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CK stren, who helped build up the family firm Texpack, Brantford, found that after a U
CK stren, who helped build up the family firm Texpack, Brantford, found that after a U

CK stren, who helped build up the family firm Texpack, Brantford, found that after a U

Date8/24/1972
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134482F
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
Irving Goodman, whose Mississauga office features a putting hole, helped build a small scrap metal firm into a giant concern
Irving Goodman, whose Mississauga office features a putting hole, helped build a small scrap metal firm into a giant concern
5/8/1972
Look backward: Dale and Gil McIntosh, who helped found the Whitby-Oshawa Genealogical Society, are already making sure children Amber, 2, and Andrew, 5, are aware of some of the facts of family history
Look backward: Dale and Gil McIntosh, who helped found the Whitby-Oshawa Genealogical Society, are already making sure children Amber, 2, and Andrew, 5, are aware of some of the facts of family history
12/6/1982
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
3/12/1984
Out of custody and back with the family of John Graham, the unemployed window-washer who helped him gain his freedom after he was committed to the Ontario Hospital, Harry Heard, 72, tells about his experiences as a ward of the government
Out of custody and back with the family of John Graham, the unemployed window-washer who helped him gain his freedom after he was committed to the Ontario Hospital, Harry Heard, 72, tells about his experiences as a ward of the government
6/13/1968
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
12/23/1977
Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
3/4/1982
The di Vetos: From left are Marie, Dana, Norm, Andrea and Tony. Dana first met Barry Sullings on a train from Vancouver but lost contact with the dying teenager. After six months of searching, she found him and used to visit him in Toronto every weekend u
The di Vetos: From left are Marie, Dana, Norm, Andrea and Tony. Dana first met Barry Sullings on a train from Vancouver but lost contact with the dying teenager. After six months of searching, she found him and used to visit him in Toronto every weekend u
12/15/1981
Dean Muncaster, He helped build the firm after becoming president 19 years ago
Dean Muncaster, He helped build the firm after becoming president 19 years ago
5/10/1982
Leading edge: Engineering professor Andre Salama's work on microchip developement, in his laboratory at the University of Toronto, broke new ground for the university - and helped a Burlington firm become the world's top producer of audio-amplifiers for h
Leading edge: Engineering professor Andre Salama's work on microchip developement, in his laboratory at the University of Toronto, broke new ground for the university - and helped a Burlington firm become the world's top producer of audio-amplifiers for h
11/25/1985
Thain. A man who helped rescue a family of three from the Grand River near Cayuga says he can't stop thinking about the incident. It's a strange feeling. Every time I think about it I get this rush, Gordon Thain said in an interview at his Queen St. E. home yesterday. [Incomplete]
Thain. A man who helped rescue a family of three from the Grand River near Cayuga says he can't stop thinking about the incident. It's a strange feeling. Every time I think about it I get this rush, Gordon Thain said in an interview at his Queen St. E. home yesterday. [Incomplete]
6/8/1987
Family affair: James Taylor, grandson of the man who started the family firm in 1865, employs 60 people to produce 30 million bars of soap a year
Family affair: James Taylor, grandson of the man who started the family firm in 1865, employs 60 people to produce 30 million bars of soap a year
1/21/1980