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Nick Mirkopoulos is operating an important solar energy business.
Nick Mirkopoulos is operating an important solar energy business.

Nick Mirkopoulos is operating an important solar energy business.

Date5/31/1983
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0130991F
Nick Mirkopoulos
Nick Mirkopoulos
3/29/1993
Solar heating system: Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch, right, chats with Jim Livingstone, president of Imperian Oil, following opening of oil company's solar research project
Solar heating system: Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch, right, chats with Jim Livingstone, president of Imperian Oil, following opening of oil company's solar research project
10/25/1980
Lynn Dudley, holding control valve which is the heart of swimming pool solar heating system manufactured by Raypak Thermonics (Canada) Ltd., says solar heating may be closer than we think. Dudley, president of Rexdale-based Raypak, says solar assisted home heating systems already may be within the grasp of the average houseowner who wants to save on the fuel bills.
Lynn Dudley, holding control valve which is the heart of swimming pool solar heating system manufactured by Raypak Thermonics (Canada) Ltd., says solar heating may be closer than we think. Dudley, president of Rexdale-based Raypak, says solar assisted home heating systems already may be within the grasp of the average houseowner who wants to save on the fuel bills.
6/8/1977
In business: Roy Porter and Mary Laarakkers took over the bone china factory they were operating when it was headed for the auction block
In business: Roy Porter and Mary Laarakkers took over the bone china factory they were operating when it was headed for the auction block
4/18/1992
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
12/30/1987
Hot new idea: Rock Cameron, manager of engineering at Christie Brown and Co. Ltd., stands on the solar-panelled roof of the company's Lakeshore Blvd. plant, where the solar heating system is expected to save $4,000 a year on heating costs.
Hot new idea: Rock Cameron, manager of engineering at Christie Brown and Co. Ltd., stands on the solar-panelled roof of the company's Lakeshore Blvd. plant, where the solar heating system is expected to save $4,000 a year on heating costs.
8/1/1982
Family business: Anne Hardy and husband Michael Macklem with their son Nick in Toronto recently
Family business: Anne Hardy and husband Michael Macklem with their son Nick in Toronto recently
11/10/1986
Checking the loft on wood they have manufactured are Tom, left, and Nick Torkos, two brothers who came to Canada from Greece in 1950s and last year opened custom golf club manufacturing business
Checking the loft on wood they have manufactured are Tom, left, and Nick Torkos, two brothers who came to Canada from Greece in 1950s and last year opened custom golf club manufacturing business
1/20/1976
Floating idea: Harold Madill, who runs a Weston printing firm, holds a model of his concept for solar-powered tankers
Floating idea: Harold Madill, who runs a Weston printing firm, holds a model of his concept for solar-powered tankers
12/10/1984
Project Manager: John Rowe aims to take his solar car to victory in Australia.
Project Manager: John Rowe aims to take his solar car to victory in Australia.
5/18/1990
Triple-Glazed skylight and glassed in extension to the kitchen is one of features built into solar garden series of homes by Viceroy Construction Co
Triple-Glazed skylight and glassed in extension to the kitchen is one of features built into solar garden series of homes by Viceroy Construction Co
8/15/1978
Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.
Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.
8/7/1989