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= OPINION: FUTURE OF WORK ‘MY MANTRA FOR MY CAKES IS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL AND DELICIOUS’ chronicle | Thursday, February 16,2028 | S 8 waterloochronicle.ca Continued from page 3 to care for her sons. "I just delved into mak- ingcakes. My kids are quite young, and I wanted to be an entrepreneur. Childcare was difficult," she says. Inthe days following her arrival fro: figeria, Ba- migboye had to focus much of her attention helping es- pecially her younger son adapt to a new lifestyle in their adopted country until her husband arrived here in 2021. She quit the job she pasta taken and started bak- ete couldn’ 'tbalanceit and help him while my hus- band was still in Nigeria, so I ras back to what I knew, an her earlier life, Ba- migboye says she excelled THE CITY OF Waterloo The City of Waterloo City Utilitit ANDREW COPPOLINO lumn cakes and fo- cused improving her decorating skills through baking classes in Nigeria, at baking nline cow and through hard work al andt tri- al and error. Having a sci- ence degree helped too, she adds. Starting with decorat- ing her kids' cakes, eventu- ally her skills developed and refined, and friends started asking her to make them cakes. DRINKING WATER SYSTEM 2022 ANNUAL REPORT In accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, the City of Waterloo has prepared an Annual Report for the City of Waterloo’s Drinking Water System. The 2022 Annual Report provides information on the operation of the municipal drinking water distribution system and the quality of its water. Copies of the City of Waterloo’s Annual Report are available, free of charge, at the Waterloo Service Centre, 265 Lexington Court, by contacting Customer Service (519) 886-2310 extension 30239. An electronic copy of the Annual Report can also be downloaded from the City of Waterloo website at www.waterloo.ca division is FUTURE OF WORK ‘+ Without a support net- work and while navigating how to start a business in Ontario, she found assis- tance through the Waterloo Region susiness Centre and Wilfrid Laurier University's Women Entre- preneur Centre (WEC). "This gave me insight. Networking and the wom- en at the WEC gave me ide: as about the different a: pects of my business. That was a guiding light for me. The online aspect was per- isting food landscape: she describes that as custom- made cakes, tailored to your needs. "I have tested recipes," she says. “And I have my flavours, my feelings, my finish. The things I know I am good at." Nigerian cake culture is big, says Bamigboye: and by that she means large cakes that are an integral part of every celebration. “That was one of the dis- coveries I made here. In Ni- geria, birthday cakes, wed- ding cakes, they are gigan- tic. Three tiers or four. We id hi for fect during th keep my sons s safe too." Over the relatively short period with The Cakery has sought to define how her business can fit in to an ex- f the water water P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 86-3941 for distribution and wastewater collection systems. The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is responsible for the supply and treatment of drinking water and the treatment of wastewater. An Annual Water Quality Report is also produced by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and will be made available on the Region’s website at ts by February 28, 2023. Copies of this report can also be obtained by calling the Region of Waterloo at (519) 575-4400. If you have any questions concerning the City of Waterloo’s Annual Report contact Customer Service at (519) 886-2310 ext. 30239. waterloo.ca cou 200 people just for 16 peo- ple. That doesn't happen here." Reflecting on the early part of doing business sacl ing the pandemic, Bamig- The Cakery Zone photos ie Cakery Zone makes cakes in Waterloo. boye says she believes she's. headed in the right direc- tion as she looks ahead to- ward having a bigger work- space and in-store custom- er service. "It's important to focus on the work. When there'sa distraction, it breaks the flow. Eventually, when the decorate uninterrupted,” she says. ‘or now, Bamigbo' motivated by "the joy" she cious. That's why I started the business. I don't want a very pretty looking cake and then cut into it and I'm disappointed." The Cakery Zone is atB 11-619 Wild Ginger Ave., Waterloo. Visit thecakery- zone.ca or call 548-994-4040. The Cakery Zone is an online business. 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