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Legibility's the thing: Calligrapher Alf Ebsen says when he first took up the art, his calligraphy was over-ornamented and hard to read.
Legibility's the thing: Calligrapher Alf Ebsen says when he first took up the art, his calligraphy was over-ornamented and hard to read.

Legibility's the thing: Calligrapher Alf Ebsen says when he first took up the art, his calligraphy was over-ornamented and hard to read.

Date4/22/1982
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126957F
Art form: Alf Ebsen finishes off a piece of work at his Willowdale home.
Art form: Alf Ebsen finishes off a piece of work at his Willowdale home.
12/28/1982
One to go: Firestone Canada president Bert Kraemer had a list of 17 things to do to resuscitate his company when he took over its top post nearly two years ago
One to go: Firestone Canada president Bert Kraemer had a list of 17 things to do to resuscitate his company when he took over its top post nearly two years ago
3/4/1982
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
12/5/1973
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
12/5/1973
Lawyer John Bell, who is with the firm of Shibley, Righton, McCutcheon inherited most of his office furniture when he took over his office. He decided he liked the existing green color scheme but added personal touches like the multi-textured wool hanging, family photographs.
Lawyer John Bell, who is with the firm of Shibley, Righton, McCutcheon inherited most of his office furniture when he took over his office. He decided he liked the existing green color scheme but added personal touches like the multi-textured wool hanging, family photographs.
8/14/1975
I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]
I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]
5/26/1984
He'll stay until Lake Ontario freezes over, says Guido Merkl of Dryden who pitched his tent at Queen's Park on Wednesday to bolster his claim that the provincial government owes him $2,000 for damages when a house was removed from a construction site he was working on last year
He'll stay until Lake Ontario freezes over, says Guido Merkl of Dryden who pitched his tent at Queen's Park on Wednesday to bolster his claim that the provincial government owes him $2,000 for damages when a house was removed from a construction site he was working on last year
10/13/1978
Frank Crane: The opera singer turned antique dealer was tired of the urban jungle so he retreated into the woods with his wife, Verena, and built himself a log cabin. And you can see the cabin Frank built! It's cathedral sized. Just the thing for housing such treasures as the Chinese tomb figure from the T'ang period (618 to 906 A.D.) which he is holding. These things are on trust, he says.
Frank Crane: The opera singer turned antique dealer was tired of the urban jungle so he retreated into the woods with his wife, Verena, and built himself a log cabin. And you can see the cabin Frank built! It's cathedral sized. Just the thing for housing such treasures as the Chinese tomb figure from the T'ang period (618 to 906 A.D.) which he is holding. These things are on trust, he says.
11/4/1983
Profiting from patience: Jeffrey Chisholm, right, executive vice-president and treasurer for the Bank of Montreal, took over the bank's treasury operations in April. Trader Alex Jurshevski, left, has information at his fingertips. Chisholm says the bank's traders are skilled at figuring out what's important.
Profiting from patience: Jeffrey Chisholm, right, executive vice-president and treasurer for the Bank of Montreal, took over the bank's treasury operations in April. Trader Alex Jurshevski, left, has information at his fingertips. Chisholm says the bank's traders are skilled at figuring out what's important.
6/20/1986
Hard to take: Ken Jeffers, a community activist who works with youth, says daughter Tanya, 14, told him: One of the things that bothers me is that if I get in trouble with the police, you can't protect me
Hard to take: Ken Jeffers, a community activist who works with youth, says daughter Tanya, 14, told him: One of the things that bothers me is that if I get in trouble with the police, you can't protect me
5/9/1992
Camera confrontation: Brockville Mayor Stephan Clark, 22, the country's youngest mayor, meets the media at city hall before presiding over his first session of council. The unemployed would-be cartoonist won the post in a surprise victory. Promising to be a full-time mayor, Clark plans to emphasize job creation. Promoting tourism may be one way, he says.
Camera confrontation: Brockville Mayor Stephan Clark, 22, the country's youngest mayor, meets the media at city hall before presiding over his first session of council. The unemployed would-be cartoonist won the post in a surprise victory. Promising to be a full-time mayor, Clark plans to emphasize job creation. Promoting tourism may be one way, he says.
12/7/1982
Mike McCallen: Paralyzed since he fell from a cottage deck on to the back of his head two years ago, says he had days when he just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up
Mike McCallen: Paralyzed since he fell from a cottage deck on to the back of his head two years ago, says he had days when he just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up
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