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Welcomed: About 150 members of metro's Indian community attended a reception last night for new Indian high commissioner to Canada, M
Welcomed: About 150 members of metro's Indian community attended a reception last night for new Indian high commissioner to Canada, M

Welcomed: About 150 members of metro's Indian community attended a reception last night for new Indian high commissioner to Canada, M

Date11/30/1982
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After Closed Meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian community relax with head table spokesmen. From left, rear Deputy Pol(...)
After Closed Meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian community relax with head table spokesmen. From left, rear Deputy Pol(...)
1/26/1977
Rinoceros party: Indian High Commissioner Kalarickal Fabian, second from left, and wife Usha applaud yesterday at the Metro Zoo as Vinu, the stubborn Indian rhinoceros, emerges from behind cover after 20 minutes of prodding. A crowd of 50, including comed
Rinoceros party: Indian High Commissioner Kalarickal Fabian, second from left, and wife Usha applaud yesterday at the Metro Zoo as Vinu, the stubborn Indian rhinoceros, emerges from behind cover after 20 minutes of prodding. A crowd of 50, including comed
4/4/1984
After closed meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian comunity relax with head table spokesmen. From left, centre Deputy Po(...)
After closed meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian comunity relax with head table spokesmen. From left, centre Deputy Po(...)
1/25/1977
Malta's High Commissioner to Canada, H. E. J. Attard Kingswell, is in Toronto for two-day visit with Metro's 20,000 Maltese.
Malta's High Commissioner to Canada, H. E. J. Attard Kingswell, is in Toronto for two-day visit with Metro's 20,000 Maltese.
10/12/1972
In foreground, a man and woman look towards a flame rising from a candle holder held jointly be ...
The hindu puja ceremony of blessing is performed outside a former Baptist Church on Indian Rd., in the High Park area, by Veerendra Adhiya and his wife, Kusum, to take possession of the building. It will be a community centre for Metro's 20,000 Indians, including a Hindu temple in the basement.
7/6/1972
Fast food: Sunder Thadani samples the Indian cuisine at Metro's first Asian food mall which he opened this week on Donlands Ave
Fast food: Sunder Thadani samples the Indian cuisine at Metro's first Asian food mall which he opened this week on Donlands Ave
12/8/1978
Filling Gap: Ethiopian Immigrant Assefa Teka, 30, says his new community phone directory will help Metro's growing African community keep in touch.
Filling Gap: Ethiopian Immigrant Assefa Teka, 30, says his new community phone directory will help Metro's growing African community keep in touch.
9/18/1990
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
1/21/1988
No concerns: Golden Lake Indian band council member Doug Benoit says tourists and not worry about unlimited hunting by natives in Algonquin Provincial Park.
No concerns: Golden Lake Indian band council member Doug Benoit says tourists and not worry about unlimited hunting by natives in Algonquin Provincial Park.
3/7/1991
Holy Day: About 6,000 members of Metro's Muslim community hug each other in a greeting yesterday in Markham where they gathered to mark the end of Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia
Holy Day: About 6,000 members of Metro's Muslim community hug each other in a greeting yesterday in Markham where they gathered to mark the end of Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia
6/22/1991
United front: Despite volatile slogans displayed at last week's rally in Nathan Phillips Square, Metro's East Indian community is actively working toward moderating its extremist voices
United front: Despite volatile slogans displayed at last week's rally in Nathan Phillips Square, Metro's East Indian community is actively working toward moderating its extremist voices
8/1/1980
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
10/2/1985