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He's already to work 70 hours a week for North York
He's already to work 70 hours a week for North York

He's already to work 70 hours a week for North York

Date12/14/1972
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0061712F
Grease Monkey Wendy La Brecque, 23, started work at Mount Pleasant Motors 13 months ago and has already logged 2,000 hours of her 4-year apprenticeshi(...)
Grease Monkey Wendy La Brecque, 23, started work at Mount Pleasant Motors 13 months ago and has already logged 2,000 hours of her 4-year apprenticeshi(...)
3/10/1976
Huge clippers like this 204-passenger, six-engine model are on order already for the sky ways between New York and London. They'll travel at 310 to 342 m.p.h., span the distance in nine hours
Huge clippers like this 204-passenger, six-engine model are on order already for the sky ways between New York and London. They'll travel at 310 to 342 m.p.h., span the distance in nine hours
6/9/1945
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
12/22/1977
Millionaire Mayor Mel Lastman of North York wears a TTC hat as he reaches for the meter of the cab he drove for four hours last night, four hours in which he decided he was better off as a politician
Millionaire Mayor Mel Lastman of North York wears a TTC hat as he reaches for the meter of the cab he drove for four hours last night, four hours in which he decided he was better off as a politician
5/16/1973
The mayor finds time in his 70-hour work week for a tennis match each Saturday morning with his longtime friend, lawyer Lewis Mitz, afterward, they go(...)
The mayor finds time in his 70-hour work week for a tennis match each Saturday morning with his longtime friend, lawyer Lewis Mitz, afterward, they go(...)
6/19/1988
The mayor finds time in his 70-hour work week for a tennis match each Saturday morning with his longtime friend, lawyer Lewis Mitz, afterward, they go(...)
The mayor finds time in his 70-hour work week for a tennis match each Saturday morning with his longtime friend, lawyer Lewis Mitz, afterward, they go(...)
6/11/1988
Don Valley parkway already is jammed at hours, and Metro Chairman Albert Campbell says an extension to Steeles Ave
Don Valley parkway already is jammed at hours, and Metro Chairman Albert Campbell says an extension to Steeles Ave
4/17/1973
Keeping in shape: Al Dicks, 77, works out two hours a day, four days a week at The Fitness Institute.
Keeping in shape: Al Dicks, 77, works out two hours a day, four days a week at The Fitness Institute.
3/29/1988
Forging ahead: Shan Puvanendran works as much as 75 hours a week for G
Forging ahead: Shan Puvanendran works as much as 75 hours a week for G
8/7/1987
He's not overweight but advertising man Ken Borden says that's only because you don't get fat just tasting. Cooking is more than a hobby for him - he's already taken seven different night courses and says these courses aren't work, they're fun.
He's not overweight but advertising man Ken Borden says that's only because you don't get fat just tasting. Cooking is more than a hobby for him - he's already taken seven different night courses and says these courses aren't work, they're fun.
9/6/1979
This will be Ontario's at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, where work has already started on fair that promises to have spectacular design, startling color de(...)
This will be Ontario's at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, where work has already started on fair that promises to have spectacular design, startling color de(...)
9/26/1968
Secretariat's groom, Eddie Sweat, has looked after Triple Crown winner 12 to 14 hours a day for two years and he's proud of his job, but he admits he (...)
Secretariat's groom, Eddie Sweat, has looked after Triple Crown winner 12 to 14 hours a day for two years and he's proud of his job, but he admits he (...)
10/22/1973