Between 40 and 50 newcomers to the area took part in the One Light Diversity Centre gathering on August 5. Pictured here, from the left, are Purvi Mehta, her husband Shobhan Patel who is the owner of the new Shoppers Drug Mart coming to the Timiskaming Square, Danny Gilbert who will be the front store manager, Temiskaming Shores Mayor Jeff Laferriere and his dog Charlie, and One Light Diversity Centre founder and executive lead Rammy Bining. (LJI photo by Darlene Wroe)