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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

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

Date1/21/1980
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134711F
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
1/10/1980
Helping poor: Peter Dalglish is founder of SKI Courier, a Khartoum business that employs street children.
Helping poor: Peter Dalglish is founder of SKI Courier, a Khartoum business that employs street children.
8/5/1988
The industry employs 35,000 and is capable of turning out 5 million dozen T-shirts a year
The industry employs 35,000 and is capable of turning out 5 million dozen T-shirts a year
4/4/1979
From the first day I started at the larvis House I worked as if I owned it,' says Tom Lennox, the exbouncer whose popular restaurant/bars have turned him into a millionaire
From the first day I started at the larvis House I worked as if I owned it,' says Tom Lennox, the exbouncer whose popular restaurant/bars have turned him into a millionaire
1/9/1981
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
3/17/1984
By the pound: James Duguid weighs meat and produce on imperial scales at the family's grocery store on Yonge St.
By the pound: James Duguid weighs meat and produce on imperial scales at the family's grocery store on Yonge St.
11/26/1983
James Demeroutis, and his partners spent $2,000 this week on a party for friends and bank managers to celebrate the opening of their new restaurant. It was just one more start-up cost to add to the $12 million bill to open Toronto's first St. Hubert Bar-B
James Demeroutis, and his partners spent $2,000 this week on a party for friends and bank managers to celebrate the opening of their new restaurant. It was just one more start-up cost to add to the $12 million bill to open Toronto's first St. Hubert Bar-B
3/5/1981
Plastic clock is one of items turned out by the firm Harry Graham, 62, started six years ago. It's worth $4 million a year today, he says.
Plastic clock is one of items turned out by the firm Harry Graham, 62, started six years ago. It's worth $4 million a year today, he says.
10/1/1985
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
3/29/1982
Recovering: Charlie Patterson, who developed the modern hockey helmet, convalesces by working on parallel bars.
Recovering: Charlie Patterson, who developed the modern hockey helmet, convalesces by working on parallel bars.
10/25/1984
In squeeze, Peter Pocklington (left) employs Edmonton Oilers hockey star Wayne Gretzky
In squeeze, Peter Pocklington (left) employs Edmonton Oilers hockey star Wayne Gretzky
11/4/1982
Perfect match: Prescriptives consultant Vilma Carpignano, right, employs the color printing technique on customer Susan Wellington to determine the correct color of foundation for her
Perfect match: Prescriptives consultant Vilma Carpignano, right, employs the color printing technique on customer Susan Wellington to determine the correct color of foundation for her
4/19/1988