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Peter Maitland. Hydro: An imperious aunt
Peter Maitland. Hydro: An imperious aunt

Peter Maitland. Hydro: An imperious aunt

Date11/22/1972
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130335F
Gertrude and Peter Peloquin have lived year-round for decades - and raised six daughters - in a cabin without hydro or telephone.
Gertrude and Peter Peloquin have lived year-round for decades - and raised six daughters - in a cabin without hydro or telephone.
1/9/1975
Allen Maitland, 69, a bachelor and accumulator, has lived in apartment since 1963.
Allen Maitland, 69, a bachelor and accumulator, has lived in apartment since 1963.
6/21/1990
Couple's dilemma: Last month, 81-year-old Maitland Torrance and his wife Myrtle, 80, reluctantly left their apartment and moved to a seniors' complex because we just couldn't carry on
Couple's dilemma: Last month, 81-year-old Maitland Torrance and his wife Myrtle, 80, reluctantly left their apartment and moved to a seniors' complex because we just couldn't carry on
3/11/1985
Alex Lazaroff Great Salmon Aunt
Alex Lazaroff Great Salmon Aunt
8/30/1997
Lee Symmes: He believed Hydro should not listen to engineers only, but should also take into account people's feelings. Hydro has changed plans.
Lee Symmes: He believed Hydro should not listen to engineers only, but should also take into account people's feelings. Hydro has changed plans.
2/14/1973
Storm centre: Hydro commissioner William Peden drives his $15,000 BMW 3201 downtown this morning after City Council members criticized the deal under which he sold it to Toronto Hydro and got the use of it
Storm centre: Hydro commissioner William Peden drives his $15,000 BMW 3201 downtown this morning after City Council members criticized the deal under which he sold it to Toronto Hydro and got the use of it
2/7/1980
Barbadian-born Austin Clarke: 'I'm an imperious patrician'
Barbadian-born Austin Clarke: 'I'm an imperious patrician'
12/4/1977
It's a switch for retired Ontario Hydro employee Bill Pratt to be washing floors for two women who both go out to work
It's a switch for retired Ontario Hydro employee Bill Pratt to be washing floors for two women who both go out to work
2/23/1977
Allan Robb Fleming's best-known logo was the one-curving-line he created for Canadian National. the designer, who died Saturday, at the age of 48, also created distinctive logos for Ontario Hydro, Torstar, Gray Coach and the Toronto Symphony.
Allan Robb Fleming's best-known logo was the one-curving-line he created for Canadian National. the designer, who died Saturday, at the age of 48, also created distinctive logos for Ontario Hydro, Torstar, Gray Coach and the Toronto Symphony.
6/2/1977
Inside, On Sunday, Ralph Bishop looked out of his window, saw the freezing rain, and decided to see how things were at Toronto Hydro's control centre.
Inside, On Sunday, Ralph Bishop looked out of his window, saw the freezing rain, and decided to see how things were at Toronto Hydro's control centre.
1/20/1968
Pole position: George Traini, who chained himself to hydro property to block a new transformer, watches yesterday as Constable Rick McIntosh takes notes
Pole position: George Traini, who chained himself to hydro property to block a new transformer, watches yesterday as Constable Rick McIntosh takes notes
4/29/1992
Hydro's Bill Morrison
Hydro's Bill Morrison
3/23/1979