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Richard Railton, Head of medical association points out doctor's contract ran out April 1
Richard Railton, Head of medical association points out doctor's contract ran out April 1

Richard Railton, Head of medical association points out doctor's contract ran out April 1

Date7/4/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Richard Railton, Head of medical association points out doctor's contract ran out April 1.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075284F
MDs get new chief: Dr. Earl Myers (left), outgoing president of the 17,000-member Ontario Medical Association, places the chain of office on Dr. Richard Railton, a 54-year-old Welland surgeon
MDs get new chief: Dr. Earl Myers (left), outgoing president of the 17,000-member Ontario Medical Association, places the chain of office on Dr. Richard Railton, a 54-year-old Welland surgeon
6/10/1986
Strike over, Ontario Medical Association President Dr. Richard Railton (left) and Dr. Edward Moran
Strike over, Ontario Medical Association President Dr. Richard Railton (left) and Dr. Edward Moran
7/4/1986
Landmark report: Mr. Justice Charles Dubin points an accusing finger at the coaches, doctors and officials who turned a blind eye to drug abuse in sport
Landmark report: Mr. Justice Charles Dubin points an accusing finger at the coaches, doctors and officials who turned a blind eye to drug abuse in sport
1/11/1989
John MacEachern, owner of The Doctor's House and Livery, a Kleinburg restaurant, points to sewage flowing from a storm sewer near his restaurant
John MacEachern, owner of The Doctor's House and Livery, a Kleinburg restaurant, points to sewage flowing from a storm sewer near his restaurant
5/17/1985
Out of work: Janet and Wayne Dunster ran the Charlestown Residential School in Caledon for retarded children until April 1, when it was handed over to the Peel Children's Centre.
Out of work: Janet and Wayne Dunster ran the Charlestown Residential School in Caledon for retarded children until April 1, when it was handed over to the Peel Children's Centre.
8/28/1986
Peter Clutterbuck, assistant program director with the mental health association, who has travelled across Canada collecting research for the study in the past year, points out that reconstructing historical employment patterns also will allow working
Peter Clutterbuck, assistant program director with the mental health association, who has travelled across Canada collecting research for the study in the past year, points out that reconstructing historical employment patterns also will allow working
9/22/1984
Kenneth Smith, history department head at Agincourt Secondary School, points out in an accompanying letter that every province in Canada except Ontario has a core of compulsory subjects
Kenneth Smith, history department head at Agincourt Secondary School, points out in an accompanying letter that every province in Canada except Ontario has a core of compulsory subjects
2/20/1973
Bill Wrye: Ontario labor minister says only fine points of proposed first-contract law are up for debate with business
Bill Wrye: Ontario labor minister says only fine points of proposed first-contract law are up for debate with business
1/10/1985
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
Dr. Robert King, in charge of home care and medical rehabilitation for Ontario's health department, says the group winning the Halton contract will likely act as co-ordinator, contracting out tasks to private companies and groups.
Dr. Robert King, in charge of home care and medical rehabilitation for Ontario's health department, says the group winning the Halton contract will likely act as co-ordinator, contracting out tasks to private companies and groups.
4/17/1972
Group of seven artist A.J. Casson (right) points out the finer points of sketches of his colleagues to Arthur Meen. Ontario's minister of revenue, in (...)
Group of seven artist A.J. Casson (right) points out the finer points of sketches of his colleagues to Arthur Meen. Ontario's minister of revenue, in (...)
6/26/1975
Who cares if summer winds won't blow?, When young skipper Owen Cara's Optimist sailboat ran out of wind in Toronto Island lagoon near Hanlan's Point y(...)
Who cares if summer winds won't blow?, When young skipper Owen Cara's Optimist sailboat ran out of wind in Toronto Island lagoon near Hanlan's Point y(...)
10 August 1977