Doughnut Shops Dept: He drops off his 17-year-old son at the Crescent School, a century-old private boys school. He travels through the Bridle Path, passing the mega-mansions of Toronto’s elite. Then he emerges into the middle-class world of Don Mills, with its neat bungalows and townhouses, according to Globe And Mail. Mr. Offutt, 49, quit his job as a high-earning real estate agent and developer five years ago because he wanted to make a difference. So he became a schoolteacher. Fate landed him in Thorncliffe Park Public School, the biggest elementary school in North America, with close to 2,000 students and he starts off from his comfortable Rosedale home, three doors down from power couple Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman. He drives north through Moore Park, Leaside and Lawrence Park, solid upper-middle-class neighbourhoods of million-dollar houses, green parks and schools flush with resources from parent-run fundraisers. Finally, he arrives at his destination: Thorncliffe Park, a dense pocket of high-rise apartment towers near the Don Valley Parkway and Don Mills Road. He passes doughnut shops, Middle Eastern restaurants and a huge Goodwill store. He sees women in headscarves or saris carrying their groceries and men standing by idle taxi cabs. It is just across the valley from Rosedale, a few minutes as the crow flies, but the chasm could hardly be wider. As
reported in the news.
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