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John Steckley: Lecturer says Toronto in the Huron language means trees or trees in water.
John Steckley: Lecturer says Toronto in the Huron language means trees or trees in water.

John Steckley: Lecturer says Toronto in the Huron language means trees or trees in water.

Date7/13/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134322F
Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
10/7/1971
Exposed kids: Father Roger Beals says his two kids, Travis and Cameron, were soaked with poisonous insecticides when a Toronto parks worker, wearing a gas mask, began spraying trees around the Kew Gardens area.
Exposed kids: Father Roger Beals says his two kids, Travis and Cameron, were soaked with poisonous insecticides when a Toronto parks worker, wearing a gas mask, began spraying trees around the Kew Gardens area.
7/16/1985
Save those papers: Toronto benefit consultant Robin Noxon says a new federal tax proposal means employees would pay tax on some medical benefits - but they'll be able to deduct those benefits as a medical expense
Save those papers: Toronto benefit consultant Robin Noxon says a new federal tax proposal means employees would pay tax on some medical benefits - but they'll be able to deduct those benefits as a medical expense
1/4/1982
Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
6/6/1975
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
8/17/1976
Perfect hash: Researcher Derek Robinson, of Tesserverse Processor Technologies Inc, has made a computer breakthrough that 'means a quantum jump in performance on today's hardware, says Bill Clement
Perfect hash: Researcher Derek Robinson, of Tesserverse Processor Technologies Inc, has made a computer breakthrough that 'means a quantum jump in performance on today's hardware, says Bill Clement
4/26/1990
Horst Kiaus: He says he has put too much time and money into his electronic instruments business to walk, but success means sacrifices
Horst Kiaus: He says he has put too much time and money into his electronic instruments business to walk, but success means sacrifices
12/7/1981
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
12/21/1973
John Ladell, an executive member of Save Our Trees and Streams, scans a map as he and six others walk the proposed realignment of Mississauga Rd
John Ladell, an executive member of Save Our Trees and Streams, scans a map as he and six others walk the proposed realignment of Mississauga Rd
11/11/1973
World's dullest lecturer? No, when Michael Church's students doze off in his evening course on relaxation at Seneca College, that's proof of his success. Church says that virtually everyone has trouble handling stress.
World's dullest lecturer? No, when Michael Church's students doze off in his evening course on relaxation at Seneca College, that's proof of his success. Church says that virtually everyone has trouble handling stress.
8/5/1982
A Romp with Abeydale the dog or a snowmobile ride offers more pleasure to Ron Caisley than the bright lights of distant Toronto. Caisley and his wife Susie built a log cabin home 50 miles north west of the sprawling metropolis. With the help of friends, they tppled 40 pine trees for the buildings.
A Romp with Abeydale the dog or a snowmobile ride offers more pleasure to Ron Caisley than the bright lights of distant Toronto. Caisley and his wife Susie built a log cabin home 50 miles north west of the sprawling metropolis. With the help of friends, they tppled 40 pine trees for the buildings.
2/26/1973
The greeting of Toronto: Municipalities should put restriction on the unnecessary destruction of trees on private property, William Roesel suggests, in order to preserve urban forest
The greeting of Toronto: Municipalities should put restriction on the unnecessary destruction of trees on private property, William Roesel suggests, in order to preserve urban forest
5/12/1981