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Window on market: Contour Blind and Shade founder John Simmons is charting his company on an ambitous growth strategy that calls for a 250-store expansion in three years
Window on market: Contour Blind and Shade founder John Simmons is charting his company on an ambitous growth strategy that calls for a 250-store expansion in three years

Window on market: Contour Blind and Shade founder John Simmons is charting his company on an ambitous growth strategy that calls for a 250-store expansion in three years

Date10/30/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133794F
John Simmons, who is blind, learns to handle plastics, Pat Trusty acts as his eyes in class at George Brown College
John Simmons, who is blind, learns to handle plastics, Pat Trusty acts as his eyes in class at George Brown College
11/9/1971
Toronto is fine for the blind but it could be better says John Simmons, recreation supervisor for Canadian National Institute for the Blind on Bayview(...)
Toronto is fine for the blind but it could be better says John Simmons, recreation supervisor for Canadian National Institute for the Blind on Bayview(...)
3/7/1975
Dr. Edward Simmons visits his 14-year-old patient, Nola Pinney
Dr. Edward Simmons visits his 14-year-old patient, Nola Pinney
7/18/1979
Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
1/26/1982
Dragon man: Gene Simmons was back in his old form at the Gardens Friday, spitting blood, belching fire and performing the kinds of antics that made him a rock n roll hero
Dragon man: Gene Simmons was back in his old form at the Gardens Friday, spitting blood, belching fire and performing the kinds of antics that made him a rock n roll hero
1/14/1983
Now, They're looking forward to Christmas with happy smiles, as family of General Morotrs worker Tom Simmons decorates Christmas tree
Now, They're looking forward to Christmas with happy smiles, as family of General Morotrs worker Tom Simmons decorates Christmas tree
12/16/1970
Bruce Simmons (right) and Stephen Ross
Bruce Simmons (right) and Stephen Ross
10/19/1998
Harvey Simmons (right) is an assistant professor of political science at York University.
Harvey Simmons (right) is an assistant professor of political science at York University.
1/23/1970
Boon to industry: Phillip Simmons, head of Eco-Tec, says the system focused on saving money by recovering metals from industrial waste water.
Boon to industry: Phillip Simmons, head of Eco-Tec, says the system focused on saving money by recovering metals from industrial waste water.
12/14/1992
Simmons: Repairing spine
Simmons: Repairing spine
7/5/1979
Where their pets will live is biggest worry of Marion and Gordon Simmons who face eviction today from their home in northeast Scarborough
Where their pets will live is biggest worry of Marion and Gordon Simmons who face eviction today from their home in northeast Scarborough
8/31/1978
Manning The Phone at his Christian Distress Clinic, Bruce Doney offers spiritual comfrot and practical help to anyone who calls in distress. He started the clinic 3 1/2 years ago and now he and a staff of 11 volunteers handle an average of 18-19 calls a day.
Manning The Phone at his Christian Distress Clinic, Bruce Doney offers spiritual comfrot and practical help to anyone who calls in distress. He started the clinic 3 1/2 years ago and now he and a staff of 11 volunteers handle an average of 18-19 calls a day.
6/29/1978