Fame Mehta: Downtown Toronto and Mehta

fame mehta: Actor Jason Priestly, former hockey player Darryl Sittler and filmmaker Deepa Mehta are among the latest inductees to Canada Walk of Fame, according to CBC. Mehta says being inducted was 'the culmination of everything that I love about Canada.' Joining Hart in the 2016 class were NHL Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler, actor-director Jason Priestley, filmmaker Deepa Mehta, veteran fashion entrepreneur and journalist Jeanne Beker, and the late stage and screen icon Al Waxman. To be recognized by my country for my body of work and what I've accomplished in my lifetime is beyond humbling." The Sunglasses at Night hitmaker was among six honourees celebrated at the Walk of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday in downtown Toronto. For Priestley, who catapulted to international fame on Beverly Hills, 90210, he sees the Walk of Fame as an inspirational symbol for Canadian youth of the ability to aspire to and achieve their loftiest goals. "So you're from Thunder Bay, Ontario so you're from Bella Coola, British Columbia — it doesn't matter," said the Vancouver-born star. She recalled how her father, a Holocaust survivor, started a slipper factory in 1950s — the same building which now houses the Walk of Fame office. "My parents proved to me that anything is possible in this country," said Beker. "Dreams can come true, if you really believe and you're fearless and you're tenacious." Sittler, a former Toronto Maple Leafs captain, said it was "pretty neat" to have his newly minted star in the same city where he is also featured on the Legends Row monument with other former Leafs greats outside the Air Canada Centre. Jeanne Beker says her parents 'proved to me that anything is possible in this country.' For Beker, who hosted the long-running and internationally syndicated Fashion Television, there was an air of serendipity around the honour. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.