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Billy Rankin does his homework at Bloorview Children's Hospital
Billy Rankin does his homework at Bloorview Children's Hospital

Billy Rankin does his homework at Bloorview Children's Hospital

Date5/13/1988
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Wait's over: Chris Copas, 18, will be able to return home to Bloorview Children's Hospital, along with Jim Geissinger, now that the province has agreed to provide a ventilator.
Wait's over: Chris Copas, 18, will be able to return home to Bloorview Children's Hospital, along with Jim Geissinger, now that the province has agreed to provide a ventilator.
12/21/1988
Emmauel Bourdos, whose take-home pay as a hospital orderly is about $110 a week, helps the two eldest of his six children with their homework as the family gathers around the table. From the left are Bourdos, Photini, 11, Margaret, 10, Mrs. Bourdos holding Dino, 2, Tina, 5, and Bessie, S. Bourdos is one of 6,000 Metro hospital workers who are preparing to risk the consequences of an illegal strike to get a decent wage comparable to that in similar work.
Emmauel Bourdos, whose take-home pay as a hospital orderly is about $110 a week, helps the two eldest of his six children with their homework as the family gathers around the table. From the left are Bourdos, Photini, 11, Margaret, 10, Mrs. Bourdos holding Dino, 2, Tina, 5, and Bessie, S. Bourdos is one of 6,000 Metro hospital workers who are preparing to risk the consequences of an illegal strike to get a decent wage comparable to that in similar work.
1/3/1974
Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
3/28/1989
Image shows a start of a new hospital. Mrs. K. S. MacLachlan, a member of the board of the Bloo ...
Start of a new hospital. Mrs. K. S. MacLachlan, a member of the board of the Bloorview Children's Hospital for 45 years, turns the first sod yesterday for the new $5 million hospital to be built at Sheppard Ave. and Leslie. Elizabeth Addy is beside her.
9/20/1973
Grinning benignly, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau speaks to the patients at Bloorview Children's Hospital for chronically disabled children in Toronto today
Grinning benignly, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau speaks to the patients at Bloorview Children's Hospital for chronically disabled children in Toronto today
4/26/1974
Going swimmingly: Volunteer Robin Crouch, right, helps Angela Feser, one of 24 disabled kids at Bloorview Children's Hospital's Terry Fox Swim yesterday
Going swimmingly: Volunteer Robin Crouch, right, helps Angela Feser, one of 24 disabled kids at Bloorview Children's Hospital's Terry Fox Swim yesterday
9/20/1992
Ward mom: Arlene Markle cuddles Jeffrey at Bloorview Children's Hospital, where she works with severely disabled youngsters
Ward mom: Arlene Markle cuddles Jeffrey at Bloorview Children's Hospital, where she works with severely disabled youngsters
12/7/1990
Ready to roll. Michelle Kungi, a patient at Bloorview Childrens Hospital, and her stuffed animals prepare for a day of tree and flower plating on the (...)
Ready to roll. Michelle Kungi, a patient at Bloorview Childrens Hospital, and her stuffed animals prepare for a day of tree and flower plating on the (...)
6/6/1992
Puppet theatre frames pre-schoolers in new activities room at Bloorview Children's Hospital
Puppet theatre frames pre-schoolers in new activities room at Bloorview Children's Hospital
11/6/1967
Hitting the books: Maximillian Stummer catches up on some homework for his history course at Atkinson College
Hitting the books: Maximillian Stummer catches up on some homework for his history course at Atkinson College
11/26/1987
Firm foundation, Patient Jason Mirands, 10, helps Allan Beattie, chairman of the Hospital for Sick Children, lay the cornerstone yesterday for a new 550-bed wing, to open in 1993. The stone is from a children's hospital in London, England.
Firm foundation, Patient Jason Mirands, 10, helps Allan Beattie, chairman of the Hospital for Sick Children, lay the cornerstone yesterday for a new 550-bed wing, to open in 1993. The stone is from a children's hospital in London, England.
5/28/1992
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
9/22/1980