![]() ![]() He did something with his life alright: he built something people loved - Wong’s Palace, which is closing on Friday after 40 years as a landmark restaurant on the western end of Carling Avenue, next to the Stardust Motel. On a wall where he works, there are photos of Wong and his wife Doreen with a prime minister (Brian Mulroney), and mayors (Marion Dewar, Jim Durrell, Ben Franklin) and police chiefs (Arthur Rice, Brian Ford, Gus Wersch) and memorabilia from service clubs (Lions, Knights of Pythias, Knockers Club) where he quietly donated energy and money.Īnd a framed picture of a dignified couple, the ones who took a tag from a thin, anxious boy in a Manitoba airport, and raised him, he says, “like a king.” Wayner Wong is retiring and closing his family owned Wong’s Palace restaurant after 41 years in business. Now he’s 78 and retiring, a widower with five children, nearing the end of his story. ![]()
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