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Hugh Fletcher: His New-Zealand based company has sawmills in B.C.
Hugh Fletcher: His New-Zealand based company has sawmills in B.C.

Hugh Fletcher: His New-Zealand based company has sawmills in B.C.

Date9/19/1991
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127357F
Fred McNutt: Sawmill manager says he's victim of conservationists who misrepresent his company.
Fred McNutt: Sawmill manager says he's victim of conservationists who misrepresent his company.
4/26/1988
Jim Ritchie uses techniques and machinery from the past to build timber framing for housing, in his sawmill near Parry Sound.
Jim Ritchie uses techniques and machinery from the past to build timber framing for housing, in his sawmill near Parry Sound.
12/11/1987
James D. Robinson III, chairman of New York based American Express Co., pictured at the Toronto Stock Exchange where his company's shares were listed for the first time yesterday. The firm is currently facing a challenge to its domination of the travellers' cheque market from Visa and Master Charge, whose credit cards dominate the international bank card scene. Master Charge hopes to be in the business by next May and Visa will make a decision shortly.
James D. Robinson III, chairman of New York based American Express Co., pictured at the Toronto Stock Exchange where his company's shares were listed for the first time yesterday. The firm is currently facing a challenge to its domination of the travellers' cheque market from Visa and Master Charge, whose credit cards dominate the international bank card scene. Master Charge hopes to be in the business by next May and Visa will make a decision shortly.
9/18/1978
In the forefront of word-processing technology, Stephen Dorsey's Micom Data Systems Ltd. has landed a contract for the U.S. space program. The tiny Montreal-based company, with sales last year of under $2 million competes on world markets against such heavyweights as IBM and Xerox.
In the forefront of word-processing technology, Stephen Dorsey's Micom Data Systems Ltd. has landed a contract for the U.S. space program. The tiny Montreal-based company, with sales last year of under $2 million competes on world markets against such heavyweights as IBM and Xerox.
10/5/1977
Drop-out turned lawyer: Kenora-based Crown Attorney Rupert Ross has writen a book on his latest cultural odyssey, describing his struggle to understand the guif between native ethics and the Canadian legal system
Drop-out turned lawyer: Kenora-based Crown Attorney Rupert Ross has writen a book on his latest cultural odyssey, describing his struggle to understand the guif between native ethics and the Canadian legal system
5/27/1992
Drug manufacturer John Cook says Canadian-owned drug firms tend to loose Canadian identity after they become full-fledged manufacturers, performing all steps in making prescription drugs. Cook is worried that control of his own small, Etobicoke-based company will soon go to foreigners.
Drug manufacturer John Cook says Canadian-owned drug firms tend to loose Canadian identity after they become full-fledged manufacturers, performing all steps in making prescription drugs. Cook is worried that control of his own small, Etobicoke-based company will soon go to foreigners.
7/2/1970
Memory maker: Terry Fletcher touches the hearts of British immigrants to Canada at his shop on Queen St. E. His monthly paper stresses the positive side of the news in Britain and will become a magazine in January.
Memory maker: Terry Fletcher touches the hearts of British immigrants to Canada at his shop on Queen St. E. His monthly paper stresses the positive side of the news in Britain and will become a magazine in January.
10/16/1985
Confessed addict Hugh Hanson has his daily fix.
Confessed addict Hugh Hanson has his daily fix.
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Steamer fan: Tugboat operator Mike Fletcher is furious that Americans are claiming ownership of the Atlantic. He has made about 100 dives to the wreck.
Steamer fan: Tugboat operator Mike Fletcher is furious that Americans are claiming ownership of the Atlantic. He has made about 100 dives to the wreck.
6/29/1991
First President of the newly-formed Occidental Life Insurance Co. of Canada is Michael Barnes, 52, left, with Earl Clark, president of the California-based parent company. The two spent an hour and a half yesterday signing hundreds of documents required to launch the firm, which will offer new product lines.
First President of the newly-formed Occidental Life Insurance Co. of Canada is Michael Barnes, 52, left, with Earl Clark, president of the California-based parent company. The two spent an hour and a half yesterday signing hundreds of documents required to launch the firm, which will offer new product lines.
1/12/1971
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
6/18/1975
Co-founder: Glen Dennis of Tel-Ad Advisors Ltd. says it counsels clients on how to cut the cost of advertising in the Yellow Pages and has had no trouble placing such ads for clients from B.C. to Manitoba.
Co-founder: Glen Dennis of Tel-Ad Advisors Ltd. says it counsels clients on how to cut the cost of advertising in the Yellow Pages and has had no trouble placing such ads for clients from B.C. to Manitoba.
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