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New start: Patrick McGurran wears a leg and body brace developed by Sean Doyle and a team at Orthopedic Appliance Research Ltd
New start: Patrick McGurran wears a leg and body brace developed by Sean Doyle and a team at Orthopedic Appliance Research Ltd

New start: Patrick McGurran wears a leg and body brace developed by Sean Doyle and a team at Orthopedic Appliance Research Ltd

Date2/18/1987
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Blacksmith Albert Foster (right) discusses a leg brace being made in the basement machine shop at the Hospital for Sick Children, with Boris Mozetich Last year, he and his 12 workmen produced 7,000 special items orthopedic shoes, iron lugns, surgical tool
Blacksmith Albert Foster (right) discusses a leg brace being made in the basement machine shop at the Hospital for Sick Children, with Boris Mozetich Last year, he and his 12 workmen produced 7,000 special items orthopedic shoes, iron lugns, surgical tool
7/21/1970
Out of work: Patrick McGurran, a paraplegic, was touring York Region schools to discuss being handicapped, but money has run out for the program.
Out of work: Patrick McGurran, a paraplegic, was touring York Region schools to discuss being handicapped, but money has run out for the program.
4/14/1983
Out of commission: It will be at least Christmas before David Spencer is free to halo brace, an appliance screwed into his skull to restrict its movement so bones in his neck will heal
Out of commission: It will be at least Christmas before David Spencer is free to halo brace, an appliance screwed into his skull to restrict its movement so bones in his neck will heal
11/8/1986
New harness: Gary Barwick of Agincourt has developed new systems of shoulder-lap and shoulder-between-the-leg belts, being tried on by 4-year-old Fiona Daunt, that prevent children from lunging forward and banging their heads.
New harness: Gary Barwick of Agincourt has developed new systems of shoulder-lap and shoulder-between-the-leg belts, being tried on by 4-year-old Fiona Daunt, that prevent children from lunging forward and banging their heads.
9/9/1985
Rob Harris, 34-year-old general product manager for Canadian Appliance Manufacturing Ltd
Rob Harris, 34-year-old general product manager for Canadian Appliance Manufacturing Ltd
5/17/1978
Hear ye, hear ye: Town crier Frank Knight wears an authentic 1790s costume as he strolls around the Scarborugh Civic Centre spreading the latest news
Hear ye, hear ye: Town crier Frank Knight wears an authentic 1790s costume as he strolls around the Scarborugh Civic Centre spreading the latest news
8/5/1987
Optimist: Stephen Reisler, head of In-Wear's new Canadian subsidiary, expects sales to double this year.
Optimist: Stephen Reisler, head of In-Wear's new Canadian subsidiary, expects sales to double this year.
11/2/1982
Irish festival: Sean Moore is vice-chairman of the St. Patrick's Parade Society. There are more than 100,000 Canadians of Irish descent in Metro.
Irish festival: Sean Moore is vice-chairman of the St. Patrick's Parade Society. There are more than 100,000 Canadians of Irish descent in Metro.
3/10/1989
Wider, please: Dr. Seymour Tobe checks out the mouth of his patient, a Doberman named Vinny, who needs a brace to correct an out-of-place tooth. The veterinary dentist says although many vets will clean animals' teeth, he's the only one in Metro performing a full range of dental services, including braces, fillings and extractions.
Wider, please: Dr. Seymour Tobe checks out the mouth of his patient, a Doberman named Vinny, who needs a brace to correct an out-of-place tooth. The veterinary dentist says although many vets will clean animals' teeth, he's the only one in Metro performing a full range of dental services, including braces, fillings and extractions.
4/16/1985
Job well done:L Dr. Marvin Tile, head of orthopedic surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, talks to 19-year-old Kevin Hansen, a student from Lowa, after an operation on Kevin's smashed hip socket that likely saved him from life in a wheelchair. Tile is one of North America's leading authorities on hip-socket surgery, performed at only a few hospitals in North America.
Job well done:L Dr. Marvin Tile, head of orthopedic surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, talks to 19-year-old Kevin Hansen, a student from Lowa, after an operation on Kevin's smashed hip socket that likely saved him from life in a wheelchair. Tile is one of North America's leading authorities on hip-socket surgery, performed at only a few hospitals in North America.
11/18/1983
David Cossar and his father Alan Cossar revived Speculative Investments Ltd. and transformed it into Vencap. Now they avoid getting into start-up phase of new companies because it's a gamble, says David Cossar.
David Cossar and his father Alan Cossar revived Speculative Investments Ltd. and transformed it into Vencap. Now they avoid getting into start-up phase of new companies because it's a gamble, says David Cossar.
7/6/1973
R. O. Horning, Jr., CFTR disc jockey broadcasting at Home Show, wears burgundy and white knit suit.
R. O. Horning, Jr., CFTR disc jockey broadcasting at Home Show, wears burgundy and white knit suit.
3/27/1972