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Max Steele: The owner of a North York aviary with a couple of the rare birds that thieves didn't get in a break-in last week
Max Steele: The owner of a North York aviary with a couple of the rare birds that thieves didn't get in a break-in last week

Max Steele: The owner of a North York aviary with a couple of the rare birds that thieves didn't get in a break-in last week

Date10/8/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134331F
Who took Randy?: Last weekend thieves stole Randy the robot, the prototype of a line of robots to be manufactured by Jack Becker's company, Robotronics.
Who took Randy?: Last weekend thieves stole Randy the robot, the prototype of a line of robots to be manufactured by Jack Becker's company, Robotronics.
2/9/1984
Alan Rickman: Veteran British actor who played the wickedly funny bad guy in Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves, just finished a stage play and two movies before starting a third
Alan Rickman: Veteran British actor who played the wickedly funny bad guy in Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves, just finished a stage play and two movies before starting a third
11/7/1991
Love's labors lost: Tsong-Hue and Hsu Lin look at the few Bonsai plants they have left after thieves stole 30 plants in two raids
Love's labors lost: Tsong-Hue and Hsu Lin look at the few Bonsai plants they have left after thieves stole 30 plants in two raids
11/5/1987
For the birds: Avid birdwatcher Bill Smith, 63, loves nothing more than to get away from people and close to the birds
For the birds: Avid birdwatcher Bill Smith, 63, loves nothing more than to get away from people and close to the birds
4/27/1982
Cats galore: Harvey and Lorraine Crockford play with just a few of the 54 cats that share their home. The couple were fined $50 yesterday for breaking North York's cat bylaw - it allows only six grown cats per household. The couple spend $200 a week on cat food and litter.
Cats galore: Harvey and Lorraine Crockford play with just a few of the 54 cats that share their home. The couple were fined $50 yesterday for breaking North York's cat bylaw - it allows only six grown cats per household. The couple spend $200 a week on cat food and litter.
6/29/1984
Children's doctors: Dr. Brian Steele, right, and Dr. Martin Petric fear more children could be stricken with rare ailment.
Children's doctors: Dr. Brian Steele, right, and Dr. Martin Petric fear more children could be stricken with rare ailment.
9/22/1980
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
9/22/1980
Scarborough birdman: Barry Bryan's aviary of 80 finches is focal point of home for family and friends.
Scarborough birdman: Barry Bryan's aviary of 80 finches is focal point of home for family and friends.
9/27/1980
Steele Basil (right), owner of Steele's Tavern on Yonge St
Steele Basil (right), owner of Steele's Tavern on Yonge St
6/9/1974
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Success story: Donny Skopitz, owner of Donny's Meat and Gourmet Food Market at Steeles Ave
Success story: Donny Skopitz, owner of Donny's Meat and Gourmet Food Market at Steeles Ave
3/24/1987
Lot of dough: Open Window Bakery's Max Felg, above, daughter Gail and son-in-law shiomo Watkin, right, are hands-on owners.
Lot of dough: Open Window Bakery's Max Felg, above, daughter Gail and son-in-law shiomo Watkin, right, are hands-on owners.
11/25/1991