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<p>For the last 28 years, Brothers Kutz has been the leading barber shop in Calgary, Alberta Canada, catering to the grooming of predominantly black men along with any nationality who walks through its doors.</p>
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<p>As confirmed by a number of Caribbean men including Jamaicans, Brothers is the place to go if you would like to get a proper cut. But while the name Brothers Kutz is the registered barbershop’s name, just about everyone - both men and women simply refers to the establishment as ‘Ted’ the name of the owner and operator.</p>
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<p>Wayvon ‘Ted’ Leslie is a Jamaican who has been living in Canada for 45 years.</p>
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<p>Ted told <strong>BUZZ</strong> that his first passion was culinary art and so he attended Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) to pursue studies in this area. However, barbering was in his blood and even while he was a student at SAIT he would cut&nbsp; hair for his schoolmates as a side job.</p>
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<p>After completing his studies Ted took up a job in the culinary industry but was soon laid off. He decided there and then that being laid off is not something he wanted for himself again. As a result, he went back to studying but this time to sharpen his trade barbering. He then started his own barber shop and has been managing it since. Today, his shop is staffed with nine barbers working alongside him as they continue to maintain the admiration and respect they have built over the years.</p>
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<p>“Today we have nine barbers in the shop and have about a 100 clients on a daily basis,” Ted explained. “I went into it because I looked at it as a longevity career. Not a quick fix. We have a multi-cultural clientele - anybody and any nationality.”</p>
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<p>Ted explained that when he started the barber shop 28 years ago it was the only barber shop in Calgary for black men. His clientele grew rapidly and word got around not only to the Jamaicans but those from the Caribbean and African communities. However, the lines seen on Saturdays included like he said, just about any nationality and formed from as early as 5:30 am as men tried to beat the rush and arrive for the 7:00 am opening.<br></p>
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<p>Ted explained that back then there was indeed a great rush as persons tried to get in, but now there have been other shops that have opened up in the Calgary region catering to a similar crowd.&nbsp;<br></p>
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<p>Despite this however, those needing a proper haircut still rush to ‘Ted” to get it done. However, while some go to the shop for the haircut some will quickly admit that it is a great place to discuss whatever may be happening in the black community as well as personal issues and leaving with solutions. Some clients also recall the socialization each Summer at the back of the shop over barbeques hosted by Ted on their behalf.&nbsp;</p>
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