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Dippy task: Instructor Peter Clarke and student Jeff Kralka, 16, work on restoring a Disappearing Propellor Boat at West Humber Collegiate. Clarke found the boat disintegrating under a boat shed.
Dippy task: Instructor Peter Clarke and student Jeff Kralka, 16, work on restoring a Disappearing Propellor Boat at West Humber Collegiate. Clarke found the boat disintegrating under a boat shed.

Dippy task: Instructor Peter Clarke and student Jeff Kralka, 16, work on restoring a Disappearing Propellor Boat at West Humber Collegiate. Clarke found the boat disintegrating under a boat shed.

Date1/10/1986
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125976F
Dancing under storm clouds: Joel Davidson's floating nightclub, the Empress of Canada, is sailing through rough economic seas as poor weather and growing competition to make charter boat business treacherous.
Dancing under storm clouds: Joel Davidson's floating nightclub, the Empress of Canada, is sailing through rough economic seas as poor weather and growing competition to make charter boat business treacherous.
8/17/1990
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
11/21/1974
Riding a crest: Peter Hanna, president of Doral Boats Ltd
Riding a crest: Peter Hanna, president of Doral Boats Ltd
1/16/1990
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
11/14/1977
We can't build enough boats: Despite sluggish sales by competitors, boat-builder George Oliver is selling everything he can produce and has turned down business he can't handle
We can't build enough boats: Despite sluggish sales by competitors, boat-builder George Oliver is selling everything he can produce and has turned down business he can't handle
7/4/1980
Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
6/6/1975
Friendly atmosphere: People are friendlier when they talk about boats, say Neila Garner and David Coe, owners of Noah's, a thriving boat building supply company.
Friendly atmosphere: People are friendlier when they talk about boats, say Neila Garner and David Coe, owners of Noah's, a thriving boat building supply company.
8/4/1981
Digging in for health's sake: Ken Clarke, chairman of Princess Margaret Hospital, gives a heave of the shovel under the watchful eye of Ontario Health Minister Elinor Caplan at ground-breaking ceremonies yesterday for the new hospital on University Ave.
Digging in for health's sake: Ken Clarke, chairman of Princess Margaret Hospital, gives a heave of the shovel under the watchful eye of Ontario Health Minister Elinor Caplan at ground-breaking ceremonies yesterday for the new hospital on University Ave.
2/2/1990
A bite with an old sea dog, Boat restorer Helmut Dressler and his Great Dane Paco share breakfast aboard his craft.
A bite with an old sea dog, Boat restorer Helmut Dressler and his Great Dane Paco share breakfast aboard his craft.
1/2/1989
Coming aboard: Harold Shield, 54, started the Toronto International Boat Show 25 years ago
Coming aboard: Harold Shield, 54, started the Toronto International Boat Show 25 years ago
1/13/1983
New prospects: A cold summer in 1982 and and even colder recession sent recretional boat sales into head winds they struggled to survive
New prospects: A cold summer in 1982 and and even colder recession sent recretional boat sales into head winds they struggled to survive
1/6/1984
Safe home at last, Bernie Lesage (left), 27, walks with his wife and Toronto Star reporter Jim Foster, out of Customs Halll at Toronto International Airport, after successfully completing mission to fix a boat on the Amazon River
Safe home at last, Bernie Lesage (left), 27, walks with his wife and Toronto Star reporter Jim Foster, out of Customs Halll at Toronto International Airport, after successfully completing mission to fix a boat on the Amazon River
5/10/1970