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He can't shovel, one inch of snow, but Peter Limb of Fairford Ave
He can't shovel, one inch of snow, but Peter Limb of Fairford Ave

He can't shovel, one inch of snow, but Peter Limb of Fairford Ave

Date10/24/1972
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Digging in for health's sake: Ken Clarke, chairman of Princess Margaret Hospital, gives a heave of the shovel under the watchful eye of Ontario Health Minister Elinor Caplan at ground-breaking ceremonies yesterday for the new hospital on University Ave.
Digging in for health's sake: Ken Clarke, chairman of Princess Margaret Hospital, gives a heave of the shovel under the watchful eye of Ontario Health Minister Elinor Caplan at ground-breaking ceremonies yesterday for the new hospital on University Ave.
2/2/1990
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
5/26/1985
On a limb: Frank Psaila met his wife, Randi, when he was trimming the tree on her mother's lawn.
On a limb: Frank Psaila met his wife, Randi, when he was trimming the tree on her mother's lawn.
10/23/1987
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Magic fingers: Mike Dincu, 33, a graduate sports therapist from the University of Bucharest, has been winning praise from sprinters whose sore and aching limbs Dincu has restored to life with his penetrating massages.
Magic fingers: Mike Dincu, 33, a graduate sports therapist from the University of Bucharest, has been winning praise from sprinters whose sore and aching limbs Dincu has restored to life with his penetrating massages.
9/2/1982
Funds are availabe: While OHIP does not cover the cost of artifical limbs in all cases, says Ian Bain of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, I want to assure parents that funds are available to relieve at least the financial part of their anxiety.
Funds are availabe: While OHIP does not cover the cost of artifical limbs in all cases, says Ian Bain of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, I want to assure parents that funds are available to relieve at least the financial part of their anxiety.
3/3/1980
Metal-detector in hand, treasure-hunter Gary Piper looks for prizes under the snow at his home, on Pinewood Ave
Metal-detector in hand, treasure-hunter Gary Piper looks for prizes under the snow at his home, on Pinewood Ave
1/12/1978
We can't build enough boats: Despite sluggish sales by competitors, boat-builder George Oliver is selling everything he can produce and has turned down business he can't handle
We can't build enough boats: Despite sluggish sales by competitors, boat-builder George Oliver is selling everything he can produce and has turned down business he can't handle
7/4/1980
A picture of self-reliance: Sidney Ellis at 95, He cooks and bakes for himself - and shovels snow, too
A picture of self-reliance: Sidney Ellis at 95, He cooks and bakes for himself - and shovels snow, too
3/20/1978
Take out the shovel, it's Hockey time, When the snow's too deep to play hockey, it's time to take out the shovel and clear the ice so the game can res(...)
Take out the shovel, it's Hockey time, When the snow's too deep to play hockey, it's time to take out the shovel and clear the ice so the game can res(...)
12/29/1983
It doesn't show: The 3/8-of-an-inch regulation that almost kept 6-foot-4-plus Philip Scott out of the Canadian Armed Forces can be waived and the 17-year-old student made out his application with the help of Sgt
It doesn't show: The 3/8-of-an-inch regulation that almost kept 6-foot-4-plus Philip Scott out of the Canadian Armed Forces can be waived and the 17-year-old student made out his application with the help of Sgt
8/8/1979
What a view: Astronomy professor Robert Roeder of Scarborough College gets ready to focus on the heavens with a 12-inch reflecting telescope.
What a view: Astronomy professor Robert Roeder of Scarborough College gets ready to focus on the heavens with a 12-inch reflecting telescope.
11/4/1981