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Swansea clerk Harry Billington clearing out his office, There's a definite air of nostalgia that something is passing from view
Swansea clerk Harry Billington clearing out his office, There's a definite air of nostalgia that something is passing from view

Swansea clerk Harry Billington clearing out his office, There's a definite air of nostalgia that something is passing from view

Date12/19/1966
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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
Help: For men who know they're unhappy, says Don Gillies there's something to do about it.
Help: For men who know they're unhappy, says Don Gillies there's something to do about it.
1/3/1980
Mr. Vitamin E, as Bill Gutterson is called, stands in the Rexdale office of Webber Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has increased sales by 40 per cent over last year. There's been a great revival in vitamin E. It's being used for everything from heart trouble to pollution ailments.
Mr. Vitamin E, as Bill Gutterson is called, stands in the Rexdale office of Webber Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has increased sales by 40 per cent over last year. There's been a great revival in vitamin E. It's being used for everything from heart trouble to pollution ailments.
10/1/1971
Clearing a hurdle: Finding something meaningful to do when you retire is probably the biggest hurdle you will have to face, says professor and author Dr. Alan Roadburg, who adds that retirement dreams can be fulfilled if you plan your future.
Clearing a hurdle: Finding something meaningful to do when you retire is probably the biggest hurdle you will have to face, says professor and author Dr. Alan Roadburg, who adds that retirement dreams can be fulfilled if you plan your future.
2/20/1985
Building Boom: Chris Ridabock, vice-president of J. J. Barnicke Ltd., believes there's plenty of demand for new office spaces coming on the market.
Building Boom: Chris Ridabock, vice-president of J. J. Barnicke Ltd., believes there's plenty of demand for new office spaces coming on the market.
1/9/1990
Biggest grocer: Tony Rebelo, right, says his father, Norberto is living proof that there's no better country in the world than Canada if you have ambition
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5/14/1986
Richard Burke, ex-assistant to Senator Kennedy: I'm not saying there's not parts of my life I loved, It was exciting. But his influence obviously had a lot to do with the fact I got involved with the drugs.
Richard Burke, ex-assistant to Senator Kennedy: I'm not saying there's not parts of my life I loved, It was exciting. But his influence obviously had a lot to do with the fact I got involved with the drugs.
10/5/1992
Money, not ideas, is what's lacking for Steve Doyle. A designer with five children to support, he can make products for schools hospitals and stores. But there's a credit squeeze on, and lack of capital may force him out of business.
Money, not ideas, is what's lacking for Steve Doyle. A designer with five children to support, he can make products for schools hospitals and stores. But there's a credit squeeze on, and lack of capital may force him out of business.
9/14/1969
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.
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11/30/1977
A definite style: Until we stop mimicking somewhere else and start thinking of a Toronto style, says reader Bruce Gates, Toronto will be just a pale imitation
A definite style: Until we stop mimicking somewhere else and start thinking of a Toronto style, says reader Bruce Gates, Toronto will be just a pale imitation
8/6/1981
Passing the time: In the crowded, bustling streets of Chinatown, there's still time out for a quiet chat between storekeeper and passerby
Passing the time: In the crowded, bustling streets of Chinatown, there's still time out for a quiet chat between storekeeper and passerby
9/3/1981