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Life saving is the hobby of Wesley Lawford, a 73-year-old amateur radio operator in Scarborough
Life saving is the hobby of Wesley Lawford, a 73-year-old amateur radio operator in Scarborough

Life saving is the hobby of Wesley Lawford, a 73-year-old amateur radio operator in Scarborough

Date3/1/1976
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129265F
Ready to help: Scarborough ham radio operator Michael Goldstein stands in his basement, which is packed which is packed with radio equipment.
Ready to help: Scarborough ham radio operator Michael Goldstein stands in his basement, which is packed which is packed with radio equipment.
11/3/1981
Radio Buff Dick Cummins, president of Scarborough CB radio group, demonstrates how he can control 80 mobile citizen band operators from special trailer, when working with search and rescue operation. Pins on the board indicate their home baes. He is trying to organize all citizens-band groups in Metro into one.
Radio Buff Dick Cummins, president of Scarborough CB radio group, demonstrates how he can control 80 mobile citizen band operators from special trailer, when working with search and rescue operation. Pins on the board indicate their home baes. He is trying to organize all citizens-band groups in Metro into one.
10/4/1976
It was the longest two minutes of Randy Audas' life. Locked in a 45-gallon drum of water, the 18-year-old amateur escape artist from Mississauga was unable to free himself during a school talent show and almost lost his life. [Incomplete]
It was the longest two minutes of Randy Audas' life. Locked in a 45-gallon drum of water, the 18-year-old amateur escape artist from Mississauga was unable to free himself during a school talent show and almost lost his life. [Incomplete]
3/12/1990
New Idea. Ross Lawford, left, president of Ortech, and Steve Carter, senior consultant, hold the firm's new gaseous fuel injection kit.
New Idea. Ross Lawford, left, president of Ortech, and Steve Carter, senior consultant, hold the firm's new gaseous fuel injection kit.
9/17/1990
Empty pocket tells its tale as 32-year-old Guido Biance shows his 20-year-old wife, Fanny, where their $2,800 life savings were kept before he lost them yesterday.
Empty pocket tells its tale as 32-year-old Guido Biance shows his 20-year-old wife, Fanny, where their $2,800 life savings were kept before he lost them yesterday.
1/2/1970
Real operator: Stroke victim Graham MacLachlan, 66, is a licensed ham radio operator but he spends most of his time raising funds for Ontario Heart Fund
Real operator: Stroke victim Graham MacLachlan, 66, is a licensed ham radio operator but he spends most of his time raising funds for Ontario Heart Fund
2/6/1981
Victims's parents: Wesley Jones and his wife talk to Metro Police Constable Gary Walton (left) and 31 Divison sergeants Gary Greaves and Robert Cowan after their 21-year-old son, Ray, was shot and killed in front of a townhouse in the Jane St
Victims's parents: Wesley Jones and his wife talk to Metro Police Constable Gary Walton (left) and 31 Divison sergeants Gary Greaves and Robert Cowan after their 21-year-old son, Ray, was shot and killed in front of a townhouse in the Jane St
11/5/1981
Bill Rogers, a 73-year-old bachelor who is paralyzed on the right side, supports himself by selling old newspapers for $4 a ton
Bill Rogers, a 73-year-old bachelor who is paralyzed on the right side, supports himself by selling old newspapers for $4 a ton
7/19/1973
As a radio operator Jim Rivis' mother Elma heard last words of the pilot who fathered her child as he crashed in the North Sea
As a radio operator Jim Rivis' mother Elma heard last words of the pilot who fathered her child as he crashed in the North Sea
1/6/1983
Yule present: Andrew Igneczi, centre, whose wife was injured in a an apartment fire, recives a cheque for $500 from Metro police Staff Sergeant Bill Paterson left,, and platoon A of the police radio operators
Yule present: Andrew Igneczi, centre, whose wife was injured in a an apartment fire, recives a cheque for $500 from Metro police Staff Sergeant Bill Paterson left,, and platoon A of the police radio operators
12/9/1990
Ham radio operator Donald McGregor complains about 'flippant' remark
Ham radio operator Donald McGregor complains about 'flippant' remark
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Cliff Moss: 73-year-old Whitchurch-Stouffville man, who lost his sight 10 years ago, was recently honored by United Way for his volunteer work.
Cliff Moss: 73-year-old Whitchurch-Stouffville man, who lost his sight 10 years ago, was recently honored by United Way for his volunteer work.
5/18/1990