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Loading up: Port officials say they're up to our necks in steel because an increasing amount of steel is being shipped through Oshawa to satisfy a growing world demand for the metal
Loading up: Port officials say they're up to our necks in steel because an increasing amount of steel is being shipped through Oshawa to satisfy a growing world demand for the metal

Loading up: Port officials say they're up to our necks in steel because an increasing amount of steel is being shipped through Oshawa to satisfy a growing world demand for the metal

Date9/4/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Loading up: Port officials say they're up to our necks in steel because an increasing amount of steel is being shipped through Oshawa to satisfy a growing world demand for the metal.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107287F
STEEL REINFORCING BARS and steel pipe-the backbone and arteries--jut up from the rising CN Tower on the Metro waterfront. Demand for steel is booming at a rate not seen since World War II. Canadian mills are straining at top capacity. One Bay St. analyst says there is no catching up for three years.
STEEL REINFORCING BARS and steel pipe-the backbone and arteries--jut up from the rising CN Tower on the Metro waterfront. Demand for steel is booming at a rate not seen since World War II. Canadian mills are straining at top capacity. One Bay St. analyst says there is no catching up for three years.
1/2/1974
Hopes for future: Hamilton Stelco plant is still loser, but gains in sales and steel prices are seen as cause for cautious optimism among officials
Hopes for future: Hamilton Stelco plant is still loser, but gains in sales and steel prices are seen as cause for cautious optimism among officials
10/28/1981
Coming 'round the tower: As the Goodyear blimp floated over Metro yesterday on its promotional tour, thousands of citizens craned their necks and traffic was brought to a standstill
Coming 'round the tower: As the Goodyear blimp floated over Metro yesterday on its promotional tour, thousands of citizens craned their necks and traffic was brought to a standstill
5/30/1985
Downcast cast: Galen Cisco, Kelly Gruber, Tom Henke and Rob Ducey wear glum looks while Yankees hang a 6-5 loss around their necks
Downcast cast: Galen Cisco, Kelly Gruber, Tom Henke and Rob Ducey wear glum looks while Yankees hang a 6-5 loss around their necks
8/24/1991
Reaching out: Barry Christie, 41-year-old member of a men's conciousness raising group, says men have been restrained too long by the fear of being labelled homosexual It's instilled in men when they're growing up.
Reaching out: Barry Christie, 41-year-old member of a men's conciousness raising group, says men have been restrained too long by the fear of being labelled homosexual It's instilled in men when they're growing up.
12/10/1982
New role must be created for the handsome York County courthouse say Metro officials because now only clerical work is being performed. Arts and Letters Club was started here
New role must be created for the handsome York County courthouse say Metro officials because now only clerical work is being performed. Arts and Letters Club was started here
3/26/1970
Going up: The expansion of the GO rail service from Pickering Oshawa is right on schedule, according to GO Transit officials
Going up: The expansion of the GO rail service from Pickering Oshawa is right on schedule, according to GO Transit officials
7/16/1988
Going up: The expansion of the GO rail service from Pickering to Oshawa is right on schedule, according to GO Transit officials
Going up: The expansion of the GO rail service from Pickering to Oshawa is right on schedule, according to GO Transit officials
7/20/1988
The omstead fleet includes four new all-steel diesel tugs and scores of smaller all-metal craft
The omstead fleet includes four new all-steel diesel tugs and scores of smaller all-metal craft
5/5/1956
Workmen straddled the heavy steel framework grid (left) to apply galvanized metal lathe (above, right) before spraying the mountain with one coat of s(...)
Workmen straddled the heavy steel framework grid (left) to apply galvanized metal lathe (above, right) before spraying the mountain with one coat of s(...)
4/2/1981
Brian Marsh Inspects metal stamping equipment, where body parts are molded out of sheet steel blanks
Brian Marsh Inspects metal stamping equipment, where body parts are molded out of sheet steel blanks
2/22/1988
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
3/26/1975