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Imron Bacchus, Ordeal has shown him who his friends are, he says.
Imron Bacchus, Ordeal has shown him who his friends are, he says.

Imron Bacchus, Ordeal has shown him who his friends are, he says.

Date7/9/1981
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0125129F
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
Wayne Dennis: Chairperson of Positive Youth Outreach says he has watched 30 friends die.
Wayne Dennis: Chairperson of Positive Youth Outreach says he has watched 30 friends die.
2/11/1993
Tip of the cap: Frank Owen Daly has hailed his last cab as doorman for the Royal York Hotel. After 39 years of ushering in the famour and not-so-famous, he is calling it quits. Staff and friends will be giving him a warm sendoff Friday.
Tip of the cap: Frank Owen Daly has hailed his last cab as doorman for the Royal York Hotel. After 39 years of ushering in the famour and not-so-famous, he is calling it quits. Staff and friends will be giving him a warm sendoff Friday.
3/5/1985
Some of my best friends are Catholic, says Wilfred Gillis, a member of Cavan Township council, as he leans on tractor on his Cavan Township farm. But Gillis is among councillors who voted unanimously not to rezone a farm property, preventing group of Ro
Some of my best friends are Catholic, says Wilfred Gillis, a member of Cavan Township council, as he leans on tractor on his Cavan Township farm. But Gillis is among councillors who voted unanimously not to rezone a farm property, preventing group of Ro
10/5/1977
Winner at last: Frank Kiss, 80, who was left out of his 79-year-old wife's will, says he's so happy that a Supreme Court judge has awarded him a share in her $240,000 estate
Winner at last: Frank Kiss, 80, who was left out of his 79-year-old wife's will, says he's so happy that a Supreme Court judge has awarded him a share in her $240,000 estate
10/17/1980
Fowl friends: Ken Quigley displays some of the many avian houseguests sent to him by friends after he complained of a dearth of penguin artifacts.
Fowl friends: Ken Quigley displays some of the many avian houseguests sent to him by friends after he complained of a dearth of penguin artifacts.
6/12/1990
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
The shape of your head has a lot to do with the type of job you're suited for, business consultant Henry Evering believes. He has spent year developing a theory that relates people's physical shapes to their personality types and business talents. Theory also guides him in designing office decor he says.
The shape of your head has a lot to do with the type of job you're suited for, business consultant Henry Evering believes. He has spent year developing a theory that relates people's physical shapes to their personality types and business talents. Theory also guides him in designing office decor he says.
6/5/1973
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
6/15/1982
Millionaire developer Stanley Garden, second little as $1,000 each. And they flock to do it, infrom left, has come up with a novel way to raise cluding last week's luncheon pals, Genni MacAumortage money - he asks friends to chip in as lay, left, Gino Emp
Millionaire developer Stanley Garden, second little as $1,000 each. And they flock to do it, infrom left, has come up with a novel way to raise cluding last week's luncheon pals, Genni MacAumortage money - he asks friends to chip in as lay, left, Gino Emp
6/5/1980
Drink up: Philosophy professor Kuni Fann turned his hand to producing and selling a herbal drink after friends liked his caffeine-free concoction. He has taken a year off teaching and invested thousands in the venture.
Drink up: Philosophy professor Kuni Fann turned his hand to producing and selling a herbal drink after friends liked his caffeine-free concoction. He has taken a year off teaching and invested thousands in the venture.
5/1/1991