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Checking things out: Richard Nixon, who started Toronto's first home inspection business, says a preliminary inspection could help avoid unexpected bills
Checking things out: Richard Nixon, who started Toronto's first home inspection business, says a preliminary inspection could help avoid unexpected bills

Checking things out: Richard Nixon, who started Toronto's first home inspection business, says a preliminary inspection could help avoid unexpected bills

Date1/8/1982
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Buying a house not a headache. Inspection can help avoid surprise bills expert says
Buying a house not a headache. Inspection can help avoid surprise bills expert says
1/8/1982
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
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
2/6/1972
Al Oxlade: Private investigator says things have changed in the private eye business in the past few years and dirty tricks are no longer used.
Al Oxlade: Private investigator says things have changed in the private eye business in the past few years and dirty tricks are no longer used.
5/23/1986
Checking list: Dr. Klaus Schell (right), landlord of a Home for Special Care, helps resident Jack Price check off list of completed duties. Anna-May Maxwell (left), manager of the home, says families tend to hide their mentally ill.
Checking list: Dr. Klaus Schell (right), landlord of a Home for Special Care, helps resident Jack Price check off list of completed duties. Anna-May Maxwell (left), manager of the home, says families tend to hide their mentally ill.
1/13/1987
Once the janitor, Far-out Ralph Osborne is now the general manager of Rochdale College because he proved that at Rochdale, and at schools in the Prairies, he could get things done efficiently
Once the janitor, Far-out Ralph Osborne is now the general manager of Rochdale College because he proved that at Rochdale, and at schools in the Prairies, he could get things done efficiently
4/8/1970
Flying high: Curtis Begg, above, president of Skywalker Airlines, and partner Albert Friedberg, both football fans, started up the Toronto Island based airline as a faster way to get to Buffalo Bills games.
Flying high: Curtis Begg, above, president of Skywalker Airlines, and partner Albert Friedberg, both football fans, started up the Toronto Island based airline as a faster way to get to Buffalo Bills games.
4/28/1987
Desperate man: I'm angry that I can't celebrate my life things I want to do, says Jonathan Bennetts, 51, who is debilitated by the Epstein-Barr virus. Symptoms range from fatigue to mental confusion.
Desperate man: I'm angry that I can't celebrate my life things I want to do, says Jonathan Bennetts, 51, who is debilitated by the Epstein-Barr virus. Symptoms range from fatigue to mental confusion.
1/24/1989
Hard to take: Ken Jeffers, a community activist who works with youth, says daughter Tanya, 14, told him: One of the things that bothers me is that if I get in trouble with the police, you can't protect me
Hard to take: Ken Jeffers, a community activist who works with youth, says daughter Tanya, 14, told him: One of the things that bothers me is that if I get in trouble with the police, you can't protect me
5/9/1992
Reading to his daughter about the beauty of animals and the way they care for their young has educated me to see things in a different light, says Newfoundlander Nick Laite, who once was enthused about the seal hunt
Reading to his daughter about the beauty of animals and the way they care for their young has educated me to see things in a different light, says Newfoundlander Nick Laite, who once was enthused about the seal hunt
2/17/1978
Organizer of Italian canvassers in the Dovercourt area in support of Conservative party candidate George Nixon. Joe Garisto, 38, looks over campaign posters in candidate's headquarters. Garisto, who runs a food-catering business, says many of Metro's 350,
Organizer of Italian canvassers in the Dovercourt area in support of Conservative party candidate George Nixon. Joe Garisto, 38, looks over campaign posters in candidate's headquarters. Garisto, who runs a food-catering business, says many of Metro's 350,
9/22/1971
Memories: Kelly recalls the fateful August day when things started coming apart on the stock market
Memories: Kelly recalls the fateful August day when things started coming apart on the stock market
12/9/1981