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Claude Dionne: Worker says his contract never said he'd be doing work for the military.
Claude Dionne: Worker says his contract never said he'd be doing work for the military.

Claude Dionne: Worker says his contract never said he'd be doing work for the military.

Date2/4/1982
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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_0126723F
John Couvell, 56. Retired from Canada Post, Couvell says affordable housing is his prime concern. He says council needs to address issues of children and women's safety, and he'd work to provide more job opportunities in the ward.
John Couvell, 56. Retired from Canada Post, Couvell says affordable housing is his prime concern. He says council needs to address issues of children and women's safety, and he'd work to provide more job opportunities in the ward.
10/27/1988
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
8/31/1984
Stroke victim: Specialists told Dr. Douglas Dalgleish he'd be blind on the left side and never walk again after his massive stroke, but he proved them wrong and has resumed his medical practice.
Stroke victim: Specialists told Dr. Douglas Dalgleish he'd be blind on the left side and never walk again after his massive stroke, but he proved them wrong and has resumed his medical practice.
5/14/1984
Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
1/21/1985
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
10/7/1977
It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
5/29/1980
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
1/29/1986
Wished good luck by nurse Anita White, 16-year-old Bob Terry leaves Scarborough General Hospital today, eight months after he was told he'd never walk again on leg mangled in motorcycle accident
Wished good luck by nurse Anita White, 16-year-old Bob Terry leaves Scarborough General Hospital today, eight months after he was told he'd never walk again on leg mangled in motorcycle accident
3/13/1968
Architect Irving Grossman has known artist most of his life and because of these contracts most of the works in his personal collection are pieces that have been created by very close friends
Architect Irving Grossman has known artist most of his life and because of these contracts most of the works in his personal collection are pieces that have been created by very close friends
1/27/1967
Ziebart's Mike Dorey says his rustproofing business is prospering because car makers still aren't doing as much as they could to prevent corrosion of auto bodies by road salt and water accumulation. Car makers point to their paint dipping processes and advise frequent use of hose under car.
Ziebart's Mike Dorey says his rustproofing business is prospering because car makers still aren't doing as much as they could to prevent corrosion of auto bodies by road salt and water accumulation. Car makers point to their paint dipping processes and advise frequent use of hose under car.
12/10/1973
Wants his money: Bill McDonald, a retired businessman who assembled land for the Ontario government in 1968, says he was never paid the money he feels he is owed for bonuses and mark-ups on more than 3,000 acres of land
Wants his money: Bill McDonald, a retired businessman who assembled land for the Ontario government in 1968, says he was never paid the money he feels he is owed for bonuses and mark-ups on more than 3,000 acres of land
8/19/1991
Needs facelift: Joe Cimicata, owner of Imperial Home Hardward on Dufferin St., backs the call for a Business Improvement Area to clean up the street's image. Cimicata has just completed a major renovation of his store and says business has never been better.
Needs facelift: Joe Cimicata, owner of Imperial Home Hardward on Dufferin St., backs the call for a Business Improvement Area to clean up the street's image. Cimicata has just completed a major renovation of his store and says business has never been better.
10/28/1986