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Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.

Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.

Date2/15/1973
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Que of 1916 which destroyed the Canadian Parliament Buldings at Ottawa
Que of 1916 which destroyed the Canadian Parliament Buldings at Ottawa
3/17/1934
A Church Converted To A House is one of the interesting buldings in King Township which will be open to tomorrow's tour sponsored by the Womens Commit(...)
A Church Converted To A House is one of the interesting buldings in King Township which will be open to tomorrow's tour sponsored by the Womens Commit(...)
5/28/1976
Confrontation: Vice-president Harry Eastman (left) explains why U of T want to raise its fees - by a average 14.6 per cent - to student council president David Jones (above), while John Whitten, chairman of U of T's planning and resources committee, looks
Confrontation: Vice-president Harry Eastman (left) explains why U of T want to raise its fees - by a average 14.6 per cent - to student council president David Jones (above), while John Whitten, chairman of U of T's planning and resources committee, looks
2/25/1980
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
5/17/1988
Byrd, Charlie
Byrd, Charlie
8/28/1973
Charlie Byrd. Guitarist at Colonial
Charlie Byrd. Guitarist at Colonial
8/28/1973
Byrd's huskies greet the admiral on his return to Little America after an expedition into unknown territory
Byrd's huskies greet the admiral on his return to Little America after an expedition into unknown territory
10/3/1935
Death Lurks Here for members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, whose supply ship is seen in the background
Death Lurks Here for members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, whose supply ship is seen in the background
7/3/1940
Mascots Chosen for U.S. Navy's South Pole journey are these husky pups. Officers, from left to right, are: Rear-Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Capt. Robert S. (...)
Mascots Chosen for U.S. Navy's South Pole journey are these husky pups. Officers, from left to right, are: Rear-Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Capt. Robert S. (...)
12/3/1946
Byrd conquers the north pole by Aeroplane, Lieut
Byrd conquers the north pole by Aeroplane, Lieut
5/1/1936
Tank: Dr. Richard Cole is standing in front of the Oakville Hyperbaric Centre's oxygen chamber. The clinic provides treatment for 104 multiple sclerosis sufferers, 70 per cent of whom have experienced improvements. At right is centre coordinator Judy macNeill and Cole's wife.
Tank: Dr. Richard Cole is standing in front of the Oakville Hyperbaric Centre's oxygen chamber. The clinic provides treatment for 104 multiple sclerosis sufferers, 70 per cent of whom have experienced improvements. At right is centre coordinator Judy macNeill and Cole's wife.
3/5/1986
A switchboard that controls the locks in each cottage at the Vanier Centre for Women. Milton, Ontario
A switchboard that controls the locks in each cottage at the Vanier Centre for Women. Milton, Ontario
1969-02