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Ben Solway, a 43-year -old bachelor who's been named Metro's Big Brother of the Year, looks through a book with his Little Brother, 16-yeard-old Micha(...)
Ben Solway, a 43-year -old bachelor who's been named Metro's Big Brother of the Year, looks through a book with his Little Brother, 16-yeard-old Micha(...)

Ben Solway, a 43-year -old bachelor who's been named Metro's Big Brother of the Year, looks through a book with his Little Brother, 16-yeard-old Micha(...)

Date12/26/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ben Solway; a 43-year -old bachelor who's been named Metro's Big Brother of the Year; looks through a book with his Little Brother; 16-yeard-old Michael Boisvert; Solway and Boisvert have been brothers for the past six years.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109595F
Mr. Big: Harry Gardiner of Hallifax, chosen Canada's Big Brother of the year last night at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, holds a painting awarded to him as his Little Brother, Kelvin Dion, 15, looks at it.
Mr. Big: Harry Gardiner of Hallifax, chosen Canada's Big Brother of the year last night at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, holds a painting awarded to him as his Little Brother, Kelvin Dion, 15, looks at it.
2/23/1982
It's like a secular baptism, says County Court Judge Archibald Carter about ceremony when he grants permanent custody of children to adoptive parents. Carter went through his customary warm ceremony for 9-month-old John who became son of Ray and Bambi Reilly. Brother Grant, 4, looks on.
It's like a secular baptism, says County Court Judge Archibald Carter about ceremony when he grants permanent custody of children to adoptive parents. Carter went through his customary warm ceremony for 9-month-old John who became son of Ray and Bambi Reilly. Brother Grant, 4, looks on.
1/27/1977
Brothers: With Little Brother, Domon, 13, Tony Wagner has been named Big Brother of the year
Brothers: With Little Brother, Domon, 13, Tony Wagner has been named Big Brother of the year
2/4/1991
Big Brother of year, Sgt. Paul Hendricks, of RCMP, has been named most outstanding participant in the Big Brother program in Metro this year. He is pa(...)
Big Brother of year, Sgt. Paul Hendricks, of RCMP, has been named most outstanding participant in the Big Brother program in Metro this year. He is pa(...)
12/30/1971
Correction Ron Dimock honored, Ron Dimock, named as Toronto's and Metros Big Brother of the Year, was incorrectly identified in a photo caption yesterday as John Dimock. The Star regrets the error.
Correction Ron Dimock honored, Ron Dimock, named as Toronto's and Metros Big Brother of the Year, was incorrectly identified in a photo caption yesterday as John Dimock. The Star regrets the error.
1/12/1978
Big and Little brothers bowl for bucks: Actor Scott Hylands bowls with 10-year-old Eddy Sword at Metro Big Brothers' Bowl for Millions Celebrity day at Thorncliffe Bowlerama yesterday
Big and Little brothers bowl for bucks: Actor Scott Hylands bowls with 10-year-old Eddy Sword at Metro Big Brothers' Bowl for Millions Celebrity day at Thorncliffe Bowlerama yesterday
2/14/1987
Big brother of the year, calls shows his Little brother 14 year-old Jimmy McIntosh how to use a wood router
Big brother of the year, calls shows his Little brother 14 year-old Jimmy McIntosh how to use a wood router
1/3/1969
Latter-day Robin Hoods?: Marcello Rocca, a 25-year-old computer wizard, and his brother Mario, left, who's trained in accounting, hold their Trojan computer, cheaper than but compatible with IBM machines
Latter-day Robin Hoods?: Marcello Rocca, a 25-year-old computer wizard, and his brother Mario, left, who's trained in accounting, hold their Trojan computer, cheaper than but compatible with IBM machines
11/29/1985
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Violin prodigy Barry Shiffman has been taken under the wing of Maurice Solway, 67-year-old star and composer of The Violin, the shot film documentary (...)
Violin prodigy Barry Shiffman has been taken under the wing of Maurice Solway, 67-year-old star and composer of The Violin, the shot film documentary (...)
8/19/1975
Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
12/31/1977
Warming up for a festival, Wearing a Big Brother T-shirt to get warm after a swim, 8-year-old Colin Harrison of Toronto lets his Big Brother, Mike Dorfman of Whitby, dry his hair
Warming up for a festival, Wearing a Big Brother T-shirt to get warm after a swim, 8-year-old Colin Harrison of Toronto lets his Big Brother, Mike Dorfman of Whitby, dry his hair
6/2/1975