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Friendly atmosphere: People are friendlier when they talk about boats, say Neila Garner and David Coe, owners of Noah's, a thriving boat building supply company.
Friendly atmosphere: People are friendlier when they talk about boats, say Neila Garner and David Coe, owners of Noah's, a thriving boat building supply company.

Friendly atmosphere: People are friendlier when they talk about boats, say Neila Garner and David Coe, owners of Noah's, a thriving boat building supply company.

Date8/4/1981
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Object NumberTSPA_0126009F
We can't build enough boats: Despite sluggish sales by competitors, boat-builder George Oliver is selling everything he can produce and has turned down business he can't handle
We can't build enough boats: Despite sluggish sales by competitors, boat-builder George Oliver is selling everything he can produce and has turned down business he can't handle
7/4/1980
Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
6/6/1975
Launching his sailing season, Robert Beattie vigorously polishes the hull of his sailboat at Port Credit as he readies it for the water. In the Metro area, there'll be some boats out on Sunday, with light winds and a high of 60.
Launching his sailing season, Robert Beattie vigorously polishes the hull of his sailboat at Port Credit as he readies it for the water. In the Metro area, there'll be some boats out on Sunday, with light winds and a high of 60.
4/9/1971
Sailor-businessman Frank Dye (left) knows the ropes when it comes to boats. He and his wife Margaret are in Toronto to talk about some of their adventures. At centre is Don Davis, Wayfarer Sailboat Association president.
Sailor-businessman Frank Dye (left) knows the ropes when it comes to boats. He and his wife Margaret are in Toronto to talk about some of their adventures. At centre is Don Davis, Wayfarer Sailboat Association president.
1/1/1972
Riding a crest: Peter Hanna, president of Doral Boats Ltd
Riding a crest: Peter Hanna, president of Doral Boats Ltd
1/16/1990
Skipper Werner Hirschman mans gallery to prepare lunch, Seafaring cooks must learn to cook fast and efficiently in a small boat's gallery
Skipper Werner Hirschman mans gallery to prepare lunch, Seafaring cooks must learn to cook fast and efficiently in a small boat's gallery
5/14/1972
Dippy task: Instructor Peter Clarke and student Jeff Kralka, 16, work on restoring a Disappearing Propellor Boat at West Humber Collegiate. Clarke found the boat disintegrating under a boat shed.
Dippy task: Instructor Peter Clarke and student Jeff Kralka, 16, work on restoring a Disappearing Propellor Boat at West Humber Collegiate. Clarke found the boat disintegrating under a boat shed.
1/10/1986
Charting Biorhythms has been a thriving enterprise for Howard Nelson, seen taking reading at his Toronto home
Charting Biorhythms has been a thriving enterprise for Howard Nelson, seen taking reading at his Toronto home
3/30/1977
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
6/13/1985
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
1/10/1980
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
7/25/1984
Don Bekett's packaging firm couldn't win, they said. Horsefeathers, he said. It's thriving.
Don Bekett's packaging firm couldn't win, they said. Horsefeathers, he said. It's thriving.
1/17/1979