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Legal advice: John Ratchford, Scarborough's Solicitor, works from this book-lined office in the Civic Centre.
Legal advice: John Ratchford, Scarborough's Solicitor, works from this book-lined office in the Civic Centre.

Legal advice: John Ratchford, Scarborough's Solicitor, works from this book-lined office in the Civic Centre.

Date1/22/1982
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132571F
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
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
11/21/1974
Great Snaks! Jim Lovisek, a reptile expert who works in association with the Royal Ontario Museum, introduces a boa constrictor to pupils at Scarborough's Gooderham Junior Public School
Great Snaks! Jim Lovisek, a reptile expert who works in association with the Royal Ontario Museum, introduces a boa constrictor to pupils at Scarborough's Gooderham Junior Public School
6/15/1981
Judge Alex Davidson, a foundation of Scarborough's legal system, retires after 17 years on the bench.
Judge Alex Davidson, a foundation of Scarborough's legal system, retires after 17 years on the bench.
1/31/1991
Paul stott, right, who works for the Parkdale Community Legal Sevices, discusses a problem with Cecil Pickering, whom he is helping with an immigration case
Paul stott, right, who works for the Parkdale Community Legal Sevices, discusses a problem with Cecil Pickering, whom he is helping with an immigration case
7/3/1973
Letter Furor: Richard Warne of Cambridge shows letter sent from Solicitor-General Mike Farnan's constituency office asking for review of parking ticket
Letter Furor: Richard Warne of Cambridge shows letter sent from Solicitor-General Mike Farnan's constituency office asking for review of parking ticket
4/22/1991
Quiet moment: John Alan Lee, controversial professor of sociology at Scarborough Campus, works on a piece of sculpture at Scarborough
Quiet moment: John Alan Lee, controversial professor of sociology at Scarborough Campus, works on a piece of sculpture at Scarborough
1/15/1984
Just ducky: Woodcaver Glenn McMurdo is one of many artisans who'll be demonstrating and selling their work at a craft show at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa's Civic Centre starting tomorrow from noon to 6 p
Just ducky: Woodcaver Glenn McMurdo is one of many artisans who'll be demonstrating and selling their work at a craft show at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa's Civic Centre starting tomorrow from noon to 6 p
10/9/1992
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
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Theatre buff's delight: John Harvey, owner of Theatrebooks, sits surrounded by stacks of books and well-lined shelves
Theatre buff's delight: John Harvey, owner of Theatrebooks, sits surrounded by stacks of books and well-lined shelves
3/15/1982
John Rose, who posts thumbnail reviews to warn his customers about books they may not like, with some of the thousands of science fiction works in his store of Queen St
John Rose, who posts thumbnail reviews to warn his customers about books they may not like, with some of the thousands of science fiction works in his store of Queen St
7/7/1981
On a clear day Harold Melvin Griffith, president of Steel Company of Canada, can sit in his office on the 38th floor of the Royal Trust Tower and watch smoke drift from Stelco's main works in Hamilton
On a clear day Harold Melvin Griffith, president of Steel Company of Canada, can sit in his office on the 38th floor of the Royal Trust Tower and watch smoke drift from Stelco's main works in Hamilton
4/8/1970