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He's retired but he's not out of work - ex-postie honored for his work with mentally retarded children in Scarborough.
He's retired but he's not out of work - ex-postie honored for his work with mentally retarded children in Scarborough.

He's retired but he's not out of work - ex-postie honored for his work with mentally retarded children in Scarborough.

Date7/16/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127671F
Carmen Bush stands in front of Columbus Boys Club, a Toronto institution he's been connected with for 40 years. Tonight, Carmen is being honored with a testimonial dinner for his years of dedicated work with Toronto youngsters.
Carmen Bush stands in front of Columbus Boys Club, a Toronto institution he's been connected with for 40 years. Tonight, Carmen is being honored with a testimonial dinner for his years of dedicated work with Toronto youngsters.
9/29/1971
Man at work: Now that Douglas Peters of Scarborough has his first invention on the market, a leg-rest to help people with back problems, he's back in his workshop developing new ideas
Man at work: Now that Douglas Peters of Scarborough has his first invention on the market, a leg-rest to help people with back problems, he's back in his workshop developing new ideas
3/13/1984
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
11/21/1974
He's a proud man, no Ralph Nash would rather work for a pittance than go on welfare to support his 20-year-old pregnant wife, Sharon, and two children, Billy 2, and Kathy 1
He's a proud man, no Ralph Nash would rather work for a pittance than go on welfare to support his 20-year-old pregnant wife, Sharon, and two children, Billy 2, and Kathy 1
3/9/1970
Out of work: Janet and Wayne Dunster ran the Charlestown Residential School in Caledon for retarded children until April 1, when it was handed over to the Peel Children's Centre.
Out of work: Janet and Wayne Dunster ran the Charlestown Residential School in Caledon for retarded children until April 1, when it was handed over to the Peel Children's Centre.
8/28/1986
John Couvell, 56. Retired from Canada Post, Couvell says affordable housing is his prime concern. He says council needs to address issues of children and women's safety, and he'd work to provide more job opportunities in the ward.
John Couvell, 56. Retired from Canada Post, Couvell says affordable housing is his prime concern. He says council needs to address issues of children and women's safety, and he'd work to provide more job opportunities in the ward.
10/27/1988
New concept: Ted Grizzle's Thrift Villa discount store is a private venture that donates 40 per cent of its net profits to the Metropolitan Toronto Association for the Mentally Retarded
New concept: Ted Grizzle's Thrift Villa discount store is a private venture that donates 40 per cent of its net profits to the Metropolitan Toronto Association for the Mentally Retarded
2/4/1985
Louis Szel is organizer of Association for Mentally Retarded's Christmas cards.
Louis Szel is organizer of Association for Mentally Retarded's Christmas cards.
11/10/1977
Just park it: Greg Cotreau doesn't have much time for long-distance bicycle riding any more. That's because he's too busy spreading the word about the bicycle storage system his business is built around. The device was designed by a retired RCMP sergeant, Terry Smith, and it promises to end the clutter of bikes parked every which way.
Just park it: Greg Cotreau doesn't have much time for long-distance bicycle riding any more. That's because he's too busy spreading the word about the bicycle storage system his business is built around. The device was designed by a retired RCMP sergeant, Terry Smith, and it promises to end the clutter of bikes parked every which way.
3/10/1989
Into mainstream: Yader Cabrera, 31, (with daughter Audrey, 6, above) moved here from Nicaragua last year. An engineer, he's learning English so he can work in his profession.
Into mainstream: Yader Cabrera, 31, (with daughter Audrey, 6, above) moved here from Nicaragua last year. An engineer, he's learning English so he can work in his profession.
9/7/1988
With plans to be Metro chairman some day, 16-year-old Paul Faibish is at work in his office in the basement of his parents' home in North York. He's co-founder and vice-president of one of the borough's ratepayer groups.
With plans to be Metro chairman some day, 16-year-old Paul Faibish is at work in his office in the basement of his parents' home in North York. He's co-founder and vice-president of one of the borough's ratepayer groups.
4/9/1974
Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
3/23/1983