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When Jack Higman came home from the war his future looked grim
When Jack Higman came home from the war his future looked grim

When Jack Higman came home from the war his future looked grim

Date4/17/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128386F
A grim future faces Jamie MacNeil and his family if they stay on Cape Breton
A grim future faces Jamie MacNeil and his family if they stay on Cape Breton
5/3/1976
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
12/5/1973
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
12/5/1973
Antonio Scopelliti: A gentle shepherd who came thousands of miles from his native Italy, only to find himself embroiled in a killing, was acquitted of murder when a jury believed that he was just defending himself
Antonio Scopelliti: A gentle shepherd who came thousands of miles from his native Italy, only to find himself embroiled in a killing, was acquitted of murder when a jury believed that he was just defending himself
4/10/1980
George Newman and his son, also George, hold a $20 bill, which is all they had when they came to Toronto from Hungary in 1956
George Newman and his son, also George, hold a $20 bill, which is all they had when they came to Toronto from Hungary in 1956
8/28/1978
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
12/23/1977
Avtar Singh: He and his brothers had a few hundred dollars among them when they came to Canada. Now, they control a grocery chain worth millions.
Avtar Singh: He and his brothers had a few hundred dollars among them when they came to Canada. Now, they control a grocery chain worth millions.
8/1/1989
Grim reminder: Pritpal Dhillon of Brampton with the bloodstained T-shirt he was wearing when he was the victim of an unprovoked beating by Peel Region Police officers in May.
Grim reminder: Pritpal Dhillon of Brampton with the bloodstained T-shirt he was wearing when he was the victim of an unprovoked beating by Peel Region Police officers in May.
8/13/1989
You don't say!: Dr. Paul Turner and his wife, Annice, from Perth, Ont. stopped to chat with two talking robots when they registered for the annual OMA meeting yesterday at the Harbour Castle Hilton hotel. Geigy is not from Star Wars, but he is one of the latest technicological advances.
You don't say!: Dr. Paul Turner and his wife, Annice, from Perth, Ont. stopped to chat with two talking robots when they registered for the annual OMA meeting yesterday at the Harbour Castle Hilton hotel. Geigy is not from Star Wars, but he is one of the latest technicological advances.
6/8/1980
Grim irony: Monte Snider had a good job as an administrator - until he decided to improve his qualifications at university
Grim irony: Monte Snider had a good job as an administrator - until he decided to improve his qualifications at university
5/1/1981
Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
7/15/1981
Gary Medicine: He came home to the Manitou Rapids reserve to raise his children.
Gary Medicine: He came home to the Manitou Rapids reserve to raise his children.
7/25/1984