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Still learning: Bob and Carol Davies, playing with Bob, 8, and Bronwen, 5, are taking a parent-skills course for the third time
Still learning: Bob and Carol Davies, playing with Bob, 8, and Bronwen, 5, are taking a parent-skills course for the third time

Still learning: Bob and Carol Davies, playing with Bob, 8, and Bronwen, 5, are taking a parent-skills course for the third time

Date3/8/1979
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The die is cast: Casino-game buff Larry Goldberg, who has honed his gambling skills in Las Vegas and Nassau, is passing on tips to novices in a course at Centennial College
The die is cast: Casino-game buff Larry Goldberg, who has honed his gambling skills in Las Vegas and Nassau, is passing on tips to novices in a course at Centennial College
2/17/1982
Medical products: Alun Davies (above), president of Connaught Laboratories, says the Metro firm is the world's third biggest producer of biological products. It makes a broad range of vaccines.
Medical products: Alun Davies (above), president of Connaught Laboratories, says the Metro firm is the world's third biggest producer of biological products. It makes a broad range of vaccines.
7/25/1980
Mario J.de Bastiano: Says logical 5-year planning helps Dension combat the current skills shortage.
Mario J.de Bastiano: Says logical 5-year planning helps Dension combat the current skills shortage.
5/3/1977
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
3/10/1982
Learning life-saving skills. Instructor Nelson Allison watches John Eisenstat of Toronto practise on a dummy during a course on CPR. St. John Ambulanc(...)
Learning life-saving skills. Instructor Nelson Allison watches John Eisenstat of Toronto practise on a dummy during a course on CPR. St. John Ambulanc(...)
8/8/1988
A matter of influence: Arthur Armstrong the chief developer of the town of Bramalea, says he billed Jan Davies, a Mississauga builder (pictured above) $25,000 helping to speed up a muncipal board meeting on land Davies wanted to develop - with help of Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough.
A matter of influence: Arthur Armstrong the chief developer of the town of Bramalea, says he billed Jan Davies, a Mississauga builder (pictured above) $25,000 helping to speed up a muncipal board meeting on land Davies wanted to develop - with help of Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough.
11/11/1977
Memory still green: Traffic expert Bob Burton, 94, standing at the corner of Yonge and Bloor Sts., recalls when Toronto's first traffic lights were installed on August 8, 1925.
Memory still green: Traffic expert Bob Burton, 94, standing at the corner of Yonge and Bloor Sts., recalls when Toronto's first traffic lights were installed on August 8, 1925.
8/3/1990
Craftsman at work: Luigi D'Andrea, 67, works on a piece of wrought iron in his workshop in a laneway at Ossington Ave. and Bloor St. D'Andrea, who brought his skills from Italy, has been plying his trade in Toronto since 1949, but now demand for hand-made
Craftsman at work: Luigi D'Andrea, 67, works on a piece of wrought iron in his workshop in a laneway at Ossington Ave. and Bloor St. D'Andrea, who brought his skills from Italy, has been plying his trade in Toronto since 1949, but now demand for hand-made
6/15/1987
Trinidad-born Churchill Piggott is applying his professional management skills to put Caribana on a solid financial footing
Trinidad-born Churchill Piggott is applying his professional management skills to put Caribana on a solid financial footing
7/15/1984
Looking for answers: Some suggestions to aid jobless young people with their problems, and to help find employment are offered by life-skills class of teacher Bill Bochar, above.
Looking for answers: Some suggestions to aid jobless young people with their problems, and to help find employment are offered by life-skills class of teacher Bill Bochar, above.
4/1/1981
Electronics wizard: Matthew Dodds, displaying one of his electronic creations, says he would like to apply his skills to researching and designing new products and services.
Electronics wizard: Matthew Dodds, displaying one of his electronic creations, says he would like to apply his skills to researching and designing new products and services.
7/14/1992
Robery foiled: John Mattson of Pickering was able to call on his karate skills and come to the rescue of a variety store owner in a robbery
Robery foiled: John Mattson of Pickering was able to call on his karate skills and come to the rescue of a variety store owner in a robbery
9/12/1988