter acquired a deep and abiding love for his adopted country, and always credited this nation for his success. From his start as an immigrant picking tobacco in southwestern Ontario to creating thousands of jobs for other Canadians, Peter Munk was a business legend. But Peter repaid his beloved Canada many times over with his remarkable success in business, his outstanding community leadership, and his brilliant philanthropic contributions to universities, institutes and hospitals, both in Toronto and across the country. - former prime minister Brian Mulroney Peter Munk was a remarkable Canadian and a global business success story. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.