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The Cowiesons: Brian, left, runs Cowleso's Meats, on Yonge St. With him are Jennifer,18, dad, Gordon, who opened store in 1939.
The Cowiesons: Brian, left, runs Cowleso's Meats, on Yonge St. With him are Jennifer,18, dad, Gordon, who opened store in 1939.

The Cowiesons: Brian, left, runs Cowleso's Meats, on Yonge St. With him are Jennifer,18, dad, Gordon, who opened store in 1939.

Date2/16/1990
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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_0126217F
Money makers: Jim Coren looks over some of the European-style meats that are cured right on the premises at Cordea's Smoked Meats - a delicatessen in Mississauga.
Money makers: Jim Coren looks over some of the European-style meats that are cured right on the premises at Cordea's Smoked Meats - a delicatessen in Mississauga.
6/22/1983
Like old times: Joe (left) and Wilbur Barkey carry on a tradition of three generations, smoking meats and cheeses and selling meat in their butcher shop.
Like old times: Joe (left) and Wilbur Barkey carry on a tradition of three generations, smoking meats and cheeses and selling meat in their butcher shop.
5/1/1983
Friendly butcher: Roy Nelson stands behind the counter of nelson's Meats and Groceries, the Willowdale butcher shop started by his father In 1920, in what was then the hamlet of Lansing
Friendly butcher: Roy Nelson stands behind the counter of nelson's Meats and Groceries, the Willowdale butcher shop started by his father In 1920, in what was then the hamlet of Lansing
3/6/1984
Tofu very much: Dickson Chu, who runs the Fong On Foods store in Kensington Market, has been making tofu for more than 40 years.
Tofu very much: Dickson Chu, who runs the Fong On Foods store in Kensington Market, has been making tofu for more than 40 years.
9/4/1992
By the pound: James Duguid weighs meat and produce on imperial scales at the family's grocery store on Yonge St.
By the pound: James Duguid weighs meat and produce on imperial scales at the family's grocery store on Yonge St.
11/26/1983
Proud day for dad: Pier-Renee Torlage, 20, hopes that some day she'll take over from Jack Torlage and run his new car dealership, which opened yesterday in Scarborough
Proud day for dad: Pier-Renee Torlage, 20, hopes that some day she'll take over from Jack Torlage and run his new car dealership, which opened yesterday in Scarborough
11/25/1976
He's hiring: Earl McDermid, who runs his own paper converting firm, can't get enough unskilled workers who'll stay with him
He's hiring: Earl McDermid, who runs his own paper converting firm, can't get enough unskilled workers who'll stay with him
10/5/1979
Meat is the mainstay in any supermarket operation: Mottle Goodbaum, right, who helped open two new Sunnybrook stores in a single day, this week, here talks meat with his meat operations managing Irvin Zucker
Meat is the mainstay in any supermarket operation: Mottle Goodbaum, right, who helped open two new Sunnybrook stores in a single day, this week, here talks meat with his meat operations managing Irvin Zucker
7/14/1970
Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
10/24/1973
Daryl Sharp runs the playwrights' co-op. The co-op has opened a single, clear channel across the country
Daryl Sharp runs the playwrights' co-op. The co-op has opened a single, clear channel across the country
1/23/1973
Brothers Ron, left, and Gary Prosserman of Moores The Suit People stand in front of their flagship store, which opened this month in the old Fair weathers building at 100 Yonge St
Brothers Ron, left, and Gary Prosserman of Moores The Suit People stand in front of their flagship store, which opened this month in the old Fair weathers building at 100 Yonge St
9/26/1990
Come on in: Lawyer Don LeFeuvre runs the branch office of Somjen and Suter in the Simpsons-Sears store at Square One in Mississauga
Come on in: Lawyer Don LeFeuvre runs the branch office of Somjen and Suter in the Simpsons-Sears store at Square One in Mississauga
6/4/1983