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John Letnik: People don't know he has another floating restaurant still operating, he says.
John Letnik: People don't know he has another floating restaurant still operating, he says.

John Letnik: People don't know he has another floating restaurant still operating, he says.

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Captain John: His real name is John Letnik and he's to be found on either one of his two floating restaurants on Lake Ontario at the foot of Yonge St
Captain John: His real name is John Letnik and he's to be found on either one of his two floating restaurants on Lake Ontario at the foot of Yonge St
3/24/1981
Restaurateur Captain John Letnik serves up a fine feast yesterday to Wes and Shirley, in the third annual lunch for needy people at Captain John's restaurant on Queen's Quay
Restaurateur Captain John Letnik serves up a fine feast yesterday to Wes and Shirley, in the third annual lunch for needy people at Captain John's restaurant on Queen's Quay
10/15/1998
The number of blacks on the street has been increasing, but says writer William Cameron, the ones he spoke to don't care about letting the city know w(...)
The number of blacks on the street has been increasing, but says writer William Cameron, the ones he spoke to don't care about letting the city know w(...)
7/16/1971
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
The real Mowat. Farley Mowat has just published his 26th book but he says the public still doesn't know the real him - a some-times gloomy reclusive l(...)
The real Mowat. Farley Mowat has just published his 26th book but he says the public still doesn't know the real him - a some-times gloomy reclusive l(...)
11/20/1980
I'm always meeting people,' streetcleaner Fred Bowers, 64, says as he talks with George Fallis, an attorney who lives on Strathallan Blvd. Most persons on his beat know Bowers, who finds lost children and delivers messages - and, off duty, collect cameras, processes still and movie films, fishes and ties flies.
I'm always meeting people,' streetcleaner Fred Bowers, 64, says as he talks with George Fallis, an attorney who lives on Strathallan Blvd. Most persons on his beat know Bowers, who finds lost children and delivers messages - and, off duty, collect cameras, processes still and movie films, fishes and ties flies.
6/9/1972
Hull to follow: Diver Frank Sheppard helps Captain John Letnik salvage a door from his sunken marine restaurant, the Normac, which is being raised from Toronto Harbor
Hull to follow: Diver Frank Sheppard helps Captain John Letnik salvage a door from his sunken marine restaurant, the Normac, which is being raised from Toronto Harbor
6/2/1986
John Letnik: Restaurant owner had tears in his eyes as his ship hit the harbor bottom.
John Letnik: Restaurant owner had tears in his eyes as his ship hit the harbor bottom.
6/16/1981
Good move: Rob Lanni doesn't know if he made a profitable decision when he decided to start a restaurant, but he says he made the right choice
Good move: Rob Lanni doesn't know if he made a profitable decision when he decided to start a restaurant, but he says he made the right choice
2/27/1985
Money manager: Jack Bass, who says most Canadians don't know how to handle their money efficiently, has written a book to help them
Money manager: Jack Bass, who says most Canadians don't know how to handle their money efficiently, has written a book to help them
11/27/1980
An 86-year-old Mississippi river boat was towed this morning from its moorings at Port Credit where it has been used as a floating restaurant and danc(...)
An 86-year-old Mississippi river boat was towed this morning from its moorings at Port Credit where it has been used as a floating restaurant and danc(...)
8/17/1982
Soft words. Liberal candidate Philip Gigantes (right) has lost his voice but not his chutzpah - he's out mainstreeting along the Danforth in Broadview-Greewood riding, and carrying a sign to let people like John Bovetas know he can only talk softly.
Soft words. Liberal candidate Philip Gigantes (right) has lost his voice but not his chutzpah - he's out mainstreeting along the Danforth in Broadview-Greewood riding, and carrying a sign to let people like John Bovetas know he can only talk softly.
1/25/1980