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Plunging into work: John Simis likes to look in on the parachute making the Erika Nepp (left) and Diane Schmidt have in hand at Irvin industries Fort Erie plant
Plunging into work: John Simis likes to look in on the parachute making the Erika Nepp (left) and Diane Schmidt have in hand at Irvin industries Fort Erie plant

Plunging into work: John Simis likes to look in on the parachute making the Erika Nepp (left) and Diane Schmidt have in hand at Irvin industries Fort Erie plant

Date12/12/1985
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133766F
Tom Williams. Fort Erie, Feb. 20 - A guy with the sky for his laboratory is Tom Williams. Up there he's tested more than a thousand planes and heaven knows how many parachutes
Tom Williams. Fort Erie, Feb. 20 - A guy with the sky for his laboratory is Tom Williams. Up there he's tested more than a thousand planes and heaven knows how many parachutes
2/20/1943
Looking thoughtful with hand to his chin is Benjamin Levy, left, president of Levy Industries Ltd
Looking thoughtful with hand to his chin is Benjamin Levy, left, president of Levy Industries Ltd
6/5/1970
Sounding a sweet note for Canada's music industry is W. J. I. Croombs, president of Boosey and Hawkes Canada Ltd. and the Canadian Music Industries Association. Industry, with a growth rate of 10-15 per cent, is holding its annual trade show in Toronto with 46 manufacturers and distributors on hand.
Sounding a sweet note for Canada's music industry is W. J. I. Croombs, president of Boosey and Hawkes Canada Ltd. and the Canadian Music Industries Association. Industry, with a growth rate of 10-15 per cent, is holding its annual trade show in Toronto with 46 manufacturers and distributors on hand.
8/25/1975
Likes oils, metals: New president of Toronto Society of Financial Analysts, Brian Hayes, says he likes metals and oil stocks, but political and economic uncertainties are making him cautious for the moment
Likes oils, metals: New president of Toronto Society of Financial Analysts, Brian Hayes, says he likes metals and oil stocks, but political and economic uncertainties are making him cautious for the moment
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Factory skilled: Peter Delve, who owns Future Industries in Scarborough, programs a high-tech machine that will keep his plant operating all night while he goes home to relax.
Factory skilled: Peter Delve, who owns Future Industries in Scarborough, programs a high-tech machine that will keep his plant operating all night while he goes home to relax.
7/27/1987
Factory work is not a menial, low-paying, dead-end job, says Peter Delve, above, general manager of Gybro Industries, Agincourt. He urges education system to attract students to industry.
Factory work is not a menial, low-paying, dead-end job, says Peter Delve, above, general manager of Gybro Industries, Agincourt. He urges education system to attract students to industry.
5/2/1978
The Schmidt family, from Calgary, say their goodbys to staff members of York-Finch General Hospital as they are ready to return home. In the photo, Dr. N. H. Lithwick autographs the cast on 9-year-old Dorianne's leg. Also in the picture are (from left) Miss Lucy Carere, Mickey Schmidt, Mrs. Beryl Kofman, Mysron Schmidt, Philip Greco, Mrs. Betty Allan and Miss Mary Murphy. The Schmidts presented than-you plaque to hospital.
The Schmidt family, from Calgary, say their goodbys to staff members of York-Finch General Hospital as they are ready to return home. In the photo, Dr. N. H. Lithwick autographs the cast on 9-year-old Dorianne's leg. Also in the picture are (from left) Miss Lucy Carere, Mickey Schmidt, Mrs. Beryl Kofman, Mysron Schmidt, Philip Greco, Mrs. Betty Allan and Miss Mary Murphy. The Schmidts presented than-you plaque to hospital.
5/24/1974
A rebirth: Barry mcCallan, who merged his furniture company with Gendron Industries, which closed in June throwing 125 people out of work, hopes to rehire more of the old workers as business picks up
A rebirth: Barry mcCallan, who merged his furniture company with Gendron Industries, which closed in June throwing 125 people out of work, hopes to rehire more of the old workers as business picks up
8/25/1982
No cap on sales: Business is booming at Fairlee Fruit Juice Ltd. John Dimos (front), his brothers peter (left) and Charles, and Ted Aiexopoulos (rear), all owners, have installed a hands-free bottling line at their company's plant in Etobicoke.
No cap on sales: Business is booming at Fairlee Fruit Juice Ltd. John Dimos (front), his brothers peter (left) and Charles, and Ted Aiexopoulos (rear), all owners, have installed a hands-free bottling line at their company's plant in Etobicoke.
11/6/1992
Staying in touch: Pollick likes to take regular strolls around Electro-home's plants
Staying in touch: Pollick likes to take regular strolls around Electro-home's plants
6/21/1981
Good as new: The shelves of Goodwill industries main plant are full of goods that have been reconditioned in job training programs
Good as new: The shelves of Goodwill industries main plant are full of goods that have been reconditioned in job training programs
8/22/1991
Making and testing of a parachute is illustrated in pictures taken at a Canadian plant now engaged in large-scale production. Here is a 'chute with a test dummy just landing. [Incomplete]
Making and testing of a parachute is illustrated in pictures taken at a Canadian plant now engaged in large-scale production. Here is a 'chute with a test dummy just landing. [Incomplete]
5/23/1941