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Young hero: Jason Schriver, 8, sits with new friend Chantal Baron, 2, after saving her from choking in this Oshawa playground yesterday
Young hero: Jason Schriver, 8, sits with new friend Chantal Baron, 2, after saving her from choking in this Oshawa playground yesterday

Young hero: Jason Schriver, 8, sits with new friend Chantal Baron, 2, after saving her from choking in this Oshawa playground yesterday

Date8/26/1990
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133432F
Hero: Paul Myers has just received the prestigious Star of Courage for saving a 2 1/2-year-old boy from a raging house fire
Hero: Paul Myers has just received the prestigious Star of Courage for saving a 2 1/2-year-old boy from a raging house fire
12/23/1987
Teenaged hero honored, David Belisle, 16, of Ward's Island holds a commendation given to him yesterday by the Toronto Harbor Commission for saving Jane Kan, 16, right, and another girl after they rode their tandem bicycle off a dock.
Teenaged hero honored, David Belisle, 16, of Ward's Island holds a commendation given to him yesterday by the Toronto Harbor Commission for saving Jane Kan, 16, right, and another girl after they rode their tandem bicycle off a dock.
1/24/1991
Where do you start? Rory Jan, 24, who has helped people build microcomputers from kits for 2 years at the U of T, sits by assembled and unassembled parts of an Apple clone
Where do you start? Rory Jan, 24, who has helped people build microcomputers from kits for 2 years at the U of T, sits by assembled and unassembled parts of an Apple clone
9/28/1984
Reluctant hero: Ryan McKeown, 14, is being praised for saving a boy, 7, from drowning in a Scarborough swimming pool last week
Reluctant hero: Ryan McKeown, 14, is being praised for saving a boy, 7, from drowning in a Scarborough swimming pool last week
2/24/1992
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
12/21/1987
Burned while pulling a 9-year-old girl to safety from a burning car and trying to rescue another child, Gordon Gillespie of North York sits up in Scarborough General Hospital. He and his son, Terry, 21, saved Fiorella D'Alfonso but her sister Maria, 11, b
Burned while pulling a 9-year-old girl to safety from a burning car and trying to rescue another child, Gordon Gillespie of North York sits up in Scarborough General Hospital. He and his son, Terry, 21, saved Fiorella D'Alfonso but her sister Maria, 11, b
2/10/1975
Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
1/24/1972
Treat for kids: Jason Jackson, 8, gets a lift from Constable Tina Tirabassi on to Say No
Treat for kids: Jason Jackson, 8, gets a lift from Constable Tina Tirabassi on to Say No
8/17/1989
Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street
Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street
1/24/1984
Firm foundation, Patient Jason Mirands, 10, helps Allan Beattie, chairman of the Hospital for Sick Children, lay the cornerstone yesterday for a new 550-bed wing, to open in 1993. The stone is from a children's hospital in London, England.
Firm foundation, Patient Jason Mirands, 10, helps Allan Beattie, chairman of the Hospital for Sick Children, lay the cornerstone yesterday for a new 550-bed wing, to open in 1993. The stone is from a children's hospital in London, England.
5/28/1992
Young authority: His interest sparked by a grandfather who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, 9-year-old Jason Tevelowitz is now considered an authority on the disease, commonly known as senility
Young authority: His interest sparked by a grandfather who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, 9-year-old Jason Tevelowitz is now considered an authority on the disease, commonly known as senility
10/2/1981
New model: Sun Hak Park, president of Hyundai Auto Canada, sits behind the steering wheel of one of his weapons against sales decline: an improved Stellar compact, with larger engine, improved suspension and transmission and restyled front end
New model: Sun Hak Park, president of Hyundai Auto Canada, sits behind the steering wheel of one of his weapons against sales decline: an improved Stellar compact, with larger engine, improved suspension and transmission and restyled front end
1/7/1986