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A people place
A people place

A people place

Date3/5/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: A people place: Toronto planning commissioner Steve McLaughlin says his concern about the harborfront is that the little guy doesn't get squeezed out . . . . There's a real danger of the waterfront being turned over to the rich.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0067410F
Ontario place people do a fast cleanup, Ontario Place guides and other employees, dressed in coveralls they borrowed from the regular maintenance staf(...)
Ontario place people do a fast cleanup, Ontario Place guides and other employees, dressed in coveralls they borrowed from the regular maintenance staf(...)
6/21/1971
Star travel editor Gerry Hall reports from Northern Ontario on a cross-country trip in search of interesting people and places you can discover in your travels this summer
Star travel editor Gerry Hall reports from Northern Ontario on a cross-country trip in search of interesting people and places you can discover in your travels this summer
6/6/1973
People place
People place
5/7/1987
Brrrr! Boats! Despite cold weather, hundreds of people came out to Ontario Place yesterday to get a look at new boats and boating equipment at the Doc(...)
Brrrr! Boats! Despite cold weather, hundreds of people came out to Ontario Place yesterday to get a look at new boats and boating equipment at the Doc(...)
9/16/1982
Providing free concerts in Ontario Place Forum affords great opportunity for young people to hear good music, says reader
Providing free concerts in Ontario Place Forum affords great opportunity for young people to hear good music, says reader
7/16/1971
Soul travel to outer space is encouraged by Eckankar, a philosophical -religious organization run by a retired couple, Fabian and Lillian Burbeck. This group believes souls can travel on several mystic planes to outer space and indescribable occult places. Burbecks lead classes - there are 15 courses that take more than 7 years of study to complete - and attract people of all ages. They urge self-improvement.
Soul travel to outer space is encouraged by Eckankar, a philosophical -religious organization run by a retired couple, Fabian and Lillian Burbeck. This group believes souls can travel on several mystic planes to outer space and indescribable occult places. Burbecks lead classes - there are 15 courses that take more than 7 years of study to complete - and attract people of all ages. They urge self-improvement.
4/10/1978
Busy place: Criminal courts are the focal point in old city hall and are a real people's court, says Judge Lorenzo DiCecco, left, seated on the bench in one of the courtrooms
Busy place: Criminal courts are the focal point in old city hall and are a real people's court, says Judge Lorenzo DiCecco, left, seated on the bench in one of the courtrooms
3/30/1987
Industries of Canada, historical and commercial sketches of Toronto and environs, its prominent places and people, representative merchants and enterprise
Industries of Canada, historical and commercial sketches of Toronto and environs, its prominent places and people, representative merchants and enterprise
1886
Jack Jones, chief engineer for the Harbor Commission, wants to turn the city's central waterfront into a people place by creating more parks and beaches with landfill dumped into the city's harbor
Jack Jones, chief engineer for the Harbor Commission, wants to turn the city's central waterfront into a people place by creating more parks and beaches with landfill dumped into the city's harbor
5/19/1972
The long-awaited public debut in Canada of Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, in the Forum at Ontario Place last night, attracted 14,500 people who ch(...)
The long-awaited public debut in Canada of Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, in the Forum at Ontario Place last night, attracted 14,500 people who ch(...)
8/14/1974
Resting place: Bodies of some of the 1,513 people who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster lie in this Halifax cemetery
Resting place: Bodies of some of the 1,513 people who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster lie in this Halifax cemetery
4/30/1974
Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
2/9/1982