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Don't fence me out, says North York Controller Joe Markin, who is complaining he wasn't allowed to play tennis at a municipally owned court Monday bec(...)
Don't fence me out, says North York Controller Joe Markin, who is complaining he wasn't allowed to play tennis at a municipally owned court Monday bec(...)

Don't fence me out, says North York Controller Joe Markin, who is complaining he wasn't allowed to play tennis at a municipally owned court Monday bec(...)

Date7/28/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Don't fence me out, says North York Controller Joe Markin, who is complaining he wasn't allowed to play tennis at a municipally owned court Monday because he wasn't wearing tennis whites. He was wearing North York T-shirt with his name on it. He calls ruling crazy and wants it reviewed.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0065454F
Joseph Markin, above, is a North York controller, a member of Metro Council and chairman of Metro's planning committee
Joseph Markin, above, is a North York controller, a member of Metro Council and chairman of Metro's planning committee
4/21/1975
First municipally owned bridge to be replaced since Friday night's destructive floods has been erected over the Don river on John St., Thornhill. [Incomplete]
First municipally owned bridge to be replaced since Friday night's destructive floods has been erected over the Don river on John St., Thornhill. [Incomplete]
10/21/1954
Going To The Net: The court style of Coca-Cola Canada president Tony Eames is similar to his corporate style -- he doesn't quit on any shot, a tennis partner says.
Going To The Net: The court style of Coca-Cola Canada president Tony Eames is similar to his corporate style -- he doesn't quit on any shot, a tennis partner says.
7/5/1991
Diehard tennis players Kim in Bok (foreground) and Kiwoong Bae don't let a little snow keep them from the court cleared all winter
Diehard tennis players Kim in Bok (foreground) and Kiwoong Bae don't let a little snow keep them from the court cleared all winter
12/28/1992
Bjorn Borg, who dropped out of the Canadian Tennis Open, was justly cleared of faking illness, says Mrs
Bjorn Borg, who dropped out of the Canadian Tennis Open, was justly cleared of faking illness, says Mrs
8/17/1979
Michael Korda, whose latest celebrity sizzler is based on Marilyn Monroe, says film star wasn't murdered, but heartlessly allowed to die
Michael Korda, whose latest celebrity sizzler is based on Marilyn Monroe, says film star wasn't murdered, but heartlessly allowed to die
10/9/1992
Controller Joseph Markin. Open the meetings
Controller Joseph Markin. Open the meetings
4/21/1975
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
8/17/1976
Tennis team at tennis courts, Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue, west side, opposite Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario.
Tennis team at tennis courts, Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue, west side, opposite Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario.
1913?
Tennis team at tennis courts, Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue, west side, opposite Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario.
Tennis team at tennis courts, Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue, west side, opposite Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario.
1913?
Etobicoke garbage hides tennis court, There's no tennis being played on the court at Etobicoke's Sir Adam Beck Park, which is one of the 23 temporary (...)
Etobicoke garbage hides tennis court, There's no tennis being played on the court at Etobicoke's Sir Adam Beck Park, which is one of the 23 temporary (...)
8/1/1984
Tennis clubs are not an expense to the community, says John Pavey, above, president of the Davisville Tennis Club
Tennis clubs are not an expense to the community, says John Pavey, above, president of the Davisville Tennis Club
7/26/1978