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Inspector Fern Alexander. This has been a bit of a shocker
Inspector Fern Alexander. This has been a bit of a shocker

Inspector Fern Alexander. This has been a bit of a shocker

Date6/24/1963
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Original Toronto Star caption: Inspector Fern Alexander. This has been a bit of a shocker
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028941F
Fern Alexander, More pressure on family
Fern Alexander, More pressure on family
5/1/1974
Olivia de Havilland at 48. Stars in offbeat shocker
Olivia de Havilland at 48. Stars in offbeat shocker
3/10/1965
David Cronenberg. The man who brought us such shockers as Rabid, Shivers and Scanners says his newest film, based on Stephen King's Dead Zone, is really a sweet sort of movie
David Cronenberg. The man who brought us such shockers as Rabid, Shivers and Scanners says his newest film, based on Stephen King's Dead Zone, is really a sweet sort of movie
1/19/1983
Andrew Alexander: Producer has always maintained that SCTV's problems could easily have been solved by killing off NBC's anemic Saturday Night Live and putting Canadian-made show in its place
Andrew Alexander: Producer has always maintained that SCTV's problems could easily have been solved by killing off NBC's anemic Saturday Night Live and putting Canadian-made show in its place
12/10/1980
Winning smiles: Sharing the spoils of the first Frederick Big Daddy Gardiner award for community service are Johnny Lombardi, right, founder of CHIN Radio, Fern Alexander, Metro's first woman constable and Bob Rumball, who accepted for former heavyweight wrestling champ Whipper Billy Watson
Winning smiles: Sharing the spoils of the first Frederick Big Daddy Gardiner award for community service are Johnny Lombardi, right, founder of CHIN Radio, Fern Alexander, Metro's first woman constable and Bob Rumball, who accepted for former heavyweight wrestling champ Whipper Billy Watson
5/24/1984
Inspector Ferne Alexander, once a teacher, now heads Metro police youth bureau and helps 17,000 children in trouble each year. Discussing a case with her is Policewoman Barbara Blauert
Inspector Ferne Alexander, once a teacher, now heads Metro police youth bureau and helps 17,000 children in trouble each year. Discussing a case with her is Policewoman Barbara Blauert
3/12/1969
A Sudbury mining executive who cast fear to the wind when he chased a gunman who moments earlier had shot and killed a pro-inspector at the Royal York Hotel, has been awarded a police citation. But yesterday, after receiving the civilian citation for bravery from Metro police commissioners, Lloyd Bardswich could only recall the incident with wonderment.
A Sudbury mining executive who cast fear to the wind when he chased a gunman who moments earlier had shot and killed a pro-inspector at the Royal York Hotel, has been awarded a police citation. But yesterday, after receiving the civilian citation for bravery from Metro police commissioners, Lloyd Bardswich could only recall the incident with wonderment.
7/30/1987
For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
2/2/1976
Process of elimination: Police inspector Jim Majury, who has been making composite drawings of suspects for 23 years, starts by showing witnesses photographs illustrating different facial shapes
Process of elimination: Police inspector Jim Majury, who has been making composite drawings of suspects for 23 years, starts by showing witnesses photographs illustrating different facial shapes
2/17/1983
Oh, what a shocker!, The first time Jackie Parker, Argonauts' $30,000-a-year quarterback, played with his new team in an intra-squad game he sprained his ankle
Oh, what a shocker!, The first time Jackie Parker, Argonauts' $30,000-a-year quarterback, played with his new team in an intra-squad game he sprained his ankle
7/11/1963
Same old Alice: Some of the props are different, but Alice Cooper's stage presence has changed little since the days when he used to hang himself and bit heads off chickens, reviewer says
Same old Alice: Some of the props are different, but Alice Cooper's stage presence has changed little since the days when he used to hang himself and bit heads off chickens, reviewer says
11/24/1981
A working woman: Sybil Danning may be a B-movie goddess onscreen but offscreen at the Park Plaza she's every bit the 30ish actress who has to work for a living, critic Ron Base reports below
A working woman: Sybil Danning may be a B-movie goddess onscreen but offscreen at the Park Plaza she's every bit the 30ish actress who has to work for a living, critic Ron Base reports below
8/10/1983