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Cramped Art Gallery of Ontario, which can house only 5 per cent of $25 million permanent collection, should, under present plans, become a world-ranki(...)
Cramped Art Gallery of Ontario, which can house only 5 per cent of $25 million permanent collection, should, under present plans, become a world-ranki(...)

Cramped Art Gallery of Ontario, which can house only 5 per cent of $25 million permanent collection, should, under present plans, become a world-ranki(...)

Date1/20/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cramped Art Gallery of Ontario; which can house only 5 per cent of $25 million permanent collection; should; under present plans; become a world-ranking gallery by 1975. Symbolizing its plight is director William Withrow; holding a piece of sculpture amid unboxed art treasures.
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Gift of sight: Mornine Poonah, 56, was blind in one eye, and had only 1 per cent vision in the other, before an operation last year by mississauga ophthalmologist Dr. Brian Newbigin. Now she has 25 per cent vision in one eye, which is improving steadily as she becomes accustomed to her glasses.
Gift of sight: Mornine Poonah, 56, was blind in one eye, and had only 1 per cent vision in the other, before an operation last year by mississauga ophthalmologist Dr. Brian Newbigin. Now she has 25 per cent vision in one eye, which is improving steadily as she becomes accustomed to her glasses.
3/4/1982
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
3/29/1982
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
2/15/1973
Grim picture of unemployment int he steel fabricating industry climbing to 25 per cent from the present 7 per cent was painted by Geoff Jackson, chairman of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
Grim picture of unemployment int he steel fabricating industry climbing to 25 per cent from the present 7 per cent was painted by Geoff Jackson, chairman of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
7/15/1976
Brian Doe, 29-year-old Briton, heads the British Ever Ready Co.'s assault on the Canadian battery market - estimated at $40 million a year. Doe, backed by a hefty advertising budget, hopes to capture 25 percent of battery sales in this country within five years. Growth rate in demand is about 8 per cent annually.
Brian Doe, 29-year-old Briton, heads the British Ever Ready Co.'s assault on the Canadian battery market - estimated at $40 million a year. Doe, backed by a hefty advertising budget, hopes to capture 25 percent of battery sales in this country within five years. Growth rate in demand is about 8 per cent annually.
10/29/1969
A bomb threat followed realtor Ernest Ferguson's announcement that he was reducing his commission on house sales from 5 or 6 per cent to 4 per cent. The Leaside realtor suspects the call may have come from one of 9,191 other men and women who sell real es
A bomb threat followed realtor Ernest Ferguson's announcement that he was reducing his commission on house sales from 5 or 6 per cent to 4 per cent. The Leaside realtor suspects the call may have come from one of 9,191 other men and women who sell real es
5/14/1976
Maurice Fagan, proponent extraordinary of the factory-built house, handles a small but intricate component of the wall studding which goes into pre-engineered houses. Fagan says his systems can save 15 per cent.
Maurice Fagan, proponent extraordinary of the factory-built house, handles a small but intricate component of the wall studding which goes into pre-engineered houses. Fagan says his systems can save 15 per cent.
5/27/1969
Sriram Darbha: Eighteen-year-old Burnhamthorpe Collegiate student with 98.5 per cent average came to Canada from India in April of '89. He plans to study engineering.
Sriram Darbha: Eighteen-year-old Burnhamthorpe Collegiate student with 98.5 per cent average came to Canada from India in April of '89. He plans to study engineering.
7/16/1990
Kolber: New broom from the Bronfman's Cemp Ivnestments plans to sell off about 40 per cent of assets
Kolber: New broom from the Bronfman's Cemp Ivnestments plans to sell off about 40 per cent of assets
4/15/1982
Sartorial splendor: Milton Eugene, owner of Eugene Manufacturing, displays some of the ties he has produced for 660 companies in Canada. Eugene says sales are up 30 per cent this year and he plans to expand by opening outlets in Atlanta and Dallas next ye
Sartorial splendor: Milton Eugene, owner of Eugene Manufacturing, displays some of the ties he has produced for 660 companies in Canada. Eugene says sales are up 30 per cent this year and he plans to expand by opening outlets in Atlanta and Dallas next ye
12/16/1982
Gallery pet: Latcham Gallery director Vanessa Perry poses with Bill Lishman's sculpture of a goat, part of the gallery's permanent collection.
Gallery pet: Latcham Gallery director Vanessa Perry poses with Bill Lishman's sculpture of a goat, part of the gallery's permanent collection.
4/24/1989
School children on a recent visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario receive a progress report on the gallery's current $25 million expansion program from (...)
School children on a recent visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario receive a progress report on the gallery's current $25 million expansion program from (...)
12/22/1975