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M. T. Laderoute: Toronto resident's foray into the City's bureaucracy got lots of aggravation, but no answers.
M. T. Laderoute: Toronto resident's foray into the City's bureaucracy got lots of aggravation, but no answers.

M. T. Laderoute: Toronto resident's foray into the City's bureaucracy got lots of aggravation, but no answers.

Date2/24/1982
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Calling all War Brides! George Batchelor, 68, the official town crier of Southampton, England, was at City Hall yesterday to loudly invite Metro residents to Return to Blighty Week next June for the city's 1989 war brides reunion and commemoration of the 45th anniversary of D-Day.
Calling all War Brides! George Batchelor, 68, the official town crier of Southampton, England, was at City Hall yesterday to loudly invite Metro residents to Return to Blighty Week next June for the city's 1989 war brides reunion and commemoration of the 45th anniversary of D-Day.
9/27/1988
Former TV reporter for CBC's fifth estate, Irish-born Joe MacAnthony got lots of meterial for his books, including his latest, The Blood God
Former TV reporter for CBC's fifth estate, Irish-born Joe MacAnthony got lots of meterial for his books, including his latest, The Blood God
3/17/1988
Placing order: Computer cuts costs for restaurant co-owner Mostafa El Sayed (above, left), steps to kitchen for waiter Andrews loding, and aggravation for chef Gus Nikoletsos (right) because it prints readable orders
Placing order: Computer cuts costs for restaurant co-owner Mostafa El Sayed (above, left), steps to kitchen for waiter Andrews loding, and aggravation for chef Gus Nikoletsos (right) because it prints readable orders
5/28/1984
Still interested: Metro Zoo director Peter Crowcroft doesn't have a lot of time to spend with residents like Mikisi the eagle, but God help me if I'm not interested in them.
Still interested: Metro Zoo director Peter Crowcroft doesn't have a lot of time to spend with residents like Mikisi the eagle, but God help me if I'm not interested in them.
8/28/1981
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
5/17/1988
NDP candidate Ed Brown answers some tough questions aimed at him by 8-year-olds at Rawlinson Jr. public school
NDP candidate Ed Brown answers some tough questions aimed at him by 8-year-olds at Rawlinson Jr. public school
4/25/1978
Looking for answers: Some suggestions to aid jobless young people with their problems, and to help find employment are offered by life-skills class of teacher Bill Bochar, above.
Looking for answers: Some suggestions to aid jobless young people with their problems, and to help find employment are offered by life-skills class of teacher Bill Bochar, above.
4/1/1981
Seeking answers: Scientist Eric Chaisson says a code of global ethics - which is not base on religion alone - is needed in order to save a technological society that has the potential to destroy itself.
Seeking answers: Scientist Eric Chaisson says a code of global ethics - which is not base on religion alone - is needed in order to save a technological society that has the potential to destroy itself.
12/8/1992
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
Looking for answers: George Przybylowski works on Ontario project examining potential for additional flats in houses.
Looking for answers: George Przybylowski works on Ontario project examining potential for additional flats in houses.
1/19/1984
Patrick Quinn: He wants to know why there are no official answers to the many questions raised by the massacre of 14 Montreal women.
Patrick Quinn: He wants to know why there are no official answers to the many questions raised by the massacre of 14 Montreal women.
6/11/1990
No easy answers: Bookstore owner Charles Taylor warns neophytes to beware of charlatans.
No easy answers: Bookstore owner Charles Taylor warns neophytes to beware of charlatans.
9/13/1991