"Yes, We Are Open" Season 9 Episode 1- Champlain Table Tennis Club
In the season 9 premiere of Yes, We Are Open, Al visits Paulo Chira, Owner of Champlain Table Tennis Club in Ottawa, Ontario.
The Charles sisters Nicole, Donna and Renée ran a successful catering company out of their home in Scarborough for many years before deciding to make a go in the restaurant industry. With the support of their family, in 2019, they opened SugarKane in Toronto’s Greektown where they serve up delicious Caribbean & Cajun cuisine.
It was a tough go at first to make a name for themselves in the predominantly Greek Toronto neighbourhood and then the pandemic hit causing them to close their doors temporarily. How did they survive?
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You can learn more about SugarKane at sugarkanerestaurant.ca.
In the season 9 premiere of Yes, We Are Open, Al visits Paulo Chira, Owner of Champlain Table Tennis Club in Ottawa, Ontario.
In this episode, Al visits Chika Oguh, founder of My Afromania Inc., a fashion business in Ottawa that brings the vibrancy of African prints to Western styles.
Season 9 of the award-winning 'Yes, We Are Open' podcast starts October 6th, 2025!
In this insightful episode, Al sits down with Sean McCormick, VP of Business Development at Moneris Data Services, to discuss his findings.