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Sure, It's Harder for a convict to work than to stay in jail, but in long run it's better, says Jim Sharp himself an ex-con and now director of Standford House, where five such men live
Sure, It's Harder for a convict to work than to stay in jail, but in long run it's better, says Jim Sharp himself an ex-con and now director of Standford House, where five such men live

Sure, It's Harder for a convict to work than to stay in jail, but in long run it's better, says Jim Sharp himself an ex-con and now director of Standford House, where five such men live

Date7/5/1978
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Ex-convicts Frank (left) and Jim help Harold King (right) decorate Christmas tree at farm where King helps men just released from prison prepare for return to normal society
Ex-convicts Frank (left) and Jim help Harold King (right) decorate Christmas tree at farm where King helps men just released from prison prepare for return to normal society
12/19/1972
Colorful Dan Casey, executive director of the Ontario Liberal party, gleefully admits he's packed a meeting or two himself, but it's his job to see it doesn't happen at Ontario meetings where voting delegates to the leadership convention will be chosen. It's a matter of conscience, he said, when picking Canada's PM.
Colorful Dan Casey, executive director of the Ontario Liberal party, gleefully admits he's packed a meeting or two himself, but it's his job to see it doesn't happen at Ontario meetings where voting delegates to the leadership convention will be chosen. It's a matter of conscience, he said, when picking Canada's PM.
1/22/1968
North York Mayor Mel Lastman says he'll go to jail rather than require any resident to live next to a convict in a group home.
North York Mayor Mel Lastman says he'll go to jail rather than require any resident to live next to a convict in a group home.
5/4/1981
It's cold work but it pays a lot better than welfare or unemployment insurance
It's cold work but it pays a lot better than welfare or unemployment insurance
1/28/1971
Transplanting a tree is a tough job in any circumstance-but it's a lot harder when the tree is a delicate, 40-foot-high Schwedlerei maple from norther(...)
Transplanting a tree is a tough job in any circumstance-but it's a lot harder when the tree is a delicate, 40-foot-high Schwedlerei maple from norther(...)
2/26/1976
Ministrel Gunderson, right, part of the 'Crowd', Some nights it's better tp stay out in the rain
Ministrel Gunderson, right, part of the 'Crowd', Some nights it's better tp stay out in the rain
11/18/1965
Northern Metro's most famous family owned hardware store is located in two-storey, pre-Confederation building at northwest corner of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. Dempsey Bros. Ltd., founded in 1921, stocks more than 140,000 items and its sales staff knows where every item is. Bob Dempsey (middle) and his brother, James, run iness their father began. Their sons, James Jr. and Mark (right) are interested in carrying [Incomplete]
Northern Metro's most famous family owned hardware store is located in two-storey, pre-Confederation building at northwest corner of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. Dempsey Bros. Ltd., founded in 1921, stocks more than 140,000 items and its sales staff knows where every item is. Bob Dempsey (middle) and his brother, James, run iness their father began. Their sons, James Jr. and Mark (right) are interested in carrying [Incomplete]
2/18/1977
Checking plants in one of Humber College's greenhouses, Russ Geddes says right now, there are more jobs than graduates of the college's two-year retail floracultural program he runs - the only one of its kind in Canada. Geddes, who has two sons, says he c
Checking plants in one of Humber College's greenhouses, Russ Geddes says right now, there are more jobs than graduates of the college's two-year retail floracultural program he runs - the only one of its kind in Canada. Geddes, who has two sons, says he c
5/15/1978
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
6/6/1969
Carrying on the work: Mark Brennan, 78, Canada's oldest competitive long-distance runner, says it's up to other athletes to pick up where Terry Fox left off
Carrying on the work: Mark Brennan, 78, Canada's oldest competitive long-distance runner, says it's up to other athletes to pick up where Terry Fox left off
9/9/1982
John Metcalfe: Even five days in jail is no fun - there's no privacy and it's boring
John Metcalfe: Even five days in jail is no fun - there's no privacy and it's boring
9/3/1980
Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. Out of jail after 41 years
Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. Out of jail after 41 years
3/18/1977