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John Blanchard, head of the Toronto Area Industrial Development Board, says there's little evidence that Quebec firms are checking out Toronto because of uneasiness over Quebec's sparatist government.
John Blanchard, head of the Toronto Area Industrial Development Board, says there's little evidence that Quebec firms are checking out Toronto because of uneasiness over Quebec's sparatist government.

John Blanchard, head of the Toronto Area Industrial Development Board, says there's little evidence that Quebec firms are checking out Toronto because of uneasiness over Quebec's sparatist government.

Date11/30/1977
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Still number one: John Herrick, president of the Toronto Area Industrial Development Board, says Toronto is not about to be replaced as Canada's financial centre
Still number one: John Herrick, president of the Toronto Area Industrial Development Board, says Toronto is not about to be replaced as Canada's financial centre
8/21/1979
Ace up his sleeve: Quebec's economic development minister Bernard Landry says hydroelectric power is his province's trump card in attracting investment
Ace up his sleeve: Quebec's economic development minister Bernard Landry says hydroelectric power is his province's trump card in attracting investment
12/3/1979
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
12/5/1973
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
12/5/1973
Maple Leaf Mills Ltd. president and chief executive R. G. Dale, offers some of company's products to shareholder Gina Wigle, 17, of Etobicoke, at firm's annual meeting yesterday at Harbour Castle Hotel, only a short distance from company's head office at 417 Queen's Quay West. The baked goodies were tangible evidence of recent takeover of Pillsbury Canada Ltd. which was acquired by Maple Leaf Mills last month.
Maple Leaf Mills Ltd. president and chief executive R. G. Dale, offers some of company's products to shareholder Gina Wigle, 17, of Etobicoke, at firm's annual meeting yesterday at Harbour Castle Hotel, only a short distance from company's head office at 417 Queen's Quay West. The baked goodies were tangible evidence of recent takeover of Pillsbury Canada Ltd. which was acquired by Maple Leaf Mills last month.
5/19/1976
Looking ahead: John Herrick (left), president of Toronto Area Industrial Development Board, and Industry and Tourism Minister Larry Grossman talk outside board meeting at World Trade Centre
Looking ahead: John Herrick (left), president of Toronto Area Industrial Development Board, and Industry and Tourism Minister Larry Grossman talk outside board meeting at World Trade Centre
1/27/1981
Halifax - Justice Minister John Crosbie today said he and his two sons are being smeared because the sons work for law firms that are eligible to work as legal agents for the federal government
Halifax - Justice Minister John Crosbie today said he and his two sons are being smeared because the sons work for law firms that are eligible to work as legal agents for the federal government
1/31/1985
Not afraid: Ex-crime reporter Ovid Demaris, whose two previous books have also dealt with the Mafia, says he won't be rubbed out because there's no money in it
Not afraid: Ex-crime reporter Ovid Demaris, whose two previous books have also dealt with the Mafia, says he won't be rubbed out because there's no money in it
3/2/1981
Ontario's John Robarts (left) and Quebec's Daniel Johnson both have much at stake in the conference, may make a deal, says Newman
Ontario's John Robarts (left) and Quebec's Daniel Johnson both have much at stake in the conference, may make a deal, says Newman
1/1/1966
First citizens whoop their welcome, Out of a secret cache in many a tepee have been brought treasured feather head-dresses by Quebec's Huron Indians, said to be the oldest tribe in North America
First citizens whoop their welcome, Out of a secret cache in many a tepee have been brought treasured feather head-dresses by Quebec's Huron Indians, said to be the oldest tribe in North America
5/17/1939
Down-under optimist: Australia has good relations with Canada and no language barrier, making it a prime market for Canadian high-tech firms, says James de Wet, president of Cantralia Technology Inc. He's hoping a government review will open doors for Can
Down-under optimist: Australia has good relations with Canada and no language barrier, making it a prime market for Canadian high-tech firms, says James de Wet, president of Cantralia Technology Inc. He's hoping a government review will open doors for Can
7/19/1982
His weapon's the Dash-8: Air Atonabee president Joe Csumrik of Peterborough is staking $30 million on the 2-engined, 36-passenger de Havilland Dash 8, to gain the lion's share of the Toronto Ottawa-Montreal business passenger trade. John Gilmore of Montreal is betting $35 million on the Dash 7. It'll be no contest, says Csumrik, above, in the cockpit of his firm's plane.
His weapon's the Dash-8: Air Atonabee president Joe Csumrik of Peterborough is staking $30 million on the 2-engined, 36-passenger de Havilland Dash 8, to gain the lion's share of the Toronto Ottawa-Montreal business passenger trade. John Gilmore of Montreal is betting $35 million on the Dash 7. It'll be no contest, says Csumrik, above, in the cockpit of his firm's plane.
7/21/1983