The Toronto couple acknowledged that they had been moved to sponsor a Syrian family with children after the sheer tragedy of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who was found dead on the beaches of Turkey. The couple joined an existing private sponsorship group, Kensington Assistance for Refugees (KARE), last year.
Walter Bick, co-founder of Bick’s Pickle died on Oct. 17, 2011 at the age of 94 after suffering a stroke two weeks prior.
In the weeks before his death, he talked about his success stories with his children.
The Bick’s pickle story is truly a story of great Canadian success.