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As head of Metro's Christmas bureau, run by the department of social services, Frank Kombargi, left, reads some distressing letters
As head of Metro's Christmas bureau, run by the department of social services, Frank Kombargi, left, reads some distressing letters

As head of Metro's Christmas bureau, run by the department of social services, Frank Kombargi, left, reads some distressing letters

Date12/8/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0129055F
Upgrading the knowlege and skills of welfare recipients so they can find work is the role of a program run by Metro's social services department.
Upgrading the knowlege and skills of welfare recipients so they can find work is the role of a program run by Metro's social services department.
7/19/1976
Agincourt Gurkha family of Hari Narain Singh Gurung listens as he reads letter from one of 25 Gurkha soldiers who would like to settle in Canada
Agincourt Gurkha family of Hari Narain Singh Gurung listens as he reads letter from one of 25 Gurkha soldiers who would like to settle in Canada
3/23/1974
Truancy can be a cry for help, says Wally Freel, a counsellor in the Etobicoke Social Services Department-the new-style truant officer
Truancy can be a cry for help, says Wally Freel, a counsellor in the Etobicoke Social Services Department-the new-style truant officer
3/12/1974
Llen prunes a plant in the nursery of and Cullen Pool and Garden Centres. He his customers a bonus in the forum of a newsletter he mails out to 24,000 homes nine times, a year. The newsletter is so well read that Cullen gets fan letters, thank-you notes and greeting cards. Ministers ask permissin to quote from the publication to illustrate a talk or sermon. Cullen's letters are chatty and keep him in touch with his clientele. [Incomplete]
Llen prunes a plant in the nursery of and Cullen Pool and Garden Centres. He his customers a bonus in the forum of a newsletter he mails out to 24,000 homes nine times, a year. The newsletter is so well read that Cullen gets fan letters, thank-you notes and greeting cards. Ministers ask permissin to quote from the publication to illustrate a talk or sermon. Cullen's letters are chatty and keep him in touch with his clientele. [Incomplete]
8/27/1978
By Lois Kalchman Special to The Star, The script for paraplegic athlete Ron Robillard's life reads more like a TV mini-series than the real world.
By Lois Kalchman Special to The Star, The script for paraplegic athlete Ron Robillard's life reads more like a TV mini-series than the real world.
9/26/1986
Bedtime treat: Ted Potochniak, 42, who has a strong interest in his Ukrainian cultural heritage and a love of the ancient tradition of storytelling, reads Ukrainian folk tales to his son, Michael, 5 in their Weston home
Bedtime treat: Ted Potochniak, 42, who has a strong interest in his Ukrainian cultural heritage and a love of the ancient tradition of storytelling, reads Ukrainian folk tales to his son, Michael, 5 in their Weston home
3/12/1985
Shared loss: Matthew (Al) Cripps reads a protest sheet as Mark Toljagic looks on at a self-help meeting for the relatives of workers killed on the job. We have no rights at all, Cripps says.
Shared loss: Matthew (Al) Cripps reads a protest sheet as Mark Toljagic looks on at a self-help meeting for the relatives of workers killed on the job. We have no rights at all, Cripps says.
4/24/1992
Serge Robidas, Seven-year-old Serge Robidas reads very well and I especially like the math that we have to do -- stuff like one plus one and three plus two
Serge Robidas, Seven-year-old Serge Robidas reads very well and I especially like the math that we have to do -- stuff like one plus one and three plus two
8/9/1989
Don Rutledge, director of Toronto Board of Education's language centre, reads poetry to Grade 2 students
Don Rutledge, director of Toronto Board of Education's language centre, reads poetry to Grade 2 students
5/2/1973
Chris Cook reads the newspaper to roommate Vern Dineen, who has multiple scierosis and is nearly blind.
Chris Cook reads the newspaper to roommate Vern Dineen, who has multiple scierosis and is nearly blind.
4/15/1993
Booming robots: President of GMF Robotics, Eric Mittlestadt, reads the firm's annual report with the help of a mechanized friend
Booming robots: President of GMF Robotics, Eric Mittlestadt, reads the firm's annual report with the help of a mechanized friend
5/7/1986
High priest of Canada's UFO cult, Henry McKay of Scarborough reads report on flying saucers. Beside him is UFO warning apparatus he invented.
High priest of Canada's UFO cult, Henry McKay of Scarborough reads report on flying saucers. Beside him is UFO warning apparatus he invented.
10/30/1973