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Trip of peace: Manas Goswami, 23, is visiting Metro after two years and 37,000 kilometres of pedalling around the world from his home in Calcutta on a mission of peace and friendship
Trip of peace: Manas Goswami, 23, is visiting Metro after two years and 37,000 kilometres of pedalling around the world from his home in Calcutta on a mission of peace and friendship

Trip of peace: Manas Goswami, 23, is visiting Metro after two years and 37,000 kilometres of pedalling around the world from his home in Calcutta on a mission of peace and friendship

Date8/5/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Pedalling poet: David Seaman, a professor at a West Virginia college, says he found his poetic output greatly stimulated during his ride to Toronto, a distance of 1,330 kilometres (800 miles)
Pedalling poet: David Seaman, a professor at a West Virginia college, says he found his poetic output greatly stimulated during his ride to Toronto, a distance of 1,330 kilometres (800 miles)
8/6/1982
Serene Scene from the Past, Hampton Mill, 16 kilometres northeast of Oshawa, was torn down a few years ago because it was a hazard. The Mill, photogra(...)
Serene Scene from the Past, Hampton Mill, 16 kilometres northeast of Oshawa, was torn down a few years ago because it was a hazard. The Mill, photogra(...)
8/20/1974
The definitive treaty of peace and friendship, between His Britannick Majesty, the most Christian King, and the States General of the United Provinces(...)
The definitive treaty of peace and friendship, between His Britannick Majesty, the most Christian King, and the States General of the United Provinces(...)
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Watch out! Two firemen (right) dash for safety as the roof of a 124-year-old building at Vandorf, (16 kilometres), (10 miles) south of Newmarket, coll(...)
Watch out! Two firemen (right) dash for safety as the roof of a 124-year-old building at Vandorf, (16 kilometres), (10 miles) south of Newmarket, coll(...)
12/29/1981
Kisses goodbye: Retiring as Metro solicitor after 33 years, Alex Joy gets a friendly send off yesterday from Winnifred Coatsworth (left), his former secretary for 23 years, and Murdina Strutt, who took her place when she retired two years ago
Kisses goodbye: Retiring as Metro solicitor after 33 years, Alex Joy gets a friendly send off yesterday from Winnifred Coatsworth (left), his former secretary for 23 years, and Murdina Strutt, who took her place when she retired two years ago
4/30/1986
Overhead shot: Robert Stacey shows off posters of the Golden Horseshoe and the Ottawa area, made by his company from photos taken 705 kilometres (405 miles) up
Overhead shot: Robert Stacey shows off posters of the Golden Horseshoe and the Ottawa area, made by his company from photos taken 705 kilometres (405 miles) up
5/19/1988
Sole survivors of the Great Canadian Wagon Train, Jon Houghton, 21, and his sister, Barb, 23, attend to come chores after pulling into Peace River Country 17 months and 2,600 miles after setting out
Sole survivors of the Great Canadian Wagon Train, Jon Houghton, 21, and his sister, Barb, 23, attend to come chores after pulling into Peace River Country 17 months and 2,600 miles after setting out
8/17/1976
Foster Smith, whose lanterns carry messages of peace and love, has been visiting Metro schools talking about conflict resolution.
Foster Smith, whose lanterns carry messages of peace and love, has been visiting Metro schools talking about conflict resolution.
7/26/1990
Image shows a long-distance swimmer climbing aboard after finishing lake Ontario crossing.
At last!: Vicki Keith climbs aboard an accompanying boat at Spadina Quay yesterday to mark the end of her two-way crossing of Lake Ontario that saw her cover 103 kilometres
8/7/1987
Evelyn Abrahams: Once she flew 14,500 kilometres (9,000 miles) to babysit for two weeks
Evelyn Abrahams: Once she flew 14,500 kilometres (9,000 miles) to babysit for two weeks
5/17/1985
Thousands of kilometres away, outside Queen's Park in Toronto, former Soviet dissident Roman Fin, a cancer researcher, quietly dispalys signs and endures his own hunger strike to draw attention to Sakharov's plight. Fin, 42, who has lived here over three
Thousands of kilometres away, outside Queen's Park in Toronto, former Soviet dissident Roman Fin, a cancer researcher, quietly dispalys signs and endures his own hunger strike to draw attention to Sakharov's plight. Fin, 42, who has lived here over three
5/18/1984
A tall order: Mike Crosby, owner of Erin Tree Farm in Erin Township, shoulders a Scotch pine Christmas tree and prepares it for shipment. His pay-and-cut farm is on Concession 10, 4 kilometres north of Highway 24.
A tall order: Mike Crosby, owner of Erin Tree Farm in Erin Township, shoulders a Scotch pine Christmas tree and prepares it for shipment. His pay-and-cut farm is on Concession 10, 4 kilometres north of Highway 24.
11/25/1990