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Four years later: Brampton's Robert Fraser, flanked by wife Tina and mother Margaret, with his governor-general's medal for bravery and his official citation for having saved a 10-year-old boy in Lake Erie
Four years later: Brampton's Robert Fraser, flanked by wife Tina and mother Margaret, with his governor-general's medal for bravery and his official citation for having saved a 10-year-old boy in Lake Erie

Four years later: Brampton's Robert Fraser, flanked by wife Tina and mother Margaret, with his governor-general's medal for bravery and his official citation for having saved a 10-year-old boy in Lake Erie

Date12/14/1993
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Hero's children, An excited Jamie Fikis, 6, and his 8-year-old sister, Kristin, carry Ontario Medal for Firefighter's Bravery and citation honoring th(...)
Hero's children, An excited Jamie Fikis, 6, and his 8-year-old sister, Kristin, carry Ontario Medal for Firefighter's Bravery and citation honoring th(...)
5/14/1979
After 15 years in Victoria, Leon Rooke, winner of the Governor-General's award of the best work of fiction published in 1983, is spending a year in Toronto with his family
After 15 years in Victoria, Leon Rooke, winner of the Governor-General's award of the best work of fiction published in 1983, is spending a year in Toronto with his family
7/5/1984
Harmony in motion: Brampton's Jack Lauzon, after 13 years of racing, has earned his place at the top of his sport.
Harmony in motion: Brampton's Jack Lauzon, after 13 years of racing, has earned his place at the top of his sport.
10/3/1991
David Donnell, this year's deserving winner of the Governor-General's award for poetry for his exhilarating collection Settlements, is proof you don't(...)
David Donnell, this year's deserving winner of the Governor-General's award for poetry for his exhilarating collection Settlements, is proof you don't(...)
6/29/1984
Risked lives: Andy Patterson, 32, flanked by Dean Ribble (left), 12, and his brother, George, 10, dragged Patterson's 12-year-old son, Billy, screaming from a Mississauga building after 8,000 volts shot through the boy's body when he caught a foot in a transformer room
Risked lives: Andy Patterson, 32, flanked by Dean Ribble (left), 12, and his brother, George, 10, dragged Patterson's 12-year-old son, Billy, screaming from a Mississauga building after 8,000 volts shot through the boy's body when he caught a foot in a transformer room
2/28/1980
A Sudbury mining executive who cast fear to the wind when he chased a gunman who moments earlier had shot and killed a pro-inspector at the Royal York Hotel, has been awarded a police citation. But yesterday, after receiving the civilian citation for bravery from Metro police commissioners, Lloyd Bardswich could only recall the incident with wonderment.
A Sudbury mining executive who cast fear to the wind when he chased a gunman who moments earlier had shot and killed a pro-inspector at the Royal York Hotel, has been awarded a police citation. But yesterday, after receiving the civilian citation for bravery from Metro police commissioners, Lloyd Bardswich could only recall the incident with wonderment.
7/30/1987
Governor-General Ray Hnatyshyn, left, seems mighty pleased with the official Canadian National Exhibition medal, engraved with his portrait, being pre(...)
Governor-General Ray Hnatyshyn, left, seems mighty pleased with the official Canadian National Exhibition medal, engraved with his portrait, being pre(...)
8/19/1992
Emmauel Bourdos, whose take-home pay as a hospital orderly is about $110 a week, helps the two eldest of his six children with their homework as the family gathers around the table. From the left are Bourdos, Photini, 11, Margaret, 10, Mrs. Bourdos holding Dino, 2, Tina, 5, and Bessie, S. Bourdos is one of 6,000 Metro hospital workers who are preparing to risk the consequences of an illegal strike to get a decent wage comparable to that in similar work.
Emmauel Bourdos, whose take-home pay as a hospital orderly is about $110 a week, helps the two eldest of his six children with their homework as the family gathers around the table. From the left are Bourdos, Photini, 11, Margaret, 10, Mrs. Bourdos holding Dino, 2, Tina, 5, and Bessie, S. Bourdos is one of 6,000 Metro hospital workers who are preparing to risk the consequences of an illegal strike to get a decent wage comparable to that in similar work.
1/3/1974
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
Timothy Findley is delighted with his Governor-General's Award
Timothy Findley is delighted with his Governor-General's Award
4/13/1978
Governor general's study used by King as his sitting room
Governor general's study used by King as his sitting room
7/1/1939
Like his grandfather, Brampton's Bill Brander raises cattle and grows grain on family acres, ignoring factories edging property
Like his grandfather, Brampton's Bill Brander raises cattle and grows grain on family acres, ignoring factories edging property
12/28/1982