Ukrainian-born Canadian businessman James Temerty and his wife Louise have given Can$250 million to the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine

Ukrainian-born Canadian businessman James Temerty and his wife Louise have given Can$250 million to the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine, a contribution described by the university the “single largest gift in Canadian history.” Temerty, now 78, was born in Novotroitske, currently the site of a checkpoint on the line of control with Russia-controlled Donetsk Oblast. After making his fortune in Canada, first with ComputerLand and later with Northland Power, Temerty started the Temerty Foundation which has funded a series of Ukraine-related education projects, including the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at Harvard University.