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Frank Loffredo is promising Metro the biggest blast it has ever seen
Frank Loffredo is promising Metro the biggest blast it has ever seen

Frank Loffredo is promising Metro the biggest blast it has ever seen

Date8/23/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129549F
Ever-optimistic promoter Charlie Stuart has returned to Toronto and is talking up the biggest damned gold mine in the world
Ever-optimistic promoter Charlie Stuart has returned to Toronto and is talking up the biggest damned gold mine in the world
3/8/1972
Beleaguered: Metro entrepreneur Francis Cheung, above, has seen his Chinavision company go into receivership. In a happlier time, right, he's pictured with daughter Teresa and her groom, Hong Kong singer Kenny B.
Beleaguered: Metro entrepreneur Francis Cheung, above, has seen his Chinavision company go into receivership. In a happlier time, right, he's pictured with daughter Teresa and her groom, Hong Kong singer Kenny B.
5/31/1984
Peter LiPreti: Says his biggest surprise has been seeing the bitter leftright division on city council.
Peter LiPreti: Says his biggest surprise has been seeing the bitter leftright division on city council.
7/24/1984
Travelling salesman: Credit cards haven't hurt the prospects for travellers' cheques, says Sir John Cuckney, chairman of the Thomas Cook group. He told Canadian bankers yesterday the company has major plans for Canada, the second-biggest market in the world.
Travelling salesman: Credit cards haven't hurt the prospects for travellers' cheques, says Sir John Cuckney, chairman of the Thomas Cook group. He told Canadian bankers yesterday the company has major plans for Canada, the second-biggest market in the world.
10/19/1981
Still lean and tought at 74, Frank Bazos (left), chairman of Beeker Milk Co. Ltd., helps manager Andrew Karastamatis to serve customer in store on Toronto's Bedford Rd. Becker chain, biggest convenience-style grocer in Ontario, opened 500th store this week.
Still lean and tought at 74, Frank Bazos (left), chairman of Beeker Milk Co. Ltd., helps manager Andrew Karastamatis to serve customer in store on Toronto's Bedford Rd. Becker chain, biggest convenience-style grocer in Ontario, opened 500th store this week.
1/7/1976
Reason to smile: John Edward Turner, who operates a sign business in Toronto, has registered name of Toronto Giants for sale, rental and lease - even before baseball club becomes a reality, if it ever does
Reason to smile: John Edward Turner, who operates a sign business in Toronto, has registered name of Toronto Giants for sale, rental and lease - even before baseball club becomes a reality, if it ever does
2/26/1976
Jim Steele, left, says that while the recession has cut down the number of big jobs, his small landscaping company is busier than ever.
Jim Steele, left, says that while the recession has cut down the number of big jobs, his small landscaping company is busier than ever.
4/17/1991
Puzzler: Tom Ransom has seen all kinds of puzzles - he has 3,000 in his collection - but this wooden take-apart one from Finland has him baffled
Puzzler: Tom Ransom has seen all kinds of puzzles - he has 3,000 in his collection - but this wooden take-apart one from Finland has him baffled
1/21/1981
He's bullish: Stock-market analyst Richard Dorman says cemetery business of Arbor Resources, which operates under the name Memorial Gardens, is virtually recession-proof and offers promising growth.
He's bullish: Stock-market analyst Richard Dorman says cemetery business of Arbor Resources, which operates under the name Memorial Gardens, is virtually recession-proof and offers promising growth.
4/28/1982
Odoardo Di Santo: Head of Workers' Compensation Board waits for chanting and shouting to stop before promising demonstrators better service.
Odoardo Di Santo: Head of Workers' Compensation Board waits for chanting and shouting to stop before promising demonstrators better service.
12/19/1991
Color it promising: Electrohome develoment specialist David Farmer holds a circuit board developed by the company that plugs into Apple II computer to increase its capacity to 256 colors from 16. It's an example of the way Electrohome is branching out int
Color it promising: Electrohome develoment specialist David Farmer holds a circuit board developed by the company that plugs into Apple II computer to increase its capacity to 256 colors from 16. It's an example of the way Electrohome is branching out int
11/30/1981
Camera confrontation: Brockville Mayor Stephan Clark, 22, the country's youngest mayor, meets the media at city hall before presiding over his first session of council. The unemployed would-be cartoonist won the post in a surprise victory. Promising to be a full-time mayor, Clark plans to emphasize job creation. Promoting tourism may be one way, he says.
Camera confrontation: Brockville Mayor Stephan Clark, 22, the country's youngest mayor, meets the media at city hall before presiding over his first session of council. The unemployed would-be cartoonist won the post in a surprise victory. Promising to be a full-time mayor, Clark plans to emphasize job creation. Promoting tourism may be one way, he says.
12/7/1982