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Worsening shortages of skilled tradesmen have made it difficult for employees such as Gary Maas, who can't find any workers for his small tool and die plant in North York
Worsening shortages of skilled tradesmen have made it difficult for employees such as Gary Maas, who can't find any workers for his small tool and die plant in North York

Worsening shortages of skilled tradesmen have made it difficult for employees such as Gary Maas, who can't find any workers for his small tool and die plant in North York

Date2/24/1978
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Labor shortage: Government training centres can't produce skilled workers, complains Leo Denz, and another section of the same federal government says you can't bring in skilled immigrants.'
Labor shortage: Government training centres can't produce skilled workers, complains Leo Denz, and another section of the same federal government says you can't bring in skilled immigrants.'
6/3/1981
Peter Maas was in Toronto yesterday publicizing his book Serpico and the smash-hit movie of the same title
Peter Maas was in Toronto yesterday publicizing his book Serpico and the smash-hit movie of the same title
3/5/1974
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
12/21/1973
Stainless steel drums of heavy water crowd nuclear generating plant storeroom, the vital ingredient, in making electrical power. Shortages and high pr(...)
Stainless steel drums of heavy water crowd nuclear generating plant storeroom, the vital ingredient, in making electrical power. Shortages and high pr(...)
7/30/1971
On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
6/5/1983
Uranium demand is making a comeback and the prospects are for shortages ahead, says Stephen B
Uranium demand is making a comeback and the prospects are for shortages ahead, says Stephen B
9/21/1973
Service suffering: Driver-attendants Bill Lowery, left, and Frank Ashe say staff shortages are causing delays
Service suffering: Driver-attendants Bill Lowery, left, and Frank Ashe say staff shortages are causing delays
3/16/1982
Jubilant Duffy of GM Canada, I don't expect serious shortages.
Jubilant Duffy of GM Canada, I don't expect serious shortages.
9/1/1975
Newsprint, not long ago in plentiful supply with over-capacity in the industry, has run into shortages for which the major reason is labor troubles in(...)
Newsprint, not long ago in plentiful supply with over-capacity in the industry, has run into shortages for which the major reason is labor troubles in(...)
4/29/1971
London in Spring is an heart-stirring this year as always despite Britain's winter of strikes and shortages
London in Spring is an heart-stirring this year as always despite Britain's winter of strikes and shortages
9/18/1972
Hydro Plan: Demand management is the key to avoiding power shortages, says Ontario Hydro chief Robert Franklin
Hydro Plan: Demand management is the key to avoiding power shortages, says Ontario Hydro chief Robert Franklin
12/19/1989
Robert Welch: Provincial Energy Minister says Ontario should be able to weather winter without oil shortages
Robert Welch: Provincial Energy Minister says Ontario should be able to weather winter without oil shortages
10/31/1976