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A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis

A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis

Date5/17/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133126F
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
2/15/1973
Mr. Batcrest' Sam Ruth, former head of the Baycrest Centre, will be honored Wednesday at a dinner raising money for a Chinese nursing home. Planners include, from left, Sandra Wise, Josephine Chan, Linda Shapiro, Ruth Joseph Wong, Shira Herzog Bessin an
Mr. Batcrest' Sam Ruth, former head of the Baycrest Centre, will be honored Wednesday at a dinner raising money for a Chinese nursing home. Planners include, from left, Sandra Wise, Josephine Chan, Linda Shapiro, Ruth Joseph Wong, Shira Herzog Bessin an
5/17/1988
Still interested: Metro Zoo director Peter Crowcroft doesn't have a lot of time to spend with residents like Mikisi the eagle, but God help me if I'm not interested in them.
Still interested: Metro Zoo director Peter Crowcroft doesn't have a lot of time to spend with residents like Mikisi the eagle, but God help me if I'm not interested in them.
8/28/1981
Textile Artist Joan Atlee Bain has made wall-hangings for several commercial buildings but the majority of her commissions are for homes. She spends t(...)
Textile Artist Joan Atlee Bain has made wall-hangings for several commercial buildings but the majority of her commissions are for homes. She spends t(...)
3/10/1977
Jewish Day of Atonement, The holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, began at sundown last night. At Baycrest Home for t(...)
Jewish Day of Atonement, The holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, began at sundown last night. At Baycrest Home for t(...)
9/25/1974
Lots of laps: To pursue her dream of becoming the world's top woman traithlete, Matte spends a lot of time each day working on her swimming endurance
Lots of laps: To pursue her dream of becoming the world's top woman traithlete, Matte spends a lot of time each day working on her swimming endurance
9/12/1985
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
4/2/1984
Homes on toronto Islands, above, should be cleared of illegal residents, reader suggests in letter below, and used as summer cottages by Metro residents who are selected by a lottery
Homes on toronto Islands, above, should be cleared of illegal residents, reader suggests in letter below, and used as summer cottages by Metro residents who are selected by a lottery
11 July 1977
Endless love: Mary and Frank Segat steal a private moment at Villa Colombo Home for the Aged, where the two are residents
Endless love: Mary and Frank Segat steal a private moment at Villa Colombo Home for the Aged, where the two are residents
2/15/1993
Desperate and vulnerable: Many people are unschoold in differences between for-profit nursing homes and non-profit homes for the aged
Desperate and vulnerable: Many people are unschoold in differences between for-profit nursing homes and non-profit homes for the aged
1/31/1989
Asian cowboy' Bill Wen, part-owner of Sai Woo restaurant, performs on the harmonica for his old friend, Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins. The Hawk spends a lot of time there eating octopus soup
Asian cowboy' Bill Wen, part-owner of Sai Woo restaurant, performs on the harmonica for his old friend, Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins. The Hawk spends a lot of time there eating octopus soup
4/30/1982
Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.
Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.
1/1/1978