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James Langstaff is the third generation of doctors who has worked out of this 1849 Richmond Hill home
James Langstaff is the third generation of doctors who has worked out of this 1849 Richmond Hill home

James Langstaff is the third generation of doctors who has worked out of this 1849 Richmond Hill home

Date6/11/1979
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Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
4/2/1984
Wants a home: John Laidlaw, 35, who has epilepsy and other disabilities, lives in a crate near a railroad in Richmond Hill
Wants a home: John Laidlaw, 35, who has epilepsy and other disabilities, lives in a crate near a railroad in Richmond Hill
8/9/1990
Like father, like son, like father . . . Generations of doctors to graduate from the University of Toronto in medicine, from left, Dr. J. E. Cooper Cole, his son, Dr. John Dyce Cooper Cole, and his father, Dr. C. E. Cooper Cole, attended graduation ceremonies yesterday for the Faculty of Medicine. The elder Coles were at the ceremonies, held in Convocation Hall, to see John receive his honors degree. Diplomas and degrees were awarded.
Like father, like son, like father . . . Generations of doctors to graduate from the University of Toronto in medicine, from left, Dr. J. E. Cooper Cole, his son, Dr. John Dyce Cooper Cole, and his father, Dr. C. E. Cooper Cole, attended graduation ceremonies yesterday for the Faculty of Medicine. The elder Coles were at the ceremonies, held in Convocation Hall, to see John receive his honors degree. Diplomas and degrees were awarded.
5/23/1973
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
12/29/1982
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
10/7/1977
Life's work: Tom Creber stands amid a selection of monuments at Hilltop Memories in Richmond Hill where he now works as manager. The 77-year-old monument-maker has been in the business since the age of 14 when he started out as a tool sharpener.
Life's work: Tom Creber stands amid a selection of monuments at Hilltop Memories in Richmond Hill where he now works as manager. The 77-year-old monument-maker has been in the business since the age of 14 when he started out as a tool sharpener.
9/30/1982
James Orbinski: Doctor says conditions in Somalia has improved.
James Orbinski: Doctor says conditions in Somalia has improved.
1/11/1993
Twice declared dead by doctors after being shot point-blank in the abdomen with a shotgun about two years ago, 61-year-old Arthur Sanders says his experience with death has transformed his life
Twice declared dead by doctors after being shot point-blank in the abdomen with a shotgun about two years ago, 61-year-old Arthur Sanders says his experience with death has transformed his life
3/24/1977
Research team: From left, doctors Bernard Leibel, Walter Zingg and Julio Martin are experimenting at Hospital for Sick Children with transplant technique that has cured diabetes in rats
Research team: From left, doctors Bernard Leibel, Walter Zingg and Julio Martin are experimenting at Hospital for Sick Children with transplant technique that has cured diabetes in rats
1/5/1987
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
9/22/1980
Medical heretic: Dr. Robert Mendelsohn has few kind words for his fellow physicians. Doctors in general, he says, should be trusted about as much as used-car salesmen. Chicago MD came to town to promote his best-selling book.
Medical heretic: Dr. Robert Mendelsohn has few kind words for his fellow physicians. Doctors in general, he says, should be trusted about as much as used-car salesmen. Chicago MD came to town to promote his best-selling book.
10/7/1980
Doctor's house: Toronto Western Hospital has given Dr. Robert Stone an interest-free $150,000 mortgage for this house in Mississauga. Angry hospital employees say it is a misuse of hospital funds. Last year, the debt-ridden hospital exceeded its $85 million budget by $5 million.
Doctor's house: Toronto Western Hospital has given Dr. Robert Stone an interest-free $150,000 mortgage for this house in Mississauga. Angry hospital employees say it is a misuse of hospital funds. Last year, the debt-ridden hospital exceeded its $85 million budget by $5 million.
7/6/1984