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Love of obscure: If it's weird you're after, check out David Kiner's Outer Limits video store
Love of obscure: If it's weird you're after, check out David Kiner's Outer Limits video store

Love of obscure: If it's weird you're after, check out David Kiner's Outer Limits video store

Date10/20/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0128962F
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.
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
1/10/1980
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
Stawicki, Andrew
1/29/1989
Smile! You're on video: Programmer Marien Lewis and technical co-ordinator Chris Holland of the Hot Nights series at the new Bam Boo Club are thrilled by response to their video festival
Smile! You're on video: Programmer Marien Lewis and technical co-ordinator Chris Holland of the Hot Nights series at the new Bam Boo Club are thrilled by response to their video festival
Beaty, Keith
9/13/1983
Quality fare: Hy Sarick, who co-owns The Children's Book Store Audio and Video store, has no fear that videos will drive kids away from books.
Quality fare: Hy Sarick, who co-owns The Children's Book Store Audio and Video store, has no fear that videos will drive kids away from books.
Lennon, Frank
11/30/1988
Soul travel to outer space is encouraged by Eckankar, a philosophical -religious organization run by a retired couple, Fabian and Lillian Burbeck. This group believes souls can travel on several mystic planes to outer space and indescribable occult places. Burbecks lead classes - there are 15 courses that take more than 7 years of study to complete - and attract people of all ages. They urge self-improvement.
Soul travel to outer space is encouraged by Eckankar, a philosophical -religious organization run by a retired couple, Fabian and Lillian Burbeck. This group believes souls can travel on several mystic planes to outer space and indescribable occult places. Burbecks lead classes - there are 15 courses that take more than 7 years of study to complete - and attract people of all ages. They urge self-improvement.
Lennon, Frank
4/10/1978
Mike Pilon: The owner of Oshawa's National Home Video stores objects to a court decision ruling 11 films were obscene and must be removed from stores
Mike Pilon: The owner of Oshawa's National Home Video stores objects to a court decision ruling 11 films were obscene and must be removed from stores
Russell, Jim
10/31/1983
Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
Stawicki, Andrew
2/17/1989
Brian Meizack's Bestsellers stores deal exclusively in the top selections in books, music and video, changing the stock on a weekly basis.
Brian Meizack's Bestsellers stores deal exclusively in the top selections in books, music and video, changing the stock on a weekly basis.
Eglinton, Rick
2/17/1992
Paterson: Owns adult video store in Ajax.
Paterson: Owns adult video store in Ajax.
Madonik, Rick
8/27/1992
Ron Maksymetz. Fewer applications for weird projects this year
Ron Maksymetz. Fewer applications for weird projects this year
Beaty, Keith
5/2/1973
Space simulator: Rod Tennyson of the University of Toronto's Institute of Aerospace Studies with his device which recreates the harsh conditions of outer space for testing materials
Space simulator: Rod Tennyson of the University of Toronto's Institute of Aerospace Studies with his device which recreates the harsh conditions of outer space for testing materials
Beaty, Keith
9/10/1981
To life!, Diethard Bohme, chairman of York University's chemistry department, peers through a selected ion flow tube, a machined steel piston in which reactions between ions and molecules found in outer space are studied.
To life!, Diethard Bohme, chairman of York University's chemistry department, peers through a selected ion flow tube, a machined steel piston in which reactions between ions and molecules found in outer space are studied.
Russell, Jim
1/15/1986