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Four months after the fire which took the lives of his wife and six children, David Lumsden, 27, walked out of Toronto Western Hospital today
Four months after the fire which took the lives of his wife and six children, David Lumsden, 27, walked out of Toronto Western Hospital today

Four months after the fire which took the lives of his wife and six children, David Lumsden, 27, walked out of Toronto Western Hospital today

Date7/5/1968
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Starting a new life, David Lumsden, only survivor of a fire in which his wife and six children died, adjusts wedding ring on the finger of his bride, Ann Silver, 21, after a five-minute marriage ceremony at city hall yesterday
Starting a new life, David Lumsden, only survivor of a fire in which his wife and six children died, adjusts wedding ring on the finger of his bride, Ann Silver, 21, after a five-minute marriage ceremony at city hall yesterday
3/21/1969
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
8/1/1973
Caught in the holocaust which engulfed the Downsview home of David Lumsden early today, the blanket-wrapped body of one of his six dead children is br(...)
Caught in the holocaust which engulfed the Downsview home of David Lumsden early today, the blanket-wrapped body of one of his six dead children is br(...)
3/12/1968
Singing family: Ren and Suzanne Elgie sing at Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church with their children, from left, Christopher, 8, Justin, 10, Angela, 12, Victor, 9 and Nicholas, 6. The family lives for nine months of the year in a poor area of Pueblo, Mexico.
Singing family: Ren and Suzanne Elgie sing at Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church with their children, from left, Christopher, 8, Justin, 10, Angela, 12, Victor, 9 and Nicholas, 6. The family lives for nine months of the year in a poor area of Pueblo, Mexico.
7/4/1985
Two bodies are removed from a farmhouse near Brampton by Chinguacousy Township firemen after a fire took the lives of five of the six children of Raym(...)
Two bodies are removed from a farmhouse near Brampton by Chinguacousy Township firemen after a fire took the lives of five of the six children of Raym(...)
11/16/1973
It's like a grand safari when the Diggins move. The 11 members of the Diggins family moved into town this k and caused quite a ripple in diplomatic circles. John R. who is the newly appointed deputy of teh Consul-General of the United States in Toronto, his wife Gisela and their nine children took over four apartments with six bedrooms, three kitchens, 10 closets and one full time maid. [Incomplete]
It's like a grand safari when the Diggins move. The 11 members of the Diggins family moved into town this k and caused quite a ripple in diplomatic circles. John R. who is the newly appointed deputy of teh Consul-General of the United States in Toronto, his wife Gisela and their nine children took over four apartments with six bedrooms, three kitchens, 10 closets and one full time maid. [Incomplete]
5/30/1966
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
11/27/1991
They all screamed, says William Dalziel recalling the moment when the kitchen of his Niagara Falls home suddenly exploded into flame. He's holding pictures of his burned wife, and four of six children. In photo, from left: Linda, 3, David, 6, Carmen, 5, and William, 8. Other two children escaped injury.
They all screamed, says William Dalziel recalling the moment when the kitchen of his Niagara Falls home suddenly exploded into flame. He's holding pictures of his burned wife, and four of six children. In photo, from left: Linda, 3, David, 6, Carmen, 5, and William, 8. Other two children escaped injury.
12/20/1968
Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
4/17/1980
Building a pipeline has changed the lives of people such as construction engineer Jim Noonan (right), his wife, Pat, and their nine children
Building a pipeline has changed the lives of people such as construction engineer Jim Noonan (right), his wife, Pat, and their nine children
4/6/1976
I feel great,' David Lumsden says as he kisses his 21-year-old bride Ann Silver today at city hall
I feel great,' David Lumsden says as he kisses his 21-year-old bride Ann Silver today at city hall
3/21/1969
Ontario motor league head office on Carlton St. is a brighter place since systems planner Alan Fergus, with son and daughter, Paul and Shawn, redecorated it. His wife and son and daughter-in-law also took part in teh $50,000 six-month project.
Ontario motor league head office on Carlton St. is a brighter place since systems planner Alan Fergus, with son and daughter, Paul and Shawn, redecorated it. His wife and son and daughter-in-law also took part in teh $50,000 six-month project.
5/17/1977