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Off the street: Mark Coughlin, 19, found shelter and a hot meal through the Out of the Cold program.
Off the street: Mark Coughlin, 19, found shelter and a hot meal through the Out of the Cold program.

Off the street: Mark Coughlin, 19, found shelter and a hot meal through the Out of the Cold program.

Date2/14/1993
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126209F
Puppy love isn't saddling Metro with as many unwanted pets as it used to, says George Banton, chief animal control officer for the Borough of York. Above, he displays one of the York animal shelter's inmates, a young part-German Shepherd. The animal shelter now has empty cages and Banton gives the credit to the borough's low-cost spay-neuter program, begun two years ago.
Puppy love isn't saddling Metro with as many unwanted pets as it used to, says George Banton, chief animal control officer for the Borough of York. Above, he displays one of the York animal shelter's inmates, a young part-German Shepherd. The animal shelter now has empty cages and Banton gives the credit to the borough's low-cost spay-neuter program, begun two years ago.
6/15/1978
Temporary Shelter: Fred Gibbons and Mary Dwyer have moved off the streets and into a basement apartment
Temporary Shelter: Fred Gibbons and Mary Dwyer have moved off the streets and into a basement apartment
7/23/1988
A leaking Garage was their home for the night after Gordon Simmon,s 76, his wife, Marion 52, and their 19-year-old epileptic son decided not to go to an emergency family shelter they were evicted from their home of 20 years in Scarborough
A leaking Garage was their home for the night after Gordon Simmon,s 76, his wife, Marion 52, and their 19-year-old epileptic son decided not to go to an emergency family shelter they were evicted from their home of 20 years in Scarborough
9/14/1978
Paul Coughlin. More realistic prices
Paul Coughlin. More realistic prices
8/29/1973
A trip through South East Asia convinced hotel man Geoffrey Bennun there were more important things in life than the perfect meal. He hopes to set up $100,00 peace award, to be awarded annually.
A trip through South East Asia convinced hotel man Geoffrey Bennun there were more important things in life than the perfect meal. He hopes to set up $100,00 peace award, to be awarded annually.
1/26/1984
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
5/26/1985
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
6/1/1977
Shady affair: John Mucenieks and his pet, Milk Bone, were not at all happy today after the city dismantled the dog's street-corner shelter
Shady affair: John Mucenieks and his pet, Milk Bone, were not at all happy today after the city dismantled the dog's street-corner shelter
8/3/1984
Hot on Trail: Ever since Michael Tureski, right, and Carson Hashe found this plate with a faded photo of this couple's smiling faces, they've been smitten with finding them
Hot on Trail: Ever since Michael Tureski, right, and Carson Hashe found this plate with a faded photo of this couple's smiling faces, they've been smitten with finding them
3/22/1989
Life saving reflexes: Mark Bennett, 19, of Brampton says he didn't have time to think when he helped save a fellow lifeguard from drowning at the Wild Water Kingdom park.
Life saving reflexes: Mark Bennett, 19, of Brampton says he didn't have time to think when he helped save a fellow lifeguard from drowning at the Wild Water Kingdom park.
7/6/1989
Bravery noted: OPP Constable Mark Meers, left, student Kimberly MacKenzie and pharmacist Ian Reynold Stewart were among 19 people honored for valor by the Ontario Provincial Police
Bravery noted: OPP Constable Mark Meers, left, student Kimberly MacKenzie and pharmacist Ian Reynold Stewart were among 19 people honored for valor by the Ontario Provincial Police
10/15/1987
Top of the Class: Jordan Herst, 19, is Toronto's top student with 100 per cent marks in six Grade 13 subjects.
Top of the Class: Jordan Herst, 19, is Toronto's top student with 100 per cent marks in six Grade 13 subjects.
7/9/1980