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Controlled descent
Controlled descent

Controlled descent

Date10/14/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Controlled descent: ETF members Larry Wheatley and John Howell practise rapelling; a technique that may be needed at a disaster scene. The 80-member unit boasts that it hasn't fired a shot in anger in the past 10 years.
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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_0114195F
Hair-raising dive. With her hair tossed up in her descent, Anna Dacyshyn of the U of T puts together a good dive yesterday at Canadian senior winter d(...)
Hair-raising dive. With her hair tossed up in her descent, Anna Dacyshyn of the U of T puts together a good dive yesterday at Canadian senior winter d(...)
3/23/1991
Maureen and Oswin curling with 3-month-old Stacey, Oswin is from Jamaica and his wife is of English descent
Maureen and Oswin curling with 3-month-old Stacey, Oswin is from Jamaica and his wife is of English descent
10/31/1973
Double role: Known in Toronto as John, but in Quebec as Jean-Paul, Harney, Quebec-born and of French and Irish descent, teaches humanities
Double role: Known in Toronto as John, but in Quebec as Jean-Paul, Harney, Quebec-born and of French and Irish descent, teaches humanities
1/12/1985
Irish festival: Sean Moore is vice-chairman of the St. Patrick's Parade Society. There are more than 100,000 Canadians of Irish descent in Metro.
Irish festival: Sean Moore is vice-chairman of the St. Patrick's Parade Society. There are more than 100,000 Canadians of Irish descent in Metro.
3/10/1989
Rescue squad on bluff (left) backs up fireman Rick Turner (top, middle) as he starts descent to Wayne Eastman (lower right and inset)
Rescue squad on bluff (left) backs up fireman Rick Turner (top, middle) as he starts descent to Wayne Eastman (lower right and inset)
11/1/1976
Goodwill rings out, Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon rings 1,500-pound bell at Ontario Place, a gift to Ontario by citizens of Japanese descent. T(...)
Goodwill rings out, Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon rings 1,500-pound bell at Ontario Place, a gift to Ontario by citizens of Japanese descent. T(...)
10/2/1977
Shirley Campbell was beaten twice by Lake Ontario in the marathon-mad '50s and her descent into alcohol and drugs was a delayed result of her disappoi(...)
Shirley Campbell was beaten twice by Lake Ontario in the marathon-mad '50s and her descent into alcohol and drugs was a delayed result of her disappoi(...)
11/22/1988
A narrative of the capture and destruction of the steamer 'Caroline' and her descent over the falls of Niagara on the night of the 29th of December, 1837 : with a correspondence
A narrative of the capture and destruction of the steamer 'Caroline' and her descent over the falls of Niagara on the night of the 29th of December, 1837 : with a correspondence
1864
President Bill Ardell says talks are under way on 33 contracts, costs must be curbed and publisher autonomy controlled
President Bill Ardell says talks are under way on 33 contracts, costs must be curbed and publisher autonomy controlled
5/7/1992
Controlled atmosphere: Jamie and Barbara Burton have 350 bottles stashed in their 7-by-15-foot wine cellar
Controlled atmosphere: Jamie and Barbara Burton have 350 bottles stashed in their 7-by-15-foot wine cellar
8/11/1980
Premier William Davis talks to reporters after announcing new moves to ensure that Ontario corporations have Canadian-controlled boards. Davis said he(...)
Premier William Davis talks to reporters after announcing new moves to ensure that Ontario corporations have Canadian-controlled boards. Davis said he(...)
6/15/1972
Many interests: An accomplished woodworker, ardent fisherman and curling enthusiast, Ellen Pocock is planning to build a radio-controlled airplane and study woodworking during her retirement
Many interests: An accomplished woodworker, ardent fisherman and curling enthusiast, Ellen Pocock is planning to build a radio-controlled airplane and study woodworking during her retirement
3/18/1985