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Treat for kids: Jason Jackson, 8, gets a lift from Constable Tina Tirabassi on to Say No
Treat for kids: Jason Jackson, 8, gets a lift from Constable Tina Tirabassi on to Say No

Treat for kids: Jason Jackson, 8, gets a lift from Constable Tina Tirabassi on to Say No

Date8/17/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0132876F
He thinks kids are wonderful, and that was one reason 82-year-old pensioner William Brown walked into the Hospital for Sick Children yesterday and gave away $5,500 in $10 and $50 bills to buy special treats for patients.
He thinks kids are wonderful, and that was one reason 82-year-old pensioner William Brown walked into the Hospital for Sick Children yesterday and gave away $5,500 in $10 and $50 bills to buy special treats for patients.
3/13/1970
Table talk: Barbara McDonald gets ready to call the family's weekly meeting to order as husband, Randy, chats with the kids, from left, Kim, 15, Lindsay, 6, Caitlyn, 6 and David, 11
Table talk: Barbara McDonald gets ready to call the family's weekly meeting to order as husband, Randy, chats with the kids, from left, Kim, 15, Lindsay, 6, Caitlyn, 6 and David, 11
7/16/1990
A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'
A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'
6/20/1984
Best-stressed: Seeking help from his kids, Charles, 3, and Kathy, 8, John Crosbie looks for a pun to launch the new year at their Ridge Dr. home.
Best-stressed: Seeking help from his kids, Charles, 3, and Kathy, 8, John Crosbie looks for a pun to launch the new year at their Ridge Dr. home.
1/2/1981
Exposed kids: Father Roger Beals says his two kids, Travis and Cameron, were soaked with poisonous insecticides when a Toronto parks worker, wearing a gas mask, began spraying trees around the Kew Gardens area.
Exposed kids: Father Roger Beals says his two kids, Travis and Cameron, were soaked with poisonous insecticides when a Toronto parks worker, wearing a gas mask, began spraying trees around the Kew Gardens area.
7/16/1985
John Barthel: 'Every night we turn kids away, says director of Youth Without Shelter.
John Barthel: 'Every night we turn kids away, says director of Youth Without Shelter.
3/27/1988
Clive Beck heads a provincial research project in the field of moral and values education. We need to help kids see the complexity of moral issues, he says.
Clive Beck heads a provincial research project in the field of moral and values education. We need to help kids see the complexity of moral issues, he says.
2/7/1978
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
3/10/1982
Crackower: Board chariman says one alternative if the kids are leaving and acting up is to close the schools.
Crackower: Board chariman says one alternative if the kids are leaving and acting up is to close the schools.
10/22/1979
Supports Pact: Six Nations Mohawk George Doxtater, with wife June, says Indians have long been treated like kids and that will change with self-rule.
Supports Pact: Six Nations Mohawk George Doxtater, with wife June, says Indians have long been treated like kids and that will change with self-rule.
8/22/1992
Dr. Erwin Gelfand: Be cautiously optimistic says chief immunologist at Sick Kids Hospital.
Dr. Erwin Gelfand: Be cautiously optimistic says chief immunologist at Sick Kids Hospital.
12/5/1985
Reformed addict: I don't think I'd be here today, or be alive today, without a rehabilitation program, says Chris Loeppky, who now counsels street kids
Reformed addict: I don't think I'd be here today, or be alive today, without a rehabilitation program, says Chris Loeppky, who now counsels street kids
8/19/1991