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For residents' group leader Ted Pickles, right, Yogi Bear is a symbol of a culture he doesn't want glorified in a Canadaian leisure centre
For residents' group leader Ted Pickles, right, Yogi Bear is a symbol of a culture he doesn't want glorified in a Canadaian leisure centre

For residents' group leader Ted Pickles, right, Yogi Bear is a symbol of a culture he doesn't want glorified in a Canadaian leisure centre

Date3/24/1978
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Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
2/15/1973
Ginger and Pickles : a play from the story by Beatrix Potter
Ginger and Pickles : a play from the story by Beatrix Potter
1930
Fighting plan: Toby Condiffe, president of the Moore Park Residents' Association, stands in front of the inglewood Dr. home that owners Fay and Jules Loeb want to turn into an art gallery for the University of Toronto. Residents say they want people, not paintings, next door to them.
Fighting plan: Toby Condiffe, president of the Moore Park Residents' Association, stands in front of the inglewood Dr. home that owners Fay and Jules Loeb want to turn into an art gallery for the University of Toronto. Residents say they want people, not paintings, next door to them.
3/29/1983
Still interested: Metro Zoo director Peter Crowcroft doesn't have a lot of time to spend with residents like Mikisi the eagle, but God help me if I'm not interested in them.
Still interested: Metro Zoo director Peter Crowcroft doesn't have a lot of time to spend with residents like Mikisi the eagle, but God help me if I'm not interested in them.
8/28/1981
Irate resident Michael Sokalsky doesn't want to live in Toronto since non-conformists have shaken things up
Irate resident Michael Sokalsky doesn't want to live in Toronto since non-conformists have shaken things up
12/23/1974
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
3/12/1984
Protest begins: Stephen Magwood, president of the High Park Homeowners and Residents Association, cuts a ribbon to signal the start of protests outside Exodus Link, a new counselling centre for paroled federal prisoners
Protest begins: Stephen Magwood, president of the High Park Homeowners and Residents Association, cuts a ribbon to signal the start of protests outside Exodus Link, a new counselling centre for paroled federal prisoners
1/5/1987
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
5/17/1988
Up in arms: Owen Leach, a spokesman from the Jane-Finch area, takes the stage at last night's meeting of angry black residents at the Lawrence Heights Community Centre to add his complaints about police treatment of blacks in the area
Up in arms: Owen Leach, a spokesman from the Jane-Finch area, takes the stage at last night's meeting of angry black residents at the Lawrence Heights Community Centre to add his complaints about police treatment of blacks in the area
10/29/1986
All ready: Micheal Mutzk, an offical of the United Ukrainian Canadaians, his wife, singer Sophia Romanko, and Marge Hunchik (left) are under the watchful eye of peasant-poet Taras Shevchenko in the camp near Palermo, where Ukrainian-Canadians will celebrate tomorrow
All ready: Micheal Mutzk, an offical of the United Ukrainian Canadaians, his wife, singer Sophia Romanko, and Marge Hunchik (left) are under the watchful eye of peasant-poet Taras Shevchenko in the camp near Palermo, where Ukrainian-Canadians will celebrate tomorrow
7/2/1981
The taste test: Glen Lutz, general manager of the Bick's plant, samples pickle produced in the day's run
The taste test: Glen Lutz, general manager of the Bick's plant, samples pickle produced in the day's run
8/16/1982
Reflecting: Maha Yogi Alfred Naryana comes up with his predictions for 1984.
Reflecting: Maha Yogi Alfred Naryana comes up with his predictions for 1984.
12/13/1983