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Jobs and Mining go together for healthier provincial economy according to James Finlay, new president of Ontario Mining Association.
Jobs and Mining go together for healthier provincial economy according to James Finlay, new president of Ontario Mining Association.

Jobs and Mining go together for healthier provincial economy according to James Finlay, new president of Ontario Mining Association.

Date5/5/1978
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Antique scales are simply office decoration for lawyer James DaCosta, but they are likely to be regarded as very real sales of justice by his visitors. DaCosta, 46, becomes top enforcement officer for the Ontario Securities Commission in September - the man in charge of keeping Bay Streeters in line. He's been a specialist in mining and securities law for many years.
Antique scales are simply office decoration for lawyer James DaCosta, but they are likely to be regarded as very real sales of justice by his visitors. DaCosta, 46, becomes top enforcement officer for the Ontario Securities Commission in September - the man in charge of keeping Bay Streeters in line. He's been a specialist in mining and securities law for many years.
7/29/1975
Voice of experience, William James, new president of the Mining Association of Canada, has a rough-and-tumble style that reflects decades of experienc(...)
Voice of experience, William James, new president of the Mining Association of Canada, has a rough-and-tumble style that reflects decades of experienc(...)
5/18/1984
E. A. Perry, Executive Director, Ontario Mining Association.
E. A. Perry, Executive Director, Ontario Mining Association.
5/27/1971
Copperfields mining corp. shareholder Mrs. M. A. Finlay lodged an unusual protest at annual meeting in Toronto yesterday by throwing stones at vice-pr(...)
Copperfields mining corp. shareholder Mrs. M. A. Finlay lodged an unusual protest at annual meeting in Toronto yesterday by throwing stones at vice-pr(...)
12/6/1968
Minding the store: Richard Davidson, Brewers' Warehousing Co. president, says permitting beer to be sold in grocery stores, as suggested by the provincial Liberals, could lead to lost jobs, as well as a rise in beer prices and increased social and ecologi
Minding the store: Richard Davidson, Brewers' Warehousing Co. president, says permitting beer to be sold in grocery stores, as suggested by the provincial Liberals, could lead to lost jobs, as well as a rise in beer prices and increased social and ecologi
1/10/1984
Terry Flanagan, outside the Toronto Stock Exchange, heads a group that wants to start a new exchange to deal strictly in speculative mining issues. Small mine explorers, chafing under stiff regulations, see the exchange as one idea to ease chronic shortag
Terry Flanagan, outside the Toronto Stock Exchange, heads a group that wants to start a new exchange to deal strictly in speculative mining issues. Small mine explorers, chafing under stiff regulations, see the exchange as one idea to ease chronic shortag
9/6/1978
Management Consultant James Bennett, Most females are in low-pay jobs, he says.
Management Consultant James Bennett, Most females are in low-pay jobs, he says.
3/24/1977
Bullish: Ontario natural resourcs minister Alan Pope, left, says the number of mining claims registered has soared
Bullish: Ontario natural resourcs minister Alan Pope, left, says the number of mining claims registered has soared
11/17/1983
Don McKinnon: Stands beside blow-up of Ontario government board game charting ups and downs of mining at prospectors' convention.
Don McKinnon: Stands beside blow-up of Ontario government board game charting ups and downs of mining at prospectors' convention.
3/14/1984
Mining man, Irrepressible Bill James, chairman f mining giant Falcon-bridge Ltd
Mining man, Irrepressible Bill James, chairman f mining giant Falcon-bridge Ltd
7/26/1988
Beaming up: Bruce Small, right, a construction engineer specializing in enviornmental health, and Joe Vella, who is building under healthier home guidelines
Beaming up: Bruce Small, right, a construction engineer specializing in enviornmental health, and Joe Vella, who is building under healthier home guidelines
2/4/1995
Progress recorded: Dr. Mark Mandelcorn of Mount Sinal tests eyes of Michel Paquet of Timmins, who was blinded in a mining accident. Mandelcorn, who says he has rarely seen such badly damaged eyes, performed the operations that have given Paquet normal vision in one eye.
Progress recorded: Dr. Mark Mandelcorn of Mount Sinal tests eyes of Michel Paquet of Timmins, who was blinded in a mining accident. Mandelcorn, who says he has rarely seen such badly damaged eyes, performed the operations that have given Paquet normal vision in one eye.
4/11/1987