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Paging pioneer: In 1963, Al Perser, 71, launched Aitel Ltd., Canada's first paging service.
Paging pioneer: In 1963, Al Perser, 71, launched Aitel Ltd., Canada's first paging service.

Paging pioneer: In 1963, Al Perser, 71, launched Aitel Ltd., Canada's first paging service.

Date7/9/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132038F
Paging Canada, Everyone from hookers to priests answers/E3
Paging Canada, Everyone from hookers to priests answers/E3
7/3/1981
Lifesaver: Arthritis patient Mary Mitchell, 82, demonstrates the Lifeline medical help paging system that allows her to continue to live in safety on her own
Lifesaver: Arthritis patient Mary Mitchell, 82, demonstrates the Lifeline medical help paging system that allows her to continue to live in safety on her own
11/23/1988
Eddie Luther: Traffic reports were Canada's first from helicopter. Eddie Luther, a radio pioneer
Eddie Luther: Traffic reports were Canada's first from helicopter. Eddie Luther, a radio pioneer
3/17/1975
Canada's biggest service in booming temporary-help field is Office Overload Ltd. Clare Copeland, president, is shown in Toronto headquarters, ringed by employees (left to right) Lois Young, Laura Smith, Debi Perkins, Gayle Farnes, Janice Chivers-Wilson and Helen Wood. In an ironic switch, Laura Smith came in to look for a temporary job and wound up with permanent job-working full-time for Office Overload.
Canada's biggest service in booming temporary-help field is Office Overload Ltd. Clare Copeland, president, is shown in Toronto headquarters, ringed by employees (left to right) Lois Young, Laura Smith, Debi Perkins, Gayle Farnes, Janice Chivers-Wilson and Helen Wood. In an ironic switch, Laura Smith came in to look for a temporary job and wound up with permanent job-working full-time for Office Overload.
5/10/1976
Unique service: Retired chief executive Charles Plaxton and four partners launched Executives inc
Unique service: Retired chief executive Charles Plaxton and four partners launched Executives inc
9/26/1989
Independent Voice: Murray Hogarth, president of Pioneer Petroleums Ltd
Independent Voice: Murray Hogarth, president of Pioneer Petroleums Ltd
2/16/1982
He's sending it back Leo Menard says of the police citation he won in 1963 for outstanding services in pursuing and detaining a hit-and-run driver
He's sending it back Leo Menard says of the police citation he won in 1963 for outstanding services in pursuing and detaining a hit-and-run driver
5/22/1969
It was 20 cents a pint when retiring bartender Jimmy Robertson, 71, first started slinging beer at the Winchester Hotel 43 years ago, and its now 70 cents
It was 20 cents a pint when retiring bartender Jimmy Robertson, 71, first started slinging beer at the Winchester Hotel 43 years ago, and its now 70 cents
7/11/1977
Putting people first: The gas company, plagued with a poor image, has launched an ambitious program to improve both customer and employee relations, says president Bob Martin
Putting people first: The gas company, plagued with a poor image, has launched an ambitious program to improve both customer and employee relations, says president Bob Martin
7/30/1985
French immersion champion: Edward Rutherford has been principal of Allenby Public School in Toronto since the program was first launched there in 1971
French immersion champion: Edward Rutherford has been principal of Allenby Public School in Toronto since the program was first launched there in 1971
6/14/1985
Resources growth in the next decade will see Western Canada and the North producing more than half Canada's mineral output, says A. E. Boone of Joy Manufacturing (Canada) Ltd. He spoke yesterday to the CAnadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Resources growth in the next decade will see Western Canada and the North producing more than half Canada's mineral output, says A. E. Boone of Joy Manufacturing (Canada) Ltd. He spoke yesterday to the CAnadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
4/21/1970
Sounding a sweet note for Canada's music industry is W. J. I. Croombs, president of Boosey and Hawkes Canada Ltd. and the Canadian Music Industries Association. Industry, with a growth rate of 10-15 per cent, is holding its annual trade show in Toronto with 46 manufacturers and distributors on hand.
Sounding a sweet note for Canada's music industry is W. J. I. Croombs, president of Boosey and Hawkes Canada Ltd. and the Canadian Music Industries Association. Industry, with a growth rate of 10-15 per cent, is holding its annual trade show in Toronto with 46 manufacturers and distributors on hand.
8/25/1975