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Fly-Tying Addict Bruce Roney is a school principal during his working day, but spends most free hours squinting at bits of feathers and fluff, and blending them into what he hopes will look tasty to trout
Fly-Tying Addict Bruce Roney is a school principal during his working day, but spends most free hours squinting at bits of feathers and fluff, and blending them into what he hopes will look tasty to trout

Fly-Tying Addict Bruce Roney is a school principal during his working day, but spends most free hours squinting at bits of feathers and fluff, and blending them into what he hopes will look tasty to trout

Date4/13/1977
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132955F
Leaping peacock An employee at a McDonald concession at the Metro Zoo hopes she's not going to ruffle any feathers but how could she resist giving scr(...)
Leaping peacock An employee at a McDonald concession at the Metro Zoo hopes she's not going to ruffle any feathers but how could she resist giving scr(...)
2/9/1981
Canada's best. Danny Gaudet, Canadian men's men's gymnastic champion, spends 25 to 30 hours a week on rigorous routines. Working on the rings is only (...)
Canada's best. Danny Gaudet, Canadian men's men's gymnastic champion, spends 25 to 30 hours a week on rigorous routines. Working on the rings is only (...)
9/19/1983
Hockey his life, Maple Leaf coach Roger Neilson spends nearly all his waking hours working at his job
Hockey his life, Maple Leaf coach Roger Neilson spends nearly all his waking hours working at his job
9/24/1977
Bike Life: Toni Sharpless spends both working and recreation hours with motorcycles
Bike Life: Toni Sharpless spends both working and recreation hours with motorcycles
n.d.
Family room: The upstairs den, left, is where the Jackson family spends most at-home hours
Family room: The upstairs den, left, is where the Jackson family spends most at-home hours
9/28/1982
Hope fluffs putt: Comedian Bob Hope: a better-than-average golfer: found greens at Toronto club a bit demanding yesterday: but nonetheless finished with 52 for 11 holes that he played
Hope fluffs putt: Comedian Bob Hope: a better-than-average golfer: found greens at Toronto club a bit demanding yesterday: but nonetheless finished with 52 for 11 holes that he played
8/21/1969
A champion cyclist herself, Sylvia Burka-Lovell, 29, now spends as many as 12 hours a day in hospital, at the side of her husband, Jocelyn Lovell, whose cycling career was ended by an accident that paralyzed him
A champion cyclist herself, Sylvia Burka-Lovell, 29, now spends as many as 12 hours a day in hospital, at the side of her husband, Jocelyn Lovell, whose cycling career was ended by an accident that paralyzed him
11/3/1983
Concerned parent: Brampton resident Ray Scarborough, whose son has Down syndrome, spends hours on the telephone in an effort to keep a bus service for mentally handicapped adults in business
Concerned parent: Brampton resident Ray Scarborough, whose son has Down syndrome, spends hours on the telephone in an effort to keep a bus service for mentally handicapped adults in business
2/9/1993
Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics
Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics
7/13/1984
Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics
Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics
7/13/1984
After shift hours from her work at General Engineering, Scarboro, Hilda Reid spends time at her plot in the plant's big allotment
After shift hours from her work at General Engineering, Scarboro, Hilda Reid spends time at her plot in the plant's big allotment
7/10/1944
Eddie Elliott treats patient John Daniel, kitchener, He spends five hours a day in a 95-degree pool
Eddie Elliott treats patient John Daniel, kitchener, He spends five hours a day in a 95-degree pool
6/7/1968