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John Chow, who came to Canada in 1922, holds his torn head tax certificate. Some 81,000 Chinese immigrants paid the levy.
John Chow, who came to Canada in 1922, holds his torn head tax certificate. Some 81,000 Chinese immigrants paid the levy.

John Chow, who came to Canada in 1922, holds his torn head tax certificate. Some 81,000 Chinese immigrants paid the levy.

Date3/26/1991
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John Chow, who came to Canada in 1922, holds his torn head tax certificate. Some 81,000 Chinese immigrants paid the levy.
John Chow, who came to Canada in 1922, holds his torn head tax certificate. Some 81,000 Chinese immigrants paid the levy.
3/26/1991
Memory maker: Terry Fletcher touches the hearts of British immigrants to Canada at his shop on Queen St. E. His monthly paper stresses the positive side of the news in Britain and will become a magazine in January.
Memory maker: Terry Fletcher touches the hearts of British immigrants to Canada at his shop on Queen St. E. His monthly paper stresses the positive side of the news in Britain and will become a magazine in January.
10/16/1985
Chinese herballst: Edward Chu holds a pair of dried lizards in one hand and manipulates his abacus with the other in his Spadina Ave. shop. The male and female lizards, which cost $20 a pair, aremade into tea to increase virility. Beside Chu is a mannequin showing acupunture points.
Chinese herballst: Edward Chu holds a pair of dried lizards in one hand and manipulates his abacus with the other in his Spadina Ave. shop. The male and female lizards, which cost $20 a pair, aremade into tea to increase virility. Beside Chu is a mannequin showing acupunture points.
6/8/1984
Proud Canadians: Hong Kong immigrants simon Wing Leug, his wife Irene, children Joe, 7, and Joanne, r, will be sworn in a citizens at a ceremony tomorrow
Proud Canadians: Hong Kong immigrants simon Wing Leug, his wife Irene, children Joe, 7, and Joanne, r, will be sworn in a citizens at a ceremony tomorrow
4/11/1992
Lucky Patient: Ted Ryder, 74, holds a picture of himself showing the healthy boy he became after Dr. Frederick Banting started him on insulin treatments in 1922.
Lucky Patient: Ted Ryder, 74, holds a picture of himself showing the healthy boy he became after Dr. Frederick Banting started him on insulin treatments in 1922.
10/13/1990
Look of relief: Mr. and Mrs. Guido Bianco, the immigrants who lost their $2,800 life-savings on the street after being in the country only three weeks, show their happiness after receiving cheque to help Guido buy tools and get a job.
Look of relief: Mr. and Mrs. Guido Bianco, the immigrants who lost their $2,800 life-savings on the street after being in the country only three weeks, show their happiness after receiving cheque to help Guido buy tools and get a job.
1/6/1970
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
9/24/1976
A family without a home, John Edward Norton sits with his wife, Annie Mae, and 17-year-old daughter Greer who holds their 9-year-old daughter Alwyne, a cerebral palsy victim, in one of the three crowded rooms on the third storey of the Gilbert Hotel in downtown Trenton
A family without a home, John Edward Norton sits with his wife, Annie Mae, and 17-year-old daughter Greer who holds their 9-year-old daughter Alwyne, a cerebral palsy victim, in one of the three crowded rooms on the third storey of the Gilbert Hotel in downtown Trenton
12/14/1971
Happy man: Relaxing in his Erindale College office, Archie French, umpire, hockey trainer and amateur social worker, holds the papier-mache head that captures his zany smile.
Happy man: Relaxing in his Erindale College office, Archie French, umpire, hockey trainer and amateur social worker, holds the papier-mache head that captures his zany smile.
9/9/1985
Turning heads: Art Metropole director John Goodwin holds Cube Book, by artist Jamie Lee Byars, whose intention was to make a book roughly the size of a human head
Turning heads: Art Metropole director John Goodwin holds Cube Book, by artist Jamie Lee Byars, whose intention was to make a book roughly the size of a human head
2/24/1988
Labor shortage: Government training centres can't produce skilled workers, complains Leo Denz, and another section of the same federal government says you can't bring in skilled immigrants.'
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Conrad Dutchin: New Presbyterian Church co-ordinator for refugees and undocumented immigrants.
Conrad Dutchin: New Presbyterian Church co-ordinator for refugees and undocumented immigrants.
8/5/1987