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Handyman Andy Korsiak: 'For variety I fix toys and bikes and I work on cars, too'
Handyman Andy Korsiak: 'For variety I fix toys and bikes and I work on cars, too'

Handyman Andy Korsiak: 'For variety I fix toys and bikes and I work on cars, too'

Date1/11/1978
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129067F
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
Mountain men: Brothers Jonathan, left, and Steve Petko train for an expedition in Chile. They aim to scale a volcano on their bikes.
Mountain men: Brothers Jonathan, left, and Steve Petko train for an expedition in Chile. They aim to scale a volcano on their bikes.
8/8/1990
Halifax family: Steven Burns is flanked by daughters Emma, 13, left, and Maggy, 16. Mother, Janet Ross, walks ahead as son Ross, 9, bikes beside visitor Karin Hoffer, 16.
Halifax family: Steven Burns is flanked by daughters Emma, 13, left, and Maggy, 16. Mother, Janet Ross, walks ahead as son Ross, 9, bikes beside visitor Karin Hoffer, 16.
7/6/1990
A New Big Wheel at CCM in Toronto is Sheldon Hamer, 56, who became president yesterday with the signing of a deal by him and other Montreal investors to buy the 79-year-old manufacturer of bikes and skates
A New Big Wheel at CCM in Toronto is Sheldon Hamer, 56, who became president yesterday with the signing of a deal by him and other Montreal investors to buy the 79-year-old manufacturer of bikes and skates
6/29/1978
Creative toys: Children like Chad White, 9, love to help craftsman Paul Simpson create toys out of wood like this horse and rider
Creative toys: Children like Chad White, 9, love to help craftsman Paul Simpson create toys out of wood like this horse and rider
8/6/1979
Some toy: Don Smith of North York loves to play amateur soldier, but his toys are something else
Some toy: Don Smith of North York loves to play amateur soldier, but his toys are something else
7/30/1991
Here come the judge, or does he? Court congestion is the single biggest headache I have, says senior County Court Judge Douglas Coo. Judges have too much work. They're all busy and dizzy, says another judge.
Here come the judge, or does he? Court congestion is the single biggest headache I have, says senior County Court Judge Douglas Coo. Judges have too much work. They're all busy and dizzy, says another judge.
11/9/1979
Eight-Year-Old Steven Veals (left) plans to buy himself and his brother, Scott, 9, dreams bikes with the $2,000 he won in The Star's Jokers Wild conte(...)
Eight-Year-Old Steven Veals (left) plans to buy himself and his brother, Scott, 9, dreams bikes with the $2,000 he won in The Star's Jokers Wild conte(...)
9/1/1978
Debt-free: That's how Corey Snow, 12, (left) and Regan Collings, 11, both of Bradford, want to see Canada when they're grown up, so they sold their toys to help reduce deficit
Debt-free: That's how Corey Snow, 12, (left) and Regan Collings, 11, both of Bradford, want to see Canada when they're grown up, so they sold their toys to help reduce deficit
11/9/1990
Below, Marcus O'Hara, owner of The Squeeze Club restaurant, has 2,000 squeeze toys
Below, Marcus O'Hara, owner of The Squeeze Club restaurant, has 2,000 squeeze toys
8/23/1989
Kiddle gifts: Henry Lim, vice-president of operaions with Merryland Toys Ltd
Kiddle gifts: Henry Lim, vice-president of operaions with Merryland Toys Ltd
12/20/1982
David and Shar Larmour leave shortly. They will teach Eskimos how to make toys
David and Shar Larmour leave shortly. They will teach Eskimos how to make toys
11/12/1974