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Home stretch: Lionel McDonald heads back to his math books and the Thomson Redmen football team at David an Mary Thomson Collegiate in Scarborough.
Home stretch: Lionel McDonald heads back to his math books and the Thomson Redmen football team at David an Mary Thomson Collegiate in Scarborough.

Home stretch: Lionel McDonald heads back to his math books and the Thomson Redmen football team at David an Mary Thomson Collegiate in Scarborough.

Date9/2/1992
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Too easy: Questions at the International Mathematical Olympiad were far too easy, says John Chew, 17, of Playeter Cres. Chew, one of eight Canadian team members, finished his Grade 13 math two years ago with marks in the mid-90s. He enjoys the use of a computer at home.
Too easy: Questions at the International Mathematical Olympiad were far too easy, says John Chew, 17, of Playeter Cres. Chew, one of eight Canadian team members, finished his Grade 13 math two years ago with marks in the mid-90s. He enjoys the use of a computer at home.
8/7/1981
Music promoter: Steve Thomson, founder and president of Scarborough's Backstage Productions International, poses with posters of some of the entertainers he manages
Music promoter: Steve Thomson, founder and president of Scarborough's Backstage Productions International, poses with posters of some of the entertainers he manages
7/23/1986
Brain cancer patient David O'Donoghue is surrounded by some of the people from Wellspring, a support centre for people with cancer: from left, Liz Thomson, program director Dr. Mavis Himes, Ava Zaritzky, Ileaa Esfakis, Marny Robinette and Jane De Jong.
Brain cancer patient David O'Donoghue is surrounded by some of the people from Wellspring, a support centre for people with cancer: from left, Liz Thomson, program director Dr. Mavis Himes, Ava Zaritzky, Ileaa Esfakis, Marny Robinette and Jane De Jong.
2/18/1993
Patrick Beyore, 17, who heads an ecology club at Weston Collegiate, recently worked with 50 other students from the borough of York in a clean-up operation at Black Creek. He is just one of the thousands fighting pollution.
Patrick Beyore, 17, who heads an ecology club at Weston Collegiate, recently worked with 50 other students from the borough of York in a clean-up operation at Black Creek. He is just one of the thousands fighting pollution.
7/21/1971
A green-eyed blonde, 16-year-old Carol Ann Balmer of Scarboro's Thomson Collegiate, was selected as The Star's Sweetheart of Metro High last night. St(...)
A green-eyed blonde, 16-year-old Carol Ann Balmer of Scarboro's Thomson Collegiate, was selected as The Star's Sweetheart of Metro High last night. St(...)
12/14/1980
Israeli-Born faith healer Benny Hinn, 24, began holding meeting in Toronto homes about two years ago and now heads his own incorporated association.
Israeli-Born faith healer Benny Hinn, 24, began holding meeting in Toronto homes about two years ago and now heads his own incorporated association.
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Besides 85 Lionel Purcell (left, rear) raises an assortment of go onkeys, llamas, ducks, chickens, peacocks and dov his 140-care farm, within sight of northern Scarborough's high-rises
Besides 85 Lionel Purcell (left, rear) raises an assortment of go onkeys, llamas, ducks, chickens, peacocks and dov his 140-care farm, within sight of northern Scarborough's high-rises
8/8/1977
Superstars of the sandbox set, from left, Lois, Bram and Sharon, who take part in a variety spectacular at Roy Thomson Hall next Saturday, put heads together and got 14 out of 15 on quiz
Superstars of the sandbox set, from left, Lois, Bram and Sharon, who take part in a variety spectacular at Roy Thomson Hall next Saturday, put heads together and got 14 out of 15 on quiz
9/28/1982
Conrad Black, his wife Shirley and their friend Ken Thomson at the opening of Roy Thomson Hall
Conrad Black, his wife Shirley and their friend Ken Thomson at the opening of Roy Thomson Hall
9/13/1982
Turning heads: Art Metropole director John Goodwin holds Cube Book, by artist Jamie Lee Byars, whose intention was to make a book roughly the size of a human head
Turning heads: Art Metropole director John Goodwin holds Cube Book, by artist Jamie Lee Byars, whose intention was to make a book roughly the size of a human head
2/24/1988
Riley O'Connor, co-producer for the Royal Ballet which appears at Roy Thomson Hall Aug. 22 to 24, scored 12 out of 15 on our quiz.
Riley O'Connor, co-producer for the Royal Ballet which appears at Roy Thomson Hall Aug. 22 to 24, scored 12 out of 15 on our quiz.
8/10/1990
No blood on the floor: Gordon Bongard Sr., 80-year-old honorary chairman of Nesbitt Thomson Bongard Inc., sees the recent beating the market took as profit taking rather than a crash.
No blood on the floor: Gordon Bongard Sr., 80-year-old honorary chairman of Nesbitt Thomson Bongard Inc., sees the recent beating the market took as profit taking rather than a crash.
10/23/1979