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Community leader: Dr. George Balkos was fatally injured on way to cottage.
Community leader: Dr. George Balkos was fatally injured on way to cottage.

Community leader: Dr. George Balkos was fatally injured on way to cottage.

Date9/29/1985
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Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
2/15/1973
Happiness in the country: Shirley and George Duern beat the stress of city life by retreating to the bridge cottage to live. They sold their Scarborough house and used profits to pay off the cottage.
Happiness in the country: Shirley and George Duern beat the stress of city life by retreating to the bridge cottage to live. They sold their Scarborough house and used profits to pay off the cottage.
10/15/1981
Vet and pet: Dr. Donald MacDonald warns pet owners against believing all those rumors about animals. Here he smiles at a stray six-week-old puppy, brought in with an injured eye and now in good shape again.
Vet and pet: Dr. Donald MacDonald warns pet owners against believing all those rumors about animals. Here he smiles at a stray six-week-old puppy, brought in with an injured eye and now in good shape again.
7/22/1983
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
10/2/1985
Sara Simon, a 90-year-old Gwich' in Indian community leader, chats with Judge Rene Dussault, co-chairperson of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People
Sara Simon, a 90-year-old Gwich' in Indian community leader, chats with Judge Rene Dussault, co-chairperson of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People
5/12/1992
By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, The agonized soul-searching among Jews over the Lebanon war will make Israel stronger, a Jewish community leader says.
By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, The agonized soul-searching among Jews over the Lebanon war will make Israel stronger, a Jewish community leader says.
10/20/1982
A Local Leader: Sheik Abdullah Hakim, born Ronald Quick, became a Muslim in Toronto 22 years ago and has dedicated himself to the needs of the Muslim community
A Local Leader: Sheik Abdullah Hakim, born Ronald Quick, became a Muslim in Toronto 22 years ago and has dedicated himself to the needs of the Muslim community
6/18/1991
Suicide car: Constable Ted Doyle examines car driven by George Mitskopolous, 26, who blew out the door window when he shot himself fatally in the head
Suicide car: Constable Ted Doyle examines car driven by George Mitskopolous, 26, who blew out the door window when he shot himself fatally in the head
11/22/1981
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
10/8/1987
Consummate doctor: Dr. Val Rachlis, examining Violet Gray, was recently named community family practice teacher of the year.
Consummate doctor: Dr. Val Rachlis, examining Violet Gray, was recently named community family practice teacher of the year.
12/3/1990
Seniors home: Dr. Janis Lusis, chairman, sits in the two-storey atrium of Kristus Darzs Home for the Aged being opened by the Latvian community on Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge, on Saturday.
Seniors home: Dr. Janis Lusis, chairman, sits in the two-storey atrium of Kristus Darzs Home for the Aged being opened by the Latvian community on Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge, on Saturday.
11/1/1985
Dr. Coates: Researcher studies spread of Aids in Torotno's gay community.
Dr. Coates: Researcher studies spread of Aids in Torotno's gay community.
1/5/1987