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Nine weeks ago Ken Nicholls lost his new home and all his belongings in a fire
Nine weeks ago Ken Nicholls lost his new home and all his belongings in a fire

Nine weeks ago Ken Nicholls lost his new home and all his belongings in a fire

Date4/12/1971
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0131534F
Wine expert David Nicholls recommends a mini-cellar
Wine expert David Nicholls recommends a mini-cellar
1/3/1973
Incredible win: Running without party backing, Bill Powell was elected mayor of Hamilton by such a large margin two weeks ago that it confounded his enemies and astonished his friends
Incredible win: Running without party backing, Bill Powell was elected mayor of Hamilton by such a large margin two weeks ago that it confounded his enemies and astonished his friends
11/19/1980
Made to measure: Ken Moore, director of the vegetable competition at the Woodbridge Fall Fair, has only five weeks to grow his pumpkin to prize-winning size
Made to measure: Ken Moore, director of the vegetable competition at the Woodbridge Fall Fair, has only five weeks to grow his pumpkin to prize-winning size
8/23/1990
Flood victims: Jim Martin, 63, and wife Olive, 66, sit in an oshawa motel room with all that is left of their belongings
Flood victims: Jim Martin, 63, and wife Olive, 66, sit in an oshawa motel room with all that is left of their belongings
9/11/1986
Horace Elliott, owner of a former Toronto crack house, got his PhD by mail and has lost nine civil suit actions ranging from unpaid charge
Horace Elliott, owner of a former Toronto crack house, got his PhD by mail and has lost nine civil suit actions ranging from unpaid charge
8/2/1991
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
9/15/1976
Cliff Moss: 73-year-old Whitchurch-Stouffville man, who lost his sight 10 years ago, was recently honored by United Way for his volunteer work.
Cliff Moss: 73-year-old Whitchurch-Stouffville man, who lost his sight 10 years ago, was recently honored by United Way for his volunteer work.
5/18/1990
Adventure centre: Evan Efston balances a miniature moon on the tips of his fingers at Efstonscience, a store he opened in North York about nine years ago.
Adventure centre: Evan Efston balances a miniature moon on the tips of his fingers at Efstonscience, a store he opened in North York about nine years ago.
11/18/1981
Present day Phineas Fogg: Toronto resident Nisar Beg took five weeks off from his jot to fulfill his dream of a globe-circling trip.
Present day Phineas Fogg: Toronto resident Nisar Beg took five weeks off from his jot to fulfill his dream of a globe-circling trip.
3/3/1981
No problems: Ken Mulgrew lost his right arm in 1976, but that didn't stop him playing sports
No problems: Ken Mulgrew lost his right arm in 1976, but that didn't stop him playing sports
2/26/1985
His Christmas gift was a job, and daughter, 6-year-old Patricia, celebrates by hugging John Ingley who had been vainly looking for work for two weeks
His Christmas gift was a job, and daughter, 6-year-old Patricia, celebrates by hugging John Ingley who had been vainly looking for work for two weeks
12/23/1971
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
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