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Good to be back: Bernie Howgate dumped his job and left his Etobicoke home in 1980 to tour 23 countries on his 10-speed
Good to be back: Bernie Howgate dumped his job and left his Etobicoke home in 1980 to tour 23 countries on his 10-speed

Good to be back: Bernie Howgate dumped his job and left his Etobicoke home in 1980 to tour 23 countries on his 10-speed

Date9/12/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128567F
Tales of travel: Bernie Howgate, the Etobicoke electrical engineer who spent eight years touring the world on his bike, enthrals students at John English School
Tales of travel: Bernie Howgate, the Etobicoke electrical engineer who spent eight years touring the world on his bike, enthrals students at John English School
1/19/1989
Poet pauses: Walter Gallaztegui stops for a breather in Toronto before pedaling on to Montreal, his destination in a cycling trip that has taken him through 15 countries from his home in Uruguay
Poet pauses: Walter Gallaztegui stops for a breather in Toronto before pedaling on to Montreal, his destination in a cycling trip that has taken him through 15 countries from his home in Uruguay
6/13/1987
Safe home at last, Bernie Lesage (left), 27, walks with his wife and Toronto Star reporter Jim Foster, out of Customs Halll at Toronto International Airport, after successfully completing mission to fix a boat on the Amazon River
Safe home at last, Bernie Lesage (left), 27, walks with his wife and Toronto Star reporter Jim Foster, out of Customs Halll at Toronto International Airport, after successfully completing mission to fix a boat on the Amazon River
5/10/1970
In from the cold: Walter Day no longer actively smuggles Bibles into Communist countries because his face is too well known, but he now heads the Canadian branch of Jesus to the Communist World, with offices in St. Thomas.
In from the cold: Walter Day no longer actively smuggles Bibles into Communist countries because his face is too well known, but he now heads the Canadian branch of Jesus to the Communist World, with offices in St. Thomas.
11/1/1979
Rotary award: Charles Snider, 67, of North York, holds up the Paul Harris Fellow medal he recived from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge for his 13 years of work in Third World countries
Rotary award: Charles Snider, 67, of North York, holds up the Paul Harris Fellow medal he recived from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge for his 13 years of work in Third World countries
2/25/1987
Paul Di Lauro: The 69-year-old Scarborough resident has been lending his expertise as an x-ray technician to set up desperately needed medical centres in poverty-stricken countries, most recently Bolivia.
Paul Di Lauro: The 69-year-old Scarborough resident has been lending his expertise as an x-ray technician to set up desperately needed medical centres in poverty-stricken countries, most recently Bolivia.
10/5/1992
Stowaway: Selson Camara, 16, steps off the freighter Yeral after four months as a stowaway. He wanted to escape poverty in his native Guinea, but was refused entry to five countries.
Stowaway: Selson Camara, 16, steps off the freighter Yeral after four months as a stowaway. He wanted to escape poverty in his native Guinea, but was refused entry to five countries.
5/5/1983
A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
7/4/1978
Tucson Bound: Rob Phillips, playing his guitar at home in Oshawa, has been selected from among more than 8,000 applicants to join the Up With People educational and cultural troupe for a 10-month tour
Tucson Bound: Rob Phillips, playing his guitar at home in Oshawa, has been selected from among more than 8,000 applicants to join the Up With People educational and cultural troupe for a 10-month tour
2/21/1992
Not his cup of tea: Stuart Daw dines in the Toronto-Dominion Centre before leaving Canada. Though he still has an apartment in Etobicoke, his job is in Florida. He says Canadian federal government restricitions hamstring men of the mind - entrepeneurs like himself who are society's producers.
Not his cup of tea: Stuart Daw dines in the Toronto-Dominion Centre before leaving Canada. Though he still has an apartment in Etobicoke, his job is in Florida. He says Canadian federal government restricitions hamstring men of the mind - entrepeneurs like himself who are society's producers.
9/15/1977
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
Claudio Sarracini: His firm dumped toxic wastes at a farm in king township.
Claudio Sarracini: His firm dumped toxic wastes at a farm in king township.
2/4/1985