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Crossing guard Viola Lowe is 85. But after 21 years on the job she still thinks it's great.
Crossing guard Viola Lowe is 85. But after 21 years on the job she still thinks it's great.

Crossing guard Viola Lowe is 85. But after 21 years on the job she still thinks it's great.

Date9/9/1969
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0063903F
Cindy, After 17 years swimming and eight Channel crossings, she thinks it's time to change jobs
Cindy, After 17 years swimming and eight Channel crossings, she thinks it's time to change jobs
8/17/1978
After 31 years on the job, Victoria Lowe, 94, has decided it's time to retire as school crossing guard at Niagara St
After 31 years on the job, Victoria Lowe, 94, has decided it's time to retire as school crossing guard at Niagara St
10/27/1977
87 years old, Viola Lowe is unchallenged as the city's senior crossing guard, getting children safely across King and Niagara Sts
87 years old, Viola Lowe is unchallenged as the city's senior crossing guard, getting children safely across King and Niagara Sts
12/7/1971
AMC blows its top: The '85 convertible Renault Alliance was unveiled yesterday, a larger-engined model AMC president Maurice Fertey thinks will help boost company sales. It has a 1.7 litre engine that will also be standard in Encore GS and Alliance Limite
AMC blows its top: The '85 convertible Renault Alliance was unveiled yesterday, a larger-engined model AMC president Maurice Fertey thinks will help boost company sales. It has a 1.7 litre engine that will also be standard in Encore GS and Alliance Limite
9/19/1984
Back at her job as crossing guard, after being off seven weeks due to an injury-only the second time she has been off duty in 23 years-Mrs
Back at her job as crossing guard, after being off seven weeks due to an injury-only the second time she has been off duty in 23 years-Mrs
2/15/1974
Queen Bee of Canadian prospectors, Viola MacMillan shown here, was president of Prospectors and Developers Association for 21 years before she resigned in 1965
Queen Bee of Canadian prospectors, Viola MacMillan shown here, was president of Prospectors and Developers Association for 21 years before she resigned in 1965
3/10/1970
Hazel McCallion: Mississauga mayor thinks it's a great idea
Hazel McCallion: Mississauga mayor thinks it's a great idea
11/11/1979
Singer Rosemary Clooney cooks for family of nine, She thinks it's important that the family eats together
Singer Rosemary Clooney cooks for family of nine, She thinks it's important that the family eats together
10/20/1969
Crossing guards honored. Majorie Gordaneer, Metro's longest-serving school crossing guard with 28 years' service, proudly holds the award she received(...)
Crossing guards honored. Majorie Gordaneer, Metro's longest-serving school crossing guard with 28 years' service, proudly holds the award she received(...)
10/21/1985
. . . Why, it's Viola MacMillan. As she turns her head, it's plain she's Viola MacMillan, former president of the association. Today she was committed for trial on a charge of wash trading. Charges against her husband George were dropped.
. . . Why, it's Viola MacMillan. As she turns her head, it's plain she's Viola MacMillan, former president of the association. Today she was committed for trial on a charge of wash trading. Charges against her husband George were dropped.
1/1/1966
He's 90 years old today, but that doesn't keep Charles Doty from his job as crossing guard at Sherbourne and Howard Sts
He's 90 years old today, but that doesn't keep Charles Doty from his job as crossing guard at Sherbourne and Howard Sts
1/6/1971
Body Language: After 35 years as a diving coach, John Dickinson shows all the right moves and his body language may hold a clue of what he thinks about what he sees
Body Language: After 35 years as a diving coach, John Dickinson shows all the right moves and his body language may hold a clue of what he thinks about what he sees
4/13/1989