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With a hop, Alan Miceli shows why he's Metro's best flyer.
With a hop, Alan Miceli shows why he's Metro's best flyer.

With a hop, Alan Miceli shows why he's Metro's best flyer.

Date5/13/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130840F
One of 10 independent candidates from the Metro area, Donald Campbell, 32, shows card he's handing out in the St. George riding. He's running because he disagrees with all three major parties on French-language question.
One of 10 independent candidates from the Metro area, Donald Campbell, 32, shows card he's handing out in the St. George riding. He's running because he disagrees with all three major parties on French-language question.
6/2/1977
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
On the job: Shawn McGrath is only 16 years old but he's already established his own business, Unicornn, delivering flyers by hand
On the job: Shawn McGrath is only 16 years old but he's already established his own business, Unicornn, delivering flyers by hand
6/12/1985
Sign of success: David Cooke of Prudential-Bach Securities shows off the upbeat license plate on his Mercedes-Benz. Now he's considering trading the car for a cheaper model.
Sign of success: David Cooke of Prudential-Bach Securities shows off the upbeat license plate on his Mercedes-Benz. Now he's considering trading the car for a cheaper model.
12/9/1987
Frustrated: Max Orticello, director of the firm that owns Brenan's Gourmet Foods, shows how he's had to rope off half the store to comply with the provincial law governing store openings
Frustrated: Max Orticello, director of the firm that owns Brenan's Gourmet Foods, shows how he's had to rope off half the store to comply with the provincial law governing store openings
7/10/1983
Alex Balfour, who is retiring as principal of Pine Grove Public School after 33 years as a teacher and principal, reclines in the chaise longue given him as a farewell present and shows Jim Singleton of the Halton County Board of Education what he's going to do in retirement. Balfour's been in Oakville since 1952.
Alex Balfour, who is retiring as principal of Pine Grove Public School after 33 years as a teacher and principal, reclines in the chaise longue given him as a farewell present and shows Jim Singleton of the Halton County Board of Education what he's going to do in retirement. Balfour's been in Oakville since 1952.
6/27/1973
Sexual enlightener: Men are surprisingly ignorant about their own sexualtiy, says Dr. Richard Milsten, authorof Male Sexual Function: Myth, Fantasy and Reality. He's pictured with his wife, Nancy, who edited the book Milsten's research shows a remarkable number of men believe many of the ludicrous fallacies about potency.
Sexual enlightener: Men are surprisingly ignorant about their own sexualtiy, says Dr. Richard Milsten, authorof Male Sexual Function: Myth, Fantasy and Reality. He's pictured with his wife, Nancy, who edited the book Milsten's research shows a remarkable number of men believe many of the ludicrous fallacies about potency.
9/10/1979
Button king Hackman shows of the 500,000 he's produced for this election.
Button king Hackman shows of the 500,000 he's produced for this election.
4/17/1979
Right timing: Alan Mackie of Penetanguishene shows a few of his hand-made clocks which have become popular throughout the world
Right timing: Alan Mackie of Penetanguishene shows a few of his hand-made clocks which have become popular throughout the world
12/7/1989
A Doctor of Philiosophy in Nothing, 51-year-old Sydney Stern explains why he's walking not running for Parliament from Spandina riding
A Doctor of Philiosophy in Nothing, 51-year-old Sydney Stern explains why he's walking not running for Parliament from Spandina riding
10/20/1972
Troubled family: Doug Connell, left, who suffered severe brain damage four years ago when a transport truck slammed into his car, can't understand why his parents, Mary and Ron, don't think he's able to handle his former job.
Troubled family: Doug Connell, left, who suffered severe brain damage four years ago when a transport truck slammed into his car, can't understand why his parents, Mary and Ron, don't think he's able to handle his former job.
4/3/1984
Buy black: Lynrod Douglas, publisher of Blackpages, a directory of Metro's black-run businesses, brought the concept from Montreal, where he distributes a similar directory to about 30,000 people. In Metro, he plans to distribute 60,000 free copies. A sin
Buy black: Lynrod Douglas, publisher of Blackpages, a directory of Metro's black-run businesses, brought the concept from Montreal, where he distributes a similar directory to about 30,000 people. In Metro, he plans to distribute 60,000 free copies. A sin
2/23/1992