Along with 135,000 other people in Metro, Kelly Pykerman, 28, lives on unemployment insurance

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Along with 135,000 other people in Metro, Kelly Pykerman, 28, lives on unemployment insurance

Date4/11/1975

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Bull, Ron (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Along with 135;000 other people in Metro; Kelly Pykerman; 28; lives on unemployment insurance. A graduate of Lakehead University; he came to Toronto looking for a job in the film industry; scrapes by on $194 every two weeks; and says he's getting twitchy about his future.

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