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Image shows two big ships on the lake with downtown buildings in the background.
Already suffering from the recession, Great Lakes shipping is being hurt by fuel surcharges and higher lock fees imposed by government, the industry complains
Image shows two big ships on the lake with downtown buildings in the background.

Already suffering from the recession, Great Lakes shipping is being hurt by fuel surcharges and higher lock fees imposed by government, the industry complains

Date4/8/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Already suffering from the recession; Great Lakes shipping is being hurt by fuel surcharges and higher lock fees imposed by government; the industry complains
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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_0112750F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Harbour
Province or state:Ontario
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Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
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Labor shortage: Government training centres can't produce skilled workers, complains Leo Denz, and another section of the same federal government says you can't bring in skilled immigrants.'
Labor shortage: Government training centres can't produce skilled workers, complains Leo Denz, and another section of the same federal government says you can't bring in skilled immigrants.'
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Image shows cars entering a huge ship.
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Image shows loading containers in progress.
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Shipping Strike on the Great Lakes has tied up 40 ships and 1,120 seamen have walked out, according to estimates by the National Maritime Union. Here,(...)
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Retailer Gordon Frattini, above, complains that reduction in sales tax from 7 to 4 per cent will cost him $70 for adjustments to his electronic cash register
Retailer Gordon Frattini, above, complains that reduction in sales tax from 7 to 4 per cent will cost him $70 for adjustments to his electronic cash register
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Image shows an anchor at the harbour with a ship in the background.
Anchor aground: An old anchor looms in the foreground and mist rises off the water as Toronto harbor gets an early foretaste of the quiet days of winter. The harbor was busier this year than last; but things slow down to a crawl when winter really takes hold and the St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal close for the season. Shipping usually stops at the end of December.
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Image shows a few people working on board.
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Image shows a few cargo ships at the Harbour.
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