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Helping poor: Peter Dalglish is founder of SKI Courier, a Khartoum business that employs street children.
Helping poor: Peter Dalglish is founder of SKI Courier, a Khartoum business that employs street children.

Helping poor: Peter Dalglish is founder of SKI Courier, a Khartoum business that employs street children.

Date8/5/1988
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126395F
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
1/10/1980
Family affair: James Taylor, grandson of the man who started the family firm in 1865, employs 60 people to produce 30 million bars of soap a year
Family affair: James Taylor, grandson of the man who started the family firm in 1865, employs 60 people to produce 30 million bars of soap a year
1/21/1980
In Toronto now Peter Dalglish is supervising an animated film on AIDS for street kids around the world, but condoms won't be stressed - 'they're too expensive'.
In Toronto now Peter Dalglish is supervising an animated film on AIDS for street kids around the world, but condoms won't be stressed - 'they're too expensive'.
12/2/1987
In squeeze, Peter Pocklington (left) employs Edmonton Oilers hockey star Wayne Gretzky
In squeeze, Peter Pocklington (left) employs Edmonton Oilers hockey star Wayne Gretzky
11/4/1982
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
3/17/1984
The industry employs 35,000 and is capable of turning out 5 million dozen T-shirts a year
The industry employs 35,000 and is capable of turning out 5 million dozen T-shirts a year
4/4/1979
Perfect match: Prescriptives consultant Vilma Carpignano, right, employs the color printing technique on customer Susan Wellington to determine the correct color of foundation for her
Perfect match: Prescriptives consultant Vilma Carpignano, right, employs the color printing technique on customer Susan Wellington to determine the correct color of foundation for her
4/19/1988
Gamble pays off: Bill Fritz, president of Associated National Couriers, gambled his savings to set up a national network of independent couriers to challenge the post office and large U.S. courier services with a promise of on time delivery.
Gamble pays off: Bill Fritz, president of Associated National Couriers, gambled his savings to set up a national network of independent couriers to challenge the post office and large U.S. courier services with a promise of on time delivery.
10/23/1986
No Parking: Guests of social functions that employ Luxury Car Park never have to worry about finding a place to put their cars
No Parking: Guests of social functions that employ Luxury Car Park never have to worry about finding a place to put their cars
6/24/1988
Controversy surrounds, survival instructor Berndt Berglund's professional claims and a federal government department has shelved plans to employ him. He is seen working in swamp area near National Wilderness Survival school, which has received more than $74,000 in government grants since last November.
Controversy surrounds, survival instructor Berndt Berglund's professional claims and a federal government department has shelved plans to employ him. He is seen working in swamp area near National Wilderness Survival school, which has received more than $74,000 in government grants since last November.
8/9/1977
Bruno Rubess: President of Volkswagen Canada Inc. says 32 of the 500 people it plans to employ in Barrie by 1984 will start work this year.
Bruno Rubess: President of Volkswagen Canada Inc. says 32 of the 500 people it plans to employ in Barrie by 1984 will start work this year.
4/15/1982
Field hands: Jack Rupke, a Holland Marsh celery farmer and former King Township councillor, will employ seven foreign workers on his 68-acre celery farm this season
Field hands: Jack Rupke, a Holland Marsh celery farmer and former King Township councillor, will employ seven foreign workers on his 68-acre celery farm this season
6/12/1989