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Grand plans: Company president Robert Schad is building a high-tech centre so machines like this one will move faster.
Grand plans: Company president Robert Schad is building a high-tech centre so machines like this one will move faster.

Grand plans: Company president Robert Schad is building a high-tech centre so machines like this one will move faster.

Date4/15/1992
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133385F
President of firm that rents and sells bulk vending machines, Al La Porter says move by government to mint new, light and smaller one-cent coins could cost his company as much as $100,000
President of firm that rents and sells bulk vending machines, Al La Porter says move by government to mint new, light and smaller one-cent coins could cost his company as much as $100,000
8/18/1977
Flying high: Curtis Begg, above, president of Skywalker Airlines, and partner Albert Friedberg, both football fans, started up the Toronto Island based airline as a faster way to get to Buffalo Bills games.
Flying high: Curtis Begg, above, president of Skywalker Airlines, and partner Albert Friedberg, both football fans, started up the Toronto Island based airline as a faster way to get to Buffalo Bills games.
4/28/1987
Back in business: Half the sewing machines have been carted away to be sold and company is moving to smaller premises. But Leon Benoliel has National Drapery - a leaner, trimmer version of the company - in operation again after last February's bankruptcy.
Back in business: Half the sewing machines have been carted away to be sold and company is moving to smaller premises. But Leon Benoliel has National Drapery - a leaner, trimmer version of the company - in operation again after last February's bankruptcy.
5/3/1982
Marsha and Joel Cohen still live in the Markham home they bought during the 1982 recession and they have no plans to move. They took a chance and it paid off, allowing them to purchase factory space for their growing store-building business.
Marsha and Joel Cohen still live in the Markham home they bought during the 1982 recession and they have no plans to move. They took a chance and it paid off, allowing them to purchase factory space for their growing store-building business.
6/4/1990
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
So the 200-member High Park Homeowners and Residents Association plans to appeal the expansion at the Ontario Municipal Board today
So the 200-member High Park Homeowners and Residents Association plans to appeal the expansion at the Ontario Municipal Board today
7/20/1984
It's like a grand safari when the Diggins move. The 11 members of the Diggins family moved into town this k and caused quite a ripple in diplomatic circles. John R. who is the newly appointed deputy of teh Consul-General of the United States in Toronto, his wife Gisela and their nine children took over four apartments with six bedrooms, three kitchens, 10 closets and one full time maid. [Incomplete]
It's like a grand safari when the Diggins move. The 11 members of the Diggins family moved into town this k and caused quite a ripple in diplomatic circles. John R. who is the newly appointed deputy of teh Consul-General of the United States in Toronto, his wife Gisela and their nine children took over four apartments with six bedrooms, three kitchens, 10 closets and one full time maid. [Incomplete]
5/30/1966
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
3/29/1982
He wants money: Dr. Mario Piacenza of the southern Italian town of Altomonte is in Toronto lookin for funds to build a school for peasant children. He's hoping to get it from the parents of the children he's leading here - natives of Alomonte who left their home town for North America. So far, he's visited 7 cities on a 3-month North American tour but has raised only $2,000 of the $20,000 he needs. He's had a picnic with Altomonteans here and plans another one.
He wants money: Dr. Mario Piacenza of the southern Italian town of Altomonte is in Toronto lookin for funds to build a school for peasant children. He's hoping to get it from the parents of the children he's leading here - natives of Alomonte who left their home town for North America. So far, he's visited 7 cities on a 3-month North American tour but has raised only $2,000 of the $20,000 he needs. He's had a picnic with Altomonteans here and plans another one.
9/12/1969
Fantasy feeder: Star reporter Ellie Tesher and Jack Fine, who stocks up to 25 video games in some of his 23 Bowlerama outlets, have some fun playing one of the sets. In Canada, about 1,200 middle men buy and service the machines, which are leased to tens
Fantasy feeder: Star reporter Ellie Tesher and Jack Fine, who stocks up to 25 video games in some of his 23 Bowlerama outlets, have some fun playing one of the sets. In Canada, about 1,200 middle men buy and service the machines, which are leased to tens
1/26/1982
Take a deep breath: Gordon Brown tests one of his breathalyzer machines at Madison's in Toronto.
Take a deep breath: Gordon Brown tests one of his breathalyzer machines at Madison's in Toronto.
12/17/1991
Extended service: Errol Gordon, left, whose company offers a five-appliance protection plan for $99 for one year, examines a washing machine with serviceman Paul Murchison
Extended service: Errol Gordon, left, whose company offers a five-appliance protection plan for $99 for one year, examines a washing machine with serviceman Paul Murchison
6/13/1985