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John Sewell: Private industry has failed to provide enough affordable housing, he says
John Sewell: Private industry has failed to provide enough affordable housing, he says

John Sewell: Private industry has failed to provide enough affordable housing, he says

Date2/20/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: John Sewell: Private industry has failed to provide enough affordable housing, he says.
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John Couvell, 56. Retired from Canada Post, Couvell says affordable housing is his prime concern. He says council needs to address issues of children and women's safety, and he'd work to provide more job opportunities in the ward.
John Couvell, 56. Retired from Canada Post, Couvell says affordable housing is his prime concern. He says council needs to address issues of children and women's safety, and he'd work to provide more job opportunities in the ward.
10/27/1988
Hazelburn Co-op on Jarvis St. was built to provide housing for low-to-moderate-income families. NDP housing minister Dave Cooke wants more affordable (...)
Hazelburn Co-op on Jarvis St. was built to provide housing for low-to-moderate-income families. NDP housing minister Dave Cooke wants more affordable (...)
6/13/1990
Fighting for tenants: Bill Morris, staff organizer for the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations, says affordable housing is not being protected in the city
Fighting for tenants: Bill Morris, staff organizer for the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations, says affordable housing is not being protected in the city
7/25/1988
Kingston Rd. strip: Lack of affordable housing has forced hundreds to live in motels in Scarborough
Kingston Rd. strip: Lack of affordable housing has forced hundreds to live in motels in Scarborough
1/24/1983
Turned nomads: The lack of affordable housing in Metro has forced Renald Girard, his wife Annette and their daughters Jennifer, 4 and Sherry 1, into a nomadic life on the streets
Turned nomads: The lack of affordable housing in Metro has forced Renald Girard, his wife Annette and their daughters Jennifer, 4 and Sherry 1, into a nomadic life on the streets
7/21/1982
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
6/18/1975
Seeks reforms: Jean Augustine has replaced John Sewell as chairman of Metro Toronto Housing Authority but wants the same kind of reforms Sewell sought
Seeks reforms: Jean Augustine has replaced John Sewell as chairman of Metro Toronto Housing Authority but wants the same kind of reforms Sewell sought
12/8/1988
Chinatown clash: Mayor Art Eggleton, left, says he'll expropriate if he has to, but John Sewell is opposed
Chinatown clash: Mayor Art Eggleton, left, says he'll expropriate if he has to, but John Sewell is opposed
3/10/1983
Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
3/23/1983
Touted as gung-ho savior of TV drama, John Hirsch has absorbed a fundamental CBC truth - there isn't enough money to make miracles. But in 4 months, Hirsch has made progress, says Jack Miller
Touted as gung-ho savior of TV drama, John Hirsch has absorbed a fundamental CBC truth - there isn't enough money to make miracles. But in 4 months, Hirsch has made progress, says Jack Miller
7/5/1974
Housing boss packs it in. John Sewell, fired as chairman of the Metro Toronto Housing Authority, cleans out his desk yesterday. He blames the provinci(...)
Housing boss packs it in. John Sewell, fired as chairman of the Metro Toronto Housing Authority, cleans out his desk yesterday. He blames the provinci(...)
11/22/1988
Returned for a second term, Mayor Dennis Flynn said his main priority was getting affordable housing built and promised two more years of good government
Returned for a second term, Mayor Dennis Flynn said his main priority was getting affordable housing built and promised two more years of good government
12/6/1976