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New hangout: Four-foot pink plaster and wire proboscls has a new home on Yonge St. near Davisville.
New hangout: Four-foot pink plaster and wire proboscls has a new home on Yonge St. near Davisville.

New hangout: Four-foot pink plaster and wire proboscls has a new home on Yonge St. near Davisville.

Date11/8/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year
The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year
8/12/1974
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
10/7/1977
Street talk: Social worker Stan Chong, centre, chats with Stewart, left, and Stephen at video parior in Scarborough. Chong's job is to cruise the city's youth hangouts in search of the unemployed who have either been forgotten by the system or have simply opted out. Once he locates them, he advises them on how to go about finding a job.
Street talk: Social worker Stan Chong, centre, chats with Stewart, left, and Stephen at video parior in Scarborough. Chong's job is to cruise the city's youth hangouts in search of the unemployed who have either been forgotten by the system or have simply opted out. Once he locates them, he advises them on how to go about finding a job.
2/22/1984
New technique: Dr. Hartley Miltchin says he has good news for those who suffer from foot ailments. A new technique called Minimal Incision Surgery corrects foot problems, which afflict many seniors, with fewer after-effects than conventional surgery.
New technique: Dr. Hartley Miltchin says he has good news for those who suffer from foot ailments. A new technique called Minimal Incision Surgery corrects foot problems, which afflict many seniors, with fewer after-effects than conventional surgery.
3/15/1985
Keeping watch on his ships, the Franquelin, Shelter Bay, and New York News, docked for the winter at the foot of Yonge St
Keeping watch on his ships, the Franquelin, Shelter Bay, and New York News, docked for the winter at the foot of Yonge St
1/10/1972
Collecting Tax for the Ontario government without pay has been a sore point with retailers, says Harry Botnick, a Yonge St. jeweller. He'll get $20 to $25 a month under the new budget for the couple of hours a month he spends totalling the tax.
Collecting Tax for the Ontario government without pay has been a sore point with retailers, says Harry Botnick, a Yonge St. jeweller. He'll get $20 to $25 a month under the new budget for the couple of hours a month he spends totalling the tax.
4/8/1975
All Ready: Toronto retailer Alan Goouch has computers and software in place that will automatically calculate the new federal sales tax and Ontario sales tax on goods sold at his four clothing stores
All Ready: Toronto retailer Alan Goouch has computers and software in place that will automatically calculate the new federal sales tax and Ontario sales tax on goods sold at his four clothing stores
11/16/1999
New man at Sick Kids: David Martin, who has headed the financially troubled Toronto East General Hospital for the past four years, becomes president of the Hospital For Sick Children April 21
New man at Sick Kids: David Martin, who has headed the financially troubled Toronto East General Hospital for the past four years, becomes president of the Hospital For Sick Children April 21
1/15/1986
Sweet success: Tom Chudleigh of Chudleigh's Apple Farm, near Milton, poses with some ears of a new strain of super sweet corn, which has the ability to stay sweeter long that other types of corn.
Sweet success: Tom Chudleigh of Chudleigh's Apple Farm, near Milton, poses with some ears of a new strain of super sweet corn, which has the ability to stay sweeter long that other types of corn.
8/8/1987
Reynolds: Time and patience, Bob Reynolds, a 33-year-old teacher at Davisville Junior Public School in North Toronto, has been quietly whitting out his own tactics for the past 10 years
Reynolds: Time and patience, Bob Reynolds, a 33-year-old teacher at Davisville Junior Public School in North Toronto, has been quietly whitting out his own tactics for the past 10 years
1/17/1979
Ordering wreckers away yesterday fromhis expropriated home (in background), Jack Coltman, 60, argues with William Wasylyk (left), the owner of Lakeview Salvage Co., and Constable John Buchanan. Coltman says he has received no settlement yet for his expropriated property on Balfour Ave. and believes under this condition he can claim new rights under recent provincial expropriation legislation. His home was one of nine expropriated for new seperate school.
Ordering wreckers away yesterday fromhis expropriated home (in background), Jack Coltman, 60, argues with William Wasylyk (left), the owner of Lakeview Salvage Co., and Constable John Buchanan. Coltman says he has received no settlement yet for his expropriated property on Balfour Ave. and believes under this condition he can claim new rights under recent provincial expropriation legislation. His home was one of nine expropriated for new seperate school.
1/3/1969
New designs: Mendy Finkelstein says Wimpey's new project in Ajax has smaller homes with luxurious features.
New designs: Mendy Finkelstein says Wimpey's new project in Ajax has smaller homes with luxurious features.
4/10/1981