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Going home: Wheel-Trans driver Ron Vaillancourt checks that Frank Mariani is safely strapped in as daughter Simonetta Mariani looks on
Going home: Wheel-Trans driver Ron Vaillancourt checks that Frank Mariani is safely strapped in as daughter Simonetta Mariani looks on

Going home: Wheel-Trans driver Ron Vaillancourt checks that Frank Mariani is safely strapped in as daughter Simonetta Mariani looks on

Date4/26/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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A weary 61-year-old Frank Mariani sits alone and virtually ignored in a wheelchair in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital lobby today
A weary 61-year-old Frank Mariani sits alone and virtually ignored in a wheelchair in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital lobby today
4/25/1984
Nowhere to go: Frank Mariani, 61, has been living in his wheelchair in the hallways of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital since Monday when he was discharged
Nowhere to go: Frank Mariani, 61, has been living in his wheelchair in the hallways of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital since Monday when he was discharged
4/24/1984
Old-fashioned effect: Wendy Mariani likes the look of coblestones, reclaimed from their former use of streetcar routes, in the driveway of her modern home
Old-fashioned effect: Wendy Mariani likes the look of coblestones, reclaimed from their former use of streetcar routes, in the driveway of her modern home
6/24/1985
Seeking independence: Walter Scheffer, who still wants to get out on his own, is trying to get Wheel-Trans to reverse its decision not to let him use the service for the disabled
Seeking independence: Walter Scheffer, who still wants to get out on his own, is trying to get Wheel-Trans to reverse its decision not to let him use the service for the disabled
5/28/1986
Two sides: The disabled are becoming more visible, Protest, above, was aimed at proposed cuts to Wheel-Trans.
Two sides: The disabled are becoming more visible, Protest, above, was aimed at proposed cuts to Wheel-Trans.
4/1/1992
Gutted: Nick Delov looks sorrowfully at the ripped-out interior of his 1979 Trans Am, which was stripped of wheels and other parts by thieves, who then abandoned it in Vaughan
Gutted: Nick Delov looks sorrowfully at the ripped-out interior of his 1979 Trans Am, which was stripped of wheels and other parts by thieves, who then abandoned it in Vaughan
4/6/1983
Hero who safely stopped a bus after the driver collapsed at the wheel, Rajbir Bobby Maharj Singh, 23, came to Canada from his native Trinidad two years ago
Hero who safely stopped a bus after the driver collapsed at the wheel, Rajbir Bobby Maharj Singh, 23, came to Canada from his native Trinidad two years ago
6/16/1970
Joanne Stoodley rode her wheelchair on a 4 1/2-hour trek yesterday to show her support for striking Wheel-Trans drivers
Joanne Stoodley rode her wheelchair on a 4 1/2-hour trek yesterday to show her support for striking Wheel-Trans drivers
5/5/1988
Special Van Transit is nothing new for Peter Polygach, being helped into Wheel-Trans Van by driver Al Atkins while Roy Nerden of Spring Grove Ave. awa(...)
Special Van Transit is nothing new for Peter Polygach, being helped into Wheel-Trans Van by driver Al Atkins while Roy Nerden of Spring Grove Ave. awa(...)
2/4/1977
Guest room: John Leslie checks out his new guest room -- a coffin -- for size, as son Mitchell, 2, looks on
Guest room: John Leslie checks out his new guest room -- a coffin -- for size, as son Mitchell, 2, looks on
5/18/1981
Honors for Italian War Veteran, Standing in front of countryman in carabinieri hat, 74-year-old Abelle Mariani is presented with gold medal at mass ye(...)
Honors for Italian War Veteran, Standing in front of countryman in carabinieri hat, 74-year-old Abelle Mariani is presented with gold medal at mass ye(...)
11/4/1971
Brian Milne lived along the Trans-Canada highway for 18 months, gathering stories, taking pictures - learning about life
Brian Milne lived along the Trans-Canada highway for 18 months, gathering stories, taking pictures - learning about life
11/13/1986