Foundation Board of Directors

Jim Christie is Executive Vice-President of Canadian Tire Corporation. He provides strategic input on critical enterprise projects and issues, including the implementation and operation of the Canadian Tire Dealer Contract, and has executive responsibility for Dealer Relations. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Tire Bank.

Prior to joining Canadian Tire, Jim was a Partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, joining the Firm as an articling student in 1976. He carried on a broad corporate and commercial practice, with an emphasis on financial institutions, and acted for many of the Firm’s largest clients on both advisory and transaction matters. From 1995 to 2001, Jim was Managing Partner of Blakes and from 2001 to 2009, he was the Chairman of the Firm.

Jim graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Toronto and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1978. He has participated in numerous not-for-profit and charitable organizations and is a past Chair of the Board of Governors of Branksome Hall School, a past (and the inaugural) Chair of the Board of Governors of Branksome Hall Asia School in Jeju, South Korea, and currently a Governor of the Branksome Hall Foundation. Jim joined the Belmont House Foundation Board of Directors in 2022.

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Myles Mindham is the founder, CEO and Creative Director of Mindham Fine Jewellery on Hazelton Avenue. As an active community supporter Myles’s past volunteer activities include spending 2 weeks, over 7 summers, as activity staff at Camp Oochigeas, a residential camp for children with cancer. While volunteering there, he participated in “Project Campfire” which helped to raise $6 million to purchase the Muskoka campsite. Presently, Myles sits as a cabinet member on the “Say No to Can’t Go” capital campaign with a fundraising goal of $35 million to expand the campsites infrastructure.
Myles is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario and has been an active volunteer for most of his career. He has served on numerous committees benefiting organizations such as Art Gallery of Ontario, presently serving on the FBAR committee and past involvement includes the TIAF Gala.
In addition, Myles serves on the Children’s Aid Foundation’s scholarship review committee, which provides funding for educational goals of children in and from the system.
As an avid pet lover Myles co-chaired The Ontario Veterinary College’s “A Walk in the Park” bi-annual Gala which raised $4.75 Million over 6 years, for the University of Guelph’s Pet trust.
Myles continues to support The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre’s Gattuso Rapid Diagnostic centre which provides Breast cancer diagnosis in ONE day and has also served on committees at The National Ballet of Canada, the National Ballet School and the Dancers Transition Resource Centre (DTRC).
Myles lives in Toronto with his long-time partner Stephen Gilles and his two awesome dogs, Nelson and DUQ. Finally, he spends his time enjoying summers with family and friends in Muskoka.

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Winn is a retired corporate lawyer. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1969 and practiced with Holden Murdoch Walton Finlay & Robinson from 1969 to 1977 when he moved to Borden Ladner Gervais (formerly Borden & Elliot) where he practiced until his retirement in 2009. Winn serves as a director of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., a publicly traded US investment bank and broker dealer, and as the Chair of the Guardian Capital Group Independent Review Committee. In the past he has served on the boards of directors of several public, private, and non profit corporations.

Winn was a Director of Belmont House from 2008 to 2016 and was Chair from 2013 to 2015. He joined the Foundation Board in 2019. Over the years he has been involved in other charities including UNICEF Canada and The Toronto Boys Home. He states that is proud to be associated with Belmont House Foundation and its support of Belmont House which is an undisputed leader in long-term care and retirement living.

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