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Paul Janacek, 43, glides across the ice yesterday on Grenadier Pond in High Park during his daily two-hour workout on speed skates. Janacek, an unempl(...)
Paul Janacek, 43, glides across the ice yesterday on Grenadier Pond in High Park during his daily two-hour workout on speed skates. Janacek, an unempl(...)

Paul Janacek, 43, glides across the ice yesterday on Grenadier Pond in High Park during his daily two-hour workout on speed skates. Janacek, an unempl(...)

Date1/20/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Paul Janacek; 43; glides across the ice yesterday on Grenadier Pond in High Park during his daily two-hour workout on speed skates. Janacek; an unemployed artist; says he has been skating for six years for physical and spiritual stimulation and has been among the first to clear the ice after each snowfall; with the city taking over the chore and helping to maintain the surface.
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