Doing Business

The video begins with a graphic showing flags from all around the world, zooming in on the flag of India. A woman is standing proudly and smiling, to the left is a graphic tells us who she is. Tejal from India. Owner of Park Inn Motel, Esso Gas Station, and Casey’s Restaurant.

Tejal says Full name is Tejal, and we are owner from India.

Tejal is looking at the camera

Tejal says We just wanted to try ourself in other country, how the things go, and we work about five, six years, and then we decided, okay, well, we're going to start with the business and how things go and we start the business. We are running the motel, gas station, and restaurant. We start from the North Bay, and then we move after Cochrane and here.

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On screen text Kapuskasing, Ontario

A car pulls up to a restaurant. Tejal is entering information on a computer

Tejal says We just recently bought the Casey, and we are just getting and learning still.

Tejal is talking to a group of restaurant workers.

Tejal says  the more employee here. I have close to about 30 here. Yeah. And then other, has, I think about seven, eight, and other has four.

Tejal is looking at the camera

Tejal says I mostly find more familiar, like a similarity, like, our back home small-town things.

Tejal is driving in her car to make deliveries of food to the customers.

Tejal says Like, because, we're from the small town, so how the people, like, know each other. The--You know the neighbour. You can trust your neighbour, everything. It's the same atmosphere I see here too. So, like, you know, it's, it's kind of attaching to us, for us, you know, like, you know. We are from the country, but one way we are not feeling far, because we can feel the same atmosphere here.

Tejal is taking to restaurant kitchen staff

Tajal says The good place to do business, good place to raise your kids.

Tejal is taking notes while talking on the phone

Tejal says We definitely going to stick around here for sure.

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On screen text Can you describe Northeastern Ontario in one word?

Tejal is looking at the camera, then one after the other people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds say their answer.

Tejal says Opportunity

Female 3 says Future

Male 7 says Success

Guy says Big

Aakash says Prosperity

Child 1 says Friendly

Female 4 speaks in her native language then laughs

On screen text reads Your Gateway to the Goodlife is Here. Breathe in a Fresh New Life in Northeastern Ontario.