Big turnaround Pat LeBlanc staffs Purolator desk at the Eaton Centre

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Big turnaround Pat LeBlanc staffs Purolator desk at the Eaton Centre

Date2/21/1992

Names

Beaty, Keith (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Big turnaround Pat LeBlanc staffs Purolator desk at the Eaton Centre. Company; an Onex unit; is hoping to leapfrog its competitors after huge loss.

Subject

Couriers

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005301F

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