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Excellent' teacher: Thomas McLerie, 74, a volunteer teacher at Broadacres public schoo, received an Award of Excellence from the Etobicoke Board of Education earlier this year
Excellent' teacher: Thomas McLerie, 74, a volunteer teacher at Broadacres public schoo, received an Award of Excellence from the Etobicoke Board of Education earlier this year

Excellent' teacher: Thomas McLerie, 74, a volunteer teacher at Broadacres public schoo, received an Award of Excellence from the Etobicoke Board of Education earlier this year

Date7/28/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130101F
Safe site: House where J. S. Woodsworth, founder of the CCF (now NDP), was born, has been moved from its original location nearby to Broadacres Park in Etobicoke
Safe site: House where J. S. Woodsworth, founder of the CCF (now NDP), was born, has been moved from its original location nearby to Broadacres Park in Etobicoke
11/30/1980
Infectious enthusiasm: Bob Giza, 41, a teacher for 17 years, was recently presented with an award of excellence for teaching science
Infectious enthusiasm: Bob Giza, 41, a teacher for 17 years, was recently presented with an award of excellence for teaching science
3/9/1988
Alex Balfour, who is retiring as principal of Pine Grove Public School after 33 years as a teacher and principal, reclines in the chaise longue given him as a farewell present and shows Jim Singleton of the Halton County Board of Education what he's going to do in retirement. Balfour's been in Oakville since 1952.
Alex Balfour, who is retiring as principal of Pine Grove Public School after 33 years as a teacher and principal, reclines in the chaise longue given him as a farewell present and shows Jim Singleton of the Halton County Board of Education what he's going to do in retirement. Balfour's been in Oakville since 1952.
6/27/1973
His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
5/16/1978
Minister of education Thomas Wells says that the seven-week teacher-training course for native peoples was first-rate and well-received
Minister of education Thomas Wells says that the seven-week teacher-training course for native peoples was first-rate and well-received
4/20/1970
Protest fizzles: What was expected to be an explosive meeting of the Toronto Board of Education last night fizzled after Trustee George Martell, standing at the mike, told parent and teacher that his proposals for special education are intended to place slow learners - usually from poor or ethnic background - into regular, but smaller classes
Protest fizzles: What was expected to be an explosive meeting of the Toronto Board of Education last night fizzled after Trustee George Martell, standing at the mike, told parent and teacher that his proposals for special education are intended to place slow learners - usually from poor or ethnic background - into regular, but smaller classes
11/15/1979
Publisher Vince MacMillan's Etobicoke Guardian won award for general excellence in its class and its classified advertising.
Publisher Vince MacMillan's Etobicoke Guardian won award for general excellence in its class and its classified advertising.
2/28/1972
Believed to be the only teacher of Portuguese origin working for the Toronto Board of Education, Tony Gregorio has been fired - because of lack of seniority - in education spending cutbacks
Believed to be the only teacher of Portuguese origin working for the Toronto Board of Education, Tony Gregorio has been fired - because of lack of seniority - in education spending cutbacks
5/31/1978
Calling on Education Minister Thomas Wells to end the strike by Metro's 8,800 secondary school teachers, 100 Etobicoke high school students mass at Qu(...)
Calling on Education Minister Thomas Wells to end the strike by Metro's 8,800 secondary school teachers, 100 Etobicoke high school students mass at Qu(...)
11/20/1975
Larry Folk, a Metro music teacher reassigned to a regular class, leads a lunch-hour choir practice at St. Thomas More school.
Larry Folk, a Metro music teacher reassigned to a regular class, leads a lunch-hour choir practice at St. Thomas More school.
2/18/1993
Dr. Thomas F. Torrance Visited Toronto's presbyterian knox college this week. Edinburgh University teacher called for an bojective and rational approach to the interpretation of the Christian faith.
Dr. Thomas F. Torrance Visited Toronto's presbyterian knox college this week. Edinburgh University teacher called for an bojective and rational approach to the interpretation of the Christian faith.
3/17/1971
Top teacher: Etobicoke Collegiate institute music teacher Don Strathdee, shown with Andrea Ellison on flute, will retire at the end of the month after teaching at the school for 34 years
Top teacher: Etobicoke Collegiate institute music teacher Don Strathdee, shown with Andrea Ellison on flute, will retire at the end of the month after teaching at the school for 34 years
6/8/1987