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Making guitars, says Jean Larrivee, a Toronto master of the art, is not a job - it's a way of life
Making guitars, says Jean Larrivee, a Toronto master of the art, is not a job - it's a way of life

Making guitars, says Jean Larrivee, a Toronto master of the art, is not a job - it's a way of life

Date10/20/1971
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129209F
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
8/17/1976
Checking plants in one of Humber College's greenhouses, Russ Geddes says right now, there are more jobs than graduates of the college's two-year retail floracultural program he runs - the only one of its kind in Canada. Geddes, who has two sons, says he c
Checking plants in one of Humber College's greenhouses, Russ Geddes says right now, there are more jobs than graduates of the college's two-year retail floracultural program he runs - the only one of its kind in Canada. Geddes, who has two sons, says he c
5/15/1978
Owner of Store in Fredericton holds rock someone hurled through his window before stealing two $500 guitars, just 45 minutes after the city's 77-man p(...)
Owner of Store in Fredericton holds rock someone hurled through his window before stealing two $500 guitars, just 45 minutes after the city's 77-man p(...)
4/19/1976
Cowboys and guitars are a natural combination because, well, the cows like music, too
Cowboys and guitars are a natural combination because, well, the cows like music, too
8/20/1992
Work is one of my hobbies, says chartered accountant Harold Crosby, photographed against the Toronto skyline on his way from Halifax to Edmonton to become president of Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Chamber's commitment to national unity is a firm as its opposition to controls.
Work is one of my hobbies, says chartered accountant Harold Crosby, photographed against the Toronto skyline on his way from Halifax to Edmonton to become president of Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Chamber's commitment to national unity is a firm as its opposition to controls.
9/6/1977
Three Tonnes of Art. Alastari Fernie, left, president of Standard Life, discusses the sculpture Megapters, which the company commissioned for its Toronto office, with the sculptor, George Schmerhoiz, and Ed Quigg, Standard LIfe's vice-president, property
Three Tonnes of Art. Alastari Fernie, left, president of Standard Life, discusses the sculpture Megapters, which the company commissioned for its Toronto office, with the sculptor, George Schmerhoiz, and Ed Quigg, Standard LIfe's vice-president, property
5/20/1993
Hy Rosenberg: Tasteful change, It's a long way from crime to crepes, but criminal lawyer Hy Rosenberg is making the transition this year, as his restaurant The Blue Angel opens on Queen St
Hy Rosenberg: Tasteful change, It's a long way from crime to crepes, but criminal lawyer Hy Rosenberg is making the transition this year, as his restaurant The Blue Angel opens on Queen St
12/31/1978
Cheaper cars: Mel Stein, president of AHA, says it's his state-of-the-art Brampton plant, not subsidies, that allows him to sell strech limousines more cheeply than his U
Cheaper cars: Mel Stein, president of AHA, says it's his state-of-the-art Brampton plant, not subsidies, that allows him to sell strech limousines more cheeply than his U
9/20/1989
James D. Robinson III, chairman of New York based American Express Co., pictured at the Toronto Stock Exchange where his company's shares were listed for the first time yesterday. The firm is currently facing a challenge to its domination of the travellers' cheque market from Visa and Master Charge, whose credit cards dominate the international bank card scene. Master Charge hopes to be in the business by next May and Visa will make a decision shortly.
James D. Robinson III, chairman of New York based American Express Co., pictured at the Toronto Stock Exchange where his company's shares were listed for the first time yesterday. The firm is currently facing a challenge to its domination of the travellers' cheque market from Visa and Master Charge, whose credit cards dominate the international bank card scene. Master Charge hopes to be in the business by next May and Visa will make a decision shortly.
9/18/1978
Second french Canadian to head Canadian Life Insurance Association in its 84-year history is Marcellin Tremblay, President of Montreal-based insurance firm, Tremblay says he plans to stick with Quebec whether it seperates from Canada or not
Second french Canadian to head Canadian Life Insurance Association in its 84-year history is Marcellin Tremblay, President of Montreal-based insurance firm, Tremblay says he plans to stick with Quebec whether it seperates from Canada or not
5/25/1978
Rescue mission: Master artisan George Franciscy and his wife, Hanna, right, work, with former art teacher Krisztina Meuring on restoring a European still life painted around 1909
Rescue mission: Master artisan George Franciscy and his wife, Hanna, right, work, with former art teacher Krisztina Meuring on restoring a European still life painted around 1909
3/21/1991
Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
12/7/1989