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Way out: David Burnett, seen with panels from Lynn Donaghue's Four Tradesmen, will soon be leaving the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Way out: David Burnett, seen with panels from Lynn Donaghue's Four Tradesmen, will soon be leaving the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Way out: David Burnett, seen with panels from Lynn Donaghue's Four Tradesmen, will soon be leaving the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Date8/29/1984
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125700F
Picture worth 1,000 watts: Entrepreneur Gord Hamilton of Thornhill holds one of the radiant heat panels he uses in the art works behind him.
Picture worth 1,000 watts: Entrepreneur Gord Hamilton of Thornhill holds one of the radiant heat panels he uses in the art works behind him.
12/31/1985
Export bound: Bill Malone, left, who designed a reusable aluminum form system for concrete construction, displays one of the panels with John Berger, of TS Aluminum, which finished the forms
Export bound: Bill Malone, left, who designed a reusable aluminum form system for concrete construction, displays one of the panels with John Berger, of TS Aluminum, which finished the forms
1/19/1993
Ravaged by time: Bill Barber, curator of the Peel Museum, examines one of the three panels of the historic Meadowvale mural, painted by Fred Haines, which depicts the Mississauga Indians on the Credit River.
Ravaged by time: Bill Barber, curator of the Peel Museum, examines one of the three panels of the historic Meadowvale mural, painted by Fred Haines, which depicts the Mississauga Indians on the Credit River.
8/1/1980
Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.
Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.
8/7/1989
Hiding the modern: Master woodworker Derek Maw demonstrates sliding pine panels that he ingeniously built in the living room to hide the television
Hiding the modern: Master woodworker Derek Maw demonstrates sliding pine panels that he ingeniously built in the living room to hide the television
2/7/1990
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
10/7/1982
On the job: Binh Tran Installs small panels on a door pillar of a LH series car at Chrysler's state-of-the art Bramalea facility on Williams Parkway
On the job: Binh Tran Installs small panels on a door pillar of a LH series car at Chrysler's state-of-the art Bramalea facility on Williams Parkway
2/22/1993
Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
11/22/1989
Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
10/24/1973
Worsening shortages of skilled tradesmen have made it difficult for employees such as Gary Maas, who can't find any workers for his small tool and die plant in North York
Worsening shortages of skilled tradesmen have made it difficult for employees such as Gary Maas, who can't find any workers for his small tool and die plant in North York
2/24/1978
Larger than life self-portrait of Lynn Donaghue frames the artist herself in her Toronto studio
Larger than life self-portrait of Lynn Donaghue frames the artist herself in her Toronto studio
8/13/1977
Leaving July 20: Wilf Harrison will be part of a five-man expedition going to the Soviet Union soon in a bid to climb the highest peak in that country, 24,590 feet high
Leaving July 20: Wilf Harrison will be part of a five-man expedition going to the Soviet Union soon in a bid to climb the highest peak in that country, 24,590 feet high
7/12/1990