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Growing hobby: Peter Poot, Scarborough's deputy planning commissioner, and children, Eric, 9, and Sonja, 14, look over some of the orchids the Poots grow at their farm at Goodwood
Growing hobby: Peter Poot, Scarborough's deputy planning commissioner, and children, Eric, 9, and Sonja, 14, look over some of the orchids the Poots grow at their farm at Goodwood

Growing hobby: Peter Poot, Scarborough's deputy planning commissioner, and children, Eric, 9, and Sonja, 14, look over some of the orchids the Poots grow at their farm at Goodwood

Date5/23/1984
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Counting boxes: Jack Poots, left, borough clerk, and John Nigh, deputy clerk, check over the ballot boxes that will go out to the 1,140 polling stations for the Nov
Counting boxes: Jack Poots, left, borough clerk, and John Nigh, deputy clerk, check over the ballot boxes that will go out to the 1,140 polling stations for the Nov
10/19/1982
Mr. Scarborough: Jack Poots, senior commissioner, retires this month after 44 years of working for Scarborough, where he was born and has always lived.
Mr. Scarborough: Jack Poots, senior commissioner, retires this month after 44 years of working for Scarborough, where he was born and has always lived.
9/18/1989
Peter Poot: He'll act as planning chief until Scarborough finds a new commissioner.
Peter Poot: He'll act as planning chief until Scarborough finds a new commissioner.
6/3/1975
A punch-card voting system is demonstrated by Jack Poots, the Scarborough clerk and chief election officer
A punch-card voting system is demonstrated by Jack Poots, the Scarborough clerk and chief election officer
10/31/1975
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
Scarborough clerk Jack Poots puts chain of office on Mayor Gus Harris at council's inaugural meeting last night
Scarborough clerk Jack Poots puts chain of office on Mayor Gus Harris at council's inaugural meeting last night
12/4/1978
Peter Poot left and Dennis Manning, Director of parks for Scarboro
Peter Poot left and Dennis Manning, Director of parks for Scarboro
6/3/1975
Super salesman: John Morand, 44, just hired permanently as economic development commissioner for Scarborough, looks over a model of Scarborough City Centre Some alderman opposed the move
Super salesman: John Morand, 44, just hired permanently as economic development commissioner for Scarborough, looks over a model of Scarborough City Centre Some alderman opposed the move
4/22/1986
Biggest store: Though sales were flat chain-wide in 1982, Holt, Renfrew is planning to expand some smaller outlets so business can grow, says president Robert Herber (inset)
Biggest store: Though sales were flat chain-wide in 1982, Holt, Renfrew is planning to expand some smaller outlets so business can grow, says president Robert Herber (inset)
2/13/1983
The worm turns: John Morand, Scarborough's economic development commissioner, fishes the Civic Centre's reflecting pool while pondering his rather fishy tourism plan
The worm turns: John Morand, Scarborough's economic development commissioner, fishes the Civic Centre's reflecting pool while pondering his rather fishy tourism plan
2/6/1985
Besides 85 Lionel Purcell (left, rear) raises an assortment of go onkeys, llamas, ducks, chickens, peacocks and dov his 140-care farm, within sight of northern Scarborough's high-rises
Besides 85 Lionel Purcell (left, rear) raises an assortment of go onkeys, llamas, ducks, chickens, peacocks and dov his 140-care farm, within sight of northern Scarborough's high-rises
8/8/1977
Conrad Richter, who produces the 300-variety seed catalogue of Richter nursery in Goodwood, works with ginger mint herbs in a greenhouse in the nursery's herb farm
Conrad Richter, who produces the 300-variety seed catalogue of Richter nursery in Goodwood, works with ginger mint herbs in a greenhouse in the nursery's herb farm
8/4/1980