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George Bell: Pay triple rates
George Bell: Pay triple rates

George Bell: Pay triple rates

Date4/9/1979
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0125348F
Mortgage squeeze: Barbara Frank, top, and hot dog sellers Andy and Mary Elmitropoulos are feeling the pressure of high mortgate rates.
Mortgage squeeze: Barbara Frank, top, and hot dog sellers Andy and Mary Elmitropoulos are feeling the pressure of high mortgate rates.
4/20/1990
Lonely protest: Herb Field, an organizer of National Distress Day and president of the Canadian Association for Sensible interest Rates holds a lonely protest outside his Danforth Ave. offices. The response to his group's call for a national day of protes
Lonely protest: Herb Field, an organizer of National Distress Day and president of the Canadian Association for Sensible interest Rates holds a lonely protest outside his Danforth Ave. offices. The response to his group's call for a national day of protes
9/22/1981
They get letters: Jean and David Hauraney of Address-O-Matic Mailing Systems fear the proposed 76-per-cent increase in first-class postal rates for Jan
They get letters: Jean and David Hauraney of Address-O-Matic Mailing Systems fear the proposed 76-per-cent increase in first-class postal rates for Jan
10/7/1981
Group rates feared: Plans for group coverage for home and auto insurance could harm small inndependent agents, says Don Jamieson, president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Ontario
Group rates feared: Plans for group coverage for home and auto insurance could harm small inndependent agents, says Don Jamieson, president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Ontario
10/30/1979
Bargain rates: Samuel Bresler's Budget Car Rentals may lead the business in Toronto but he is worried about stiff competition which he claims is squeezing profits.
Bargain rates: Samuel Bresler's Budget Car Rentals may lead the business in Toronto but he is worried about stiff competition which he claims is squeezing profits.
7/8/1981
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
5/26/1980
Moment of Truth comes for house wine at restaurant in Royal York Hotel as Baron Roy Andries de Groot tastes it. Verdict: Not great, but good value. Famed blind gourmet, accompanied by seeing eye dog, Atena, is here for gastronomic festival. He rates city one of two or three greatest eating places.
Moment of Truth comes for house wine at restaurant in Royal York Hotel as Baron Roy Andries de Groot tastes it. Verdict: Not great, but good value. Famed blind gourmet, accompanied by seeing eye dog, Atena, is here for gastronomic festival. He rates city one of two or three greatest eating places.
9/12/1978
William Millard: Neither recession nor high interest rates seem to dampen the demand for microcomputers
William Millard: Neither recession nor high interest rates seem to dampen the demand for microcomputers
8/4/1982
The surprise will be how low rates will fall.
The surprise will be how low rates will fall.
9/24/1992
Gary Scattergood is manager of a North York company which offers small investors some of the highest interest rates around
Gary Scattergood is manager of a North York company which offers small investors some of the highest interest rates around
1/14/1970
World shattered: Internationally known designers Stefan Siwinski and his wife, Krystyna Sadowska, are losing their studios and factory because of interest rates which skyrocketed from 6 to 20 per cent
World shattered: Internationally known designers Stefan Siwinski and his wife, Krystyna Sadowska, are losing their studios and factory because of interest rates which skyrocketed from 6 to 20 per cent
7/26/1982
He rates: Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association president Ken Somers scored 11 out of 15 on our quiz.
He rates: Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association president Ken Somers scored 11 out of 15 on our quiz.
12/3/1980