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John Kruger: Metro's community services commissioner says all seven Metro homes for aged are inadequate.
John Kruger: Metro's community services commissioner says all seven Metro homes for aged are inadequate.

John Kruger: Metro's community services commissioner says all seven Metro homes for aged are inadequate.

Date2/1/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0060649F
Lambert Lodge, one of Metro's homes for the aged will soon be replaced by a new building
Lambert Lodge, one of Metro's homes for the aged will soon be replaced by a new building
3/30/1972
Metro's first provincial jail-without-bars, to be called a community resource centre and run by the Ministry of Correctional Services, is to open this(...)
Metro's first provincial jail-without-bars, to be called a community resource centre and run by the Ministry of Correctional Services, is to open this(...)
10/17/1974
Raindrops keep fallin': Super-Kruger, better known as John Kruger, mild-mannered general manager of the Canadian National Exhibition and Metro's boss of bosses, feels sure that if he could just stop the rain and bring on warm weather, CNE crowds would soar
Raindrops keep fallin': Super-Kruger, better known as John Kruger, mild-mannered general manager of the Canadian National Exhibition and Metro's boss of bosses, feels sure that if he could just stop the rain and bring on warm weather, CNE crowds would soar
8/24/1982
Raindrops keep fallin': Super-Kruger, better known as John Kruger, mild-mannered general manager of the Canadian National Exhibition and Metro's boss of bosses, feels sure that if he could just stop the rain and bring on warm weather, CNE crowds would soar
Raindrops keep fallin': Super-Kruger, better known as John Kruger, mild-mannered general manager of the Canadian National Exhibition and Metro's boss of bosses, feels sure that if he could just stop the rain and bring on warm weather, CNE crowds would soar
8/24/1982
John Kruger: Metro's chief administrative officer is quitting for unspecified challenge. He earns $86,000.
John Kruger: Metro's chief administrative officer is quitting for unspecified challenge. He earns $86,000.
6/25/1985
John Kruger: Metro's most powerful official helped Godfrey overhaul the former system.
John Kruger: Metro's most powerful official helped Godfrey overhaul the former system.
2/11/1982
Electronic Pages: Victor Garcia filled his mainframe computer with information about businesses from Metro area Yellow Pages. His operators use the information to telll callers about goods and services near their homes.
Electronic Pages: Victor Garcia filled his mainframe computer with information about businesses from Metro area Yellow Pages. His operators use the information to telll callers about goods and services near their homes.
11/17/1986
Maple dump: John Kruger, Metro administrative chief, says the dump probably was the most engineered waste disposal site in North America.
Maple dump: John Kruger, Metro administrative chief, says the dump probably was the most engineered waste disposal site in North America.
6/25/1985
John Kruger: More immigrants needed because the birth rate is falling, Metro official says.
John Kruger: More immigrants needed because the birth rate is falling, Metro official says.
2/11/1982
Metro's Jew Mark Yom Kippur, Four generations of one family read from prayer book at Jewish Home for the Aged as Metro's 110,000 Jews prepare to obser(...)
Metro's Jew Mark Yom Kippur, Four generations of one family read from prayer book at Jewish Home for the Aged as Metro's 110,000 Jews prepare to obser(...)
10/8/1970
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
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