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A definite style: Until we stop mimicking somewhere else and start thinking of a Toronto style, says reader Bruce Gates, Toronto will be just a pale imitation
A definite style: Until we stop mimicking somewhere else and start thinking of a Toronto style, says reader Bruce Gates, Toronto will be just a pale imitation

A definite style: Until we stop mimicking somewhere else and start thinking of a Toronto style, says reader Bruce Gates, Toronto will be just a pale imitation

Date8/6/1981
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We used to drive downtown to do our shopping, says architect and planner Blandford Gates, with his wife Marja, left, and daughter Niina, 12, right, chatting at the corner store with Sharon Vignjevic. Then we noticed that when we needed winter goods, the d
We used to drive downtown to do our shopping, says architect and planner Blandford Gates, with his wife Marja, left, and daughter Niina, 12, right, chatting at the corner store with Sharon Vignjevic. Then we noticed that when we needed winter goods, the d
2/8/1978
Thain. A man who helped rescue a family of three from the Grand River near Cayuga says he can't stop thinking about the incident. It's a strange feeling. Every time I think about it I get this rush, Gordon Thain said in an interview at his Queen St. E. home yesterday. [Incomplete]
Thain. A man who helped rescue a family of three from the Grand River near Cayuga says he can't stop thinking about the incident. It's a strange feeling. Every time I think about it I get this rush, Gordon Thain said in an interview at his Queen St. E. home yesterday. [Incomplete]
6/8/1987
New-style teacher: Teaching in the '80s requires a special type of teacher, says writer Vienneau, and Garry macey is just that
New-style teacher: Teaching in the '80s requires a special type of teacher, says writer Vienneau, and Garry macey is just that
5/29/1981
Going To The Net: The court style of Coca-Cola Canada president Tony Eames is similar to his corporate style -- he doesn't quit on any shot, a tennis partner says.
Going To The Net: The court style of Coca-Cola Canada president Tony Eames is similar to his corporate style -- he doesn't quit on any shot, a tennis partner says.
7/5/1991
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
At odds over conversation of Metro ravine land are naturalist Dr. Bruce Cruickshank, left, and Grant Henderson, right, chairman of the Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. We enhance habitat, says Henderson, shown beside a flood control structure at Woodbridge. Cruickshank, shown in ravine land near Metro's Sunnybrook Park, fears Henderson's authority wants to take over and manicure this, too.
At odds over conversation of Metro ravine land are naturalist Dr. Bruce Cruickshank, left, and Grant Henderson, right, chairman of the Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. We enhance habitat, says Henderson, shown beside a flood control structure at Woodbridge. Cruickshank, shown in ravine land near Metro's Sunnybrook Park, fears Henderson's authority wants to take over and manicure this, too.
5/25/1976
At odds over conservation of Metro ravine land are naturalist Dr. Bruce Cruickshank, left, and Grant Henderson, right, chairman of the Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. We enhance habitat, says Henderson, shown beside a flood control structure at Woodbridge. Cruickshank, shown in ravine land near Metro's Sunnybrook Park, fears Henderson's authority wants to take over and manicure this, too.
At odds over conservation of Metro ravine land are naturalist Dr. Bruce Cruickshank, left, and Grant Henderson, right, chairman of the Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. We enhance habitat, says Henderson, shown beside a flood control structure at Woodbridge. Cruickshank, shown in ravine land near Metro's Sunnybrook Park, fears Henderson's authority wants to take over and manicure this, too.
5/20/1976
Sleep expert: Dr. Jeffrey Lipsitz says restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea, a stop-and-start breathing pattern, may interfere with a good night's rest.
Sleep expert: Dr. Jeffrey Lipsitz says restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea, a stop-and-start breathing pattern, may interfere with a good night's rest.
12/30/1988
Until we accept our share of the blame in the murder of shoeshine by Emanuel Jaques, says James Taylor, above, managing editor of the United Church Observer, the healing of our society will not have begun
Until we accept our share of the blame in the murder of shoeshine by Emanuel Jaques, says James Taylor, above, managing editor of the United Church Observer, the healing of our society will not have begun
3/19/1978
Italian Style: Red Lobster's parent firm is counting on the olive garden for growth, says william dover, head of Canadian operations.
Italian Style: Red Lobster's parent firm is counting on the olive garden for growth, says william dover, head of Canadian operations.
3/17/1991
Sense of style: When too many people have the same look as me, it's time for me to change, says Ian Hylton, manager of the Cachet department at Holt Renfrew
Sense of style: When too many people have the same look as me, it's time for me to change, says Ian Hylton, manager of the Cachet department at Holt Renfrew
7/3/1989
Truancy can be a cry for help, says Wally Freel, a counsellor in the Etobicoke Social Services Department-the new-style truant officer
Truancy can be a cry for help, says Wally Freel, a counsellor in the Etobicoke Social Services Department-the new-style truant officer
3/12/1974