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Box of trouble: Rodney Clark suffered months of delay to open his oyster bar in Toronto. Then the federal government banned the sale of shellfish including oysters.
Box of trouble: Rodney Clark suffered months of delay to open his oyster bar in Toronto. Then the federal government banned the sale of shellfish including oysters.

Box of trouble: Rodney Clark suffered months of delay to open his oyster bar in Toronto. Then the federal government banned the sale of shellfish including oysters.

Date12/14/1987
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Cleared seafood: Dealer Rodney Clark is still enthusiastic about the delicacy even if it is the frozen and tested New York variety he ordered yesterday, since the ban on his fresh P.E.I. favorites was extended. The owner of a catering and supply business, he is also opening an oyster restaurant Friday.
Cleared seafood: Dealer Rodney Clark is still enthusiastic about the delicacy even if it is the frozen and tested New York variety he ordered yesterday, since the ban on his fresh P.E.I. favorites was extended. The owner of a catering and supply business, he is also opening an oyster restaurant Friday.
1/6/1988
Michael's oysters. Michael Vaughan stocks all kinds of oysters ranging in price from 50 to 90 cents a piece
Michael's oysters. Michael Vaughan stocks all kinds of oysters ranging in price from 50 to 90 cents a piece
12/1/1983
Mark McEwan with his dish of Raw Oysters with sweet beet and Coriander Salsa
Mark McEwan with his dish of Raw Oysters with sweet beet and Coriander Salsa
9/28/1989
Frenchmen Raking Oysters through the Ice at Shediac, New Brunswick
Frenchmen Raking Oysters through the Ice at Shediac, New Brunswick
1870
Oysters and pheasant: Guests who paid $1,000 a couple for the gala opening of Roy Thomson Hall last night included former Governor General Roland Michener and wife Norah
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9/13/1982
Atlantic oysters, the gourmets maintain, are far superior to the smaller and not nearly so succulent bivalves of the other ocean. Here is a huge pile (...)
Atlantic oysters, the gourmets maintain, are far superior to the smaller and not nearly so succulent bivalves of the other ocean. Here is a huge pile (...)
11/23/1946
1. White-legged Oyster-catcher, 2. Slender-billed Oyster-catcher
1. White-legged Oyster-catcher, 2. Slender-billed Oyster-catcher
1838
Sales bar: Paul Doyle, president of Gilbey Canada Inc., says punitive federal and provincial taxes are damaging Canada's liquor producers.
Sales bar: Paul Doyle, president of Gilbey Canada Inc., says punitive federal and provincial taxes are damaging Canada's liquor producers.
11/25/1982
Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
12/7/1989
A secure future: Sociologist and author Carl James spent months interviewing young black people, 17 to 22, probing their fears and aspirations to get behind the stereotype of black youth as a generation in trouble
A secure future: Sociologist and author Carl James spent months interviewing young black people, 17 to 22, probing their fears and aspirations to get behind the stereotype of black youth as a generation in trouble
2/11/1991
High hopes: Ernie and Louise MacKay of Brampton have high expectations for their 23-year-old son Stephen, who has fought back from severe brain injuries suffered in a bar incident three years ago
High hopes: Ernie and Louise MacKay of Brampton have high expectations for their 23-year-old son Stephen, who has fought back from severe brain injuries suffered in a bar incident three years ago
7/1/1987
All Ready: Toronto retailer Alan Goouch has computers and software in place that will automatically calculate the new federal sales tax and Ontario sales tax on goods sold at his four clothing stores
All Ready: Toronto retailer Alan Goouch has computers and software in place that will automatically calculate the new federal sales tax and Ontario sales tax on goods sold at his four clothing stores
11/16/1999