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If we could afford the labor here, we'd stay'
If we could afford the labor here, we'd stay'

If we could afford the labor here, we'd stay'

Date9/18/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129526F
Neil Macdougall: 'We can't afford to lose them'
Neil Macdougall: 'We can't afford to lose them'
7/13/1979
Labor of Love: Barry Kaplan, paints message urging Quebec to stay in Canada
Labor of Love: Barry Kaplan, paints message urging Quebec to stay in Canada
3/24/1992
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
1/29/1989
New Retailer: Business Depot chief Jack Bingleman, who says Warehouse retailing is here to stay, opened the company's first office supply superstore yesterday.
New Retailer: Business Depot chief Jack Bingleman, who says Warehouse retailing is here to stay, opened the company's first office supply superstore yesterday.
10/17/1991
Garbriel Kolko. I Plan to stay here
Garbriel Kolko. I Plan to stay here
9/23/1970
This gentleman, testifying at Grrange inquiry Nov. 8, '83 is Dr. Harry Bain, a former chief pediatrician at the Hospital for Sick Children. He has now finished his testimony but we could not course.
This gentleman, testifying at Grrange inquiry Nov. 8, '83 is Dr. Harry Bain, a former chief pediatrician at the Hospital for Sick Children. He has now finished his testimony but we could not course.
11/8/1983
Balks at cuts: Oriando Nobrega, 38, a worker at Ashbridge's Bay sewage treatment plant, says he can't afford to have his pay reduced by Metro.
Balks at cuts: Oriando Nobrega, 38, a worker at Ashbridge's Bay sewage treatment plant, says he can't afford to have his pay reduced by Metro.
1/11/1992
Good prospects: Brown-McDade Resources president Charlie Scott, left, and vice-president Jack Helpert would like to develop their gold claim in Denton Township near Timmins but can't afford to alone
Good prospects: Brown-McDade Resources president Charlie Scott, left, and vice-president Jack Helpert would like to develop their gold claim in Denton Township near Timmins but can't afford to alone
11/17/1983
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
12/2/1987
Widow Doreen Tanghe lost her job and now fears she'll lose her house. New parents Neville and Loretta D'Souza can't afford to buy anything but food.
Widow Doreen Tanghe lost her job and now fears she'll lose her house. New parents Neville and Loretta D'Souza can't afford to buy anything but food.
11/6/1991
Just a bunch of litter to ancient Egyptians 2,000 years ago, scraps of papyrus being checked by University of Toronto Professor Alan Samuel (left) and Donald Macdonald, federal minister of energy, were used to wrap mummies by folk too poor to afford linen
Just a bunch of litter to ancient Egyptians 2,000 years ago, scraps of papyrus being checked by University of Toronto Professor Alan Samuel (left) and Donald Macdonald, federal minister of energy, were used to wrap mummies by folk too poor to afford linen
3/6/1972
Lewis fines has been offered a job now that he has new set of teeth which a denturist made for $125. He holds a mold of his former teeth, which he couldn't afford to have a dentist fix at $600 to $900.
Lewis fines has been offered a job now that he has new set of teeth which a denturist made for $125. He holds a mold of his former teeth, which he couldn't afford to have a dentist fix at $600 to $900.
5/13/1971