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Jim Picard: He got tired of waiting for someone to build a peanut shelling plant in Canada and started up his own
Jim Picard: He got tired of waiting for someone to build a peanut shelling plant in Canada and started up his own

Jim Picard: He got tired of waiting for someone to build a peanut shelling plant in Canada and started up his own

Date11/12/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132124F
An architect, Keith Dunant 'got tired of the 9 to 5 routine' and started drawing houses. Now he's opened City Streets Gallery
An architect, Keith Dunant 'got tired of the 9 to 5 routine' and started drawing houses. Now he's opened City Streets Gallery
5/11/1982
Waiting and hoping: AMC Canada president Maurice Fertey says he will know by the end of April whether the Brampton plant will build a new line of cars. The model could replace the Eagle, shown with Fertey, and create possibly hundreds of new jobs. The Bra
Waiting and hoping: AMC Canada president Maurice Fertey says he will know by the end of April whether the Brampton plant will build a new line of cars. The model could replace the Eagle, shown with Fertey, and create possibly hundreds of new jobs. The Bra
2/29/1984
Dr. Card: Bernie Federman started collecting cards himself when he was 6 years old. Now he's got his own store, The Card-Y-Ologist on Avenue Rd.
Dr. Card: Bernie Federman started collecting cards himself when he was 6 years old. Now he's got his own store, The Card-Y-Ologist on Avenue Rd.
7/16/1991
Shelling out for Santa, Santa Claus is coming to town for his annual parade through Toronto streets Nov
Shelling out for Santa, Santa Claus is coming to town for his annual parade through Toronto streets Nov
10/24/1988
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
10/7/1982
End of the line? Herbert Thompson, who quit a General Motors assembly line to build his own business selling motor homes, fears he might have to close down
End of the line? Herbert Thompson, who quit a General Motors assembly line to build his own business selling motor homes, fears he might have to close down
12/10/1980
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
9/15/1976
Tired of seeing his advertising brochures end up in the waste basket, advertising man Gunter Nerlich has come up with a patented three-dimensional viewing device, which he is holding, above
Tired of seeing his advertising brochures end up in the waste basket, advertising man Gunter Nerlich has come up with a patented three-dimensional viewing device, which he is holding, above
6/28/1972
Loving care: Jacob Smith, above with a clock he started work on before Christmas, designs clock cases and often makes his own parts.
Loving care: Jacob Smith, above with a clock he started work on before Christmas, designs clock cases and often makes his own parts.
3/13/1989
How did it all begin? Australian psychiatrist Graham Farrant says he remembers his own life as an egg waiting to be fertilized.
How did it all begin? Australian psychiatrist Graham Farrant says he remembers his own life as an egg waiting to be fertilized.
6/26/1990
Gaining momentum: Carmaker George Fejer is negotiating federal aid to build a bigger plant. His two-year-old Super Seven Sportcars Co. in Newmarket has just won an order to supply 100 two-seater sports cars to Japan, plus a standby order for 200 more.
Gaining momentum: Carmaker George Fejer is negotiating federal aid to build a bigger plant. His two-year-old Super Seven Sportcars Co. in Newmarket has just won an order to supply 100 two-seater sports cars to Japan, plus a standby order for 200 more.
5/10/1984
Jim Ritchie uses techniques and machinery from the past to build timber framing for housing, in his sawmill near Parry Sound.
Jim Ritchie uses techniques and machinery from the past to build timber framing for housing, in his sawmill near Parry Sound.
12/11/1987