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Family passion: Ivor Samuel, 83, of Willowdale holds model made from tin cans he crafted for his son 30 years ago
Family passion: Ivor Samuel, 83, of Willowdale holds model made from tin cans he crafted for his son 30 years ago

Family passion: Ivor Samuel, 83, of Willowdale holds model made from tin cans he crafted for his son 30 years ago

Date8/15/1992
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133258F
Walter Baker, a prospector for 65 of his 83, years, holds the trophy presented to him by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada proclaiming him Prospector of the Year. At left, he pans for gold.
Walter Baker, a prospector for 65 of his 83, years, holds the trophy presented to him by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada proclaiming him Prospector of the Year. At left, he pans for gold.
3/9/1988
Tender moment: Jacques Perrin of Stratford, father of 5-year-old Denis, who was found dead in a ditch one week ago today, holds the budgie he gave his son just days before the abduction
Tender moment: Jacques Perrin of Stratford, father of 5-year-old Denis, who was found dead in a ditch one week ago today, holds the budgie he gave his son just days before the abduction
4/9/1984
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Hunting safety teacher honored as Good Citizen, By Samuel Campbell, Star staff writer, A few years ago a hunter, accompanied by his son, shot a deer in the woods north of Napanee
Hunting safety teacher honored as Good Citizen, By Samuel Campbell, Star staff writer, A few years ago a hunter, accompanied by his son, shot a deer in the woods north of Napanee
3/4/1977
Combing the beach clean at Sunnyside, workers from the city parks and recreation department use rakes to clean up logs, tin cans, old tires and other (...)
Combing the beach clean at Sunnyside, workers from the city parks and recreation department use rakes to clean up logs, tin cans, old tires and other (...)
4/20/1971
On an anti-litter project, students at Westwood Secondary School in Mississauga pack away a batch of empty tin cans they collected. From left, Tina Sc(...)
On an anti-litter project, students at Westwood Secondary School in Mississauga pack away a batch of empty tin cans they collected. From left, Tina Sc(...)
4/6/1971
Rotary award: Charles Snider, 67, of North York, holds up the Paul Harris Fellow medal he recived from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge for his 13 years of work in Third World countries
Rotary award: Charles Snider, 67, of North York, holds up the Paul Harris Fellow medal he recived from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge for his 13 years of work in Third World countries
2/25/1987
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
12/30/1987
Travel agent Leonardo Cianfarani with his family, left to right, daughter Gina, 23, son Roberto, 20, wife Maria, and son Marco, 22. Leonardo came to Canada 33 years ago and says: We are quite satisfied to be part of the Italian community of Toronto and we are very proud.
Travel agent Leonardo Cianfarani with his family, left to right, daughter Gina, 23, son Roberto, 20, wife Maria, and son Marco, 22. Leonardo came to Canada 33 years ago and says: We are quite satisfied to be part of the Italian community of Toronto and we are very proud.
11/27/1985
It's certainly a mess, Conservative Leader Robert Stanfield (left) comments as Toronto Alderman Tony O'Donohue shows him the jumble of tin cans, bottl(...)
It's certainly a mess, Conservative Leader Robert Stanfield (left) comments as Toronto Alderman Tony O'Donohue shows him the jumble of tin cans, bottl(...)
8/14/1970
Collecting Tin cans is a waste of time until we use hundreds of abandoned cars which will provide thousands of tons of scrap metal, according to Jack (...)
Collecting Tin cans is a waste of time until we use hundreds of abandoned cars which will provide thousands of tons of scrap metal, according to Jack (...)
6/11/1976
The big chill. With his son Glen, 15, ready with tongs, Lionel Core holds one of the bags of ice that will help Metro-area residents through another heat wave. Core's Peel Ice and Fuel Inc. - operated for three generations by his family in Brampton - expects to sell 12 tonnes of ice to the Caribram festival over the weekend.
The big chill. With his son Glen, 15, ready with tongs, Lionel Core holds one of the bags of ice that will help Metro-area residents through another heat wave. Core's Peel Ice and Fuel Inc. - operated for three generations by his family in Brampton - expects to sell 12 tonnes of ice to the Caribram festival over the weekend.
7/7/1994