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Low-slung design: This Orion II bus is the pride and joy of Donald Sheardown, president of Ontario Bus Industies Inc
Low-slung design: This Orion II bus is the pride and joy of Donald Sheardown, president of Ontario Bus Industies Inc

Low-slung design: This Orion II bus is the pride and joy of Donald Sheardown, president of Ontario Bus Industies Inc

Date5/4/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133612F
Easy boarding: Don Sheardown, of Ontario Bus Industries, shows off a low-slung Orion bus designed for wheelchair users
Easy boarding: Don Sheardown, of Ontario Bus Industries, shows off a low-slung Orion bus designed for wheelchair users
2/1/1984
Project Rolling: Ontario Bus industries president Don Sheardown accepts contributions from the Ontario government to his natural gas and electric powered bu of the future, pictured in an artist's conception
Project Rolling: Ontario Bus industries president Don Sheardown accepts contributions from the Ontario government to his natural gas and electric powered bu of the future, pictured in an artist's conception
1/21/1991
Expansion-minded: Trying to flatten out the peaks and valleys of the fluctuating Canadian market for transit buses, Ontario Bus Industris Inc
Expansion-minded: Trying to flatten out the peaks and valleys of the fluctuating Canadian market for transit buses, Ontario Bus Industris Inc
1/20/1982
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
11/22/1974
Generating Images: Arthur Bell, vice-president (left), and Stephen Bingham, president of Alias Research Inc., say their system is used to design everything from watches to salad dressing jars.
Generating Images: Arthur Bell, vice-president (left), and Stephen Bingham, president of Alias Research Inc., say their system is used to design everything from watches to salad dressing jars.
6/30/1988
Sheardown: Mississauga firm's chief says Ontario jobs should be considered.
Sheardown: Mississauga firm's chief says Ontario jobs should be considered.
1/20/1982
Shopping: Norman Browne spends about $15 a week for rent and $8 for food. I don't eat rich or fancy, but tend towards a simple, meaty, varied menu. I like creative cooking and my pride and joy is cooking up a pot of pork hock stew. I'd give out the recipe but you've got to be poor to appreciate it.
Shopping: Norman Browne spends about $15 a week for rent and $8 for food. I don't eat rich or fancy, but tend towards a simple, meaty, varied menu. I like creative cooking and my pride and joy is cooking up a pot of pork hock stew. I'd give out the recipe but you've got to be poor to appreciate it.
6/6/1969
Gray Coach president James Kearns, above, wants new bus terminal for downtown Toronto
Gray Coach president James Kearns, above, wants new bus terminal for downtown Toronto
10/18/1978
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
4/10/1974
Ontario Bus industries presented its first production unit of a propane-powered tour to the Niagara Parks Commission yesterday
Ontario Bus industries presented its first production unit of a propane-powered tour to the Niagara Parks Commission yesterday
4/12/1985
It's a Deal: Ramada President Wilfried Grau and Walter Prychidny, president of TransaAmerica Inc., left, announce Joint venture In Toronto yesterday.
It's a Deal: Ramada President Wilfried Grau and Walter Prychidny, president of TransaAmerica Inc., left, announce Joint venture In Toronto yesterday.
6/2/1992
New president: Ueli Spring, 36, a three-year veteran of Magna International, has been named as president of its spin-off firm, Cosma International Inc
New president: Ueli Spring, 36, a three-year veteran of Magna International, has been named as president of its spin-off firm, Cosma International Inc
3/16/1987