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Robery foiled: John Mattson of Pickering was able to call on his karate skills and come to the rescue of a variety store owner in a robbery
Robery foiled: John Mattson of Pickering was able to call on his karate skills and come to the rescue of a variety store owner in a robbery

Robery foiled: John Mattson of Pickering was able to call on his karate skills and come to the rescue of a variety store owner in a robbery

Date9/12/1988
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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_0130650F
Tired of the corporate life, Don Dawkins used his skills to renovate an old tannery into a bustling theme store
Tired of the corporate life, Don Dawkins used his skills to renovate an old tannery into a bustling theme store
9/8/1985
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
1/7/1976
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Moneith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching. Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Moneith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching. Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.
1/7/1976
Craftsman at work: Luigi D'Andrea, 67, works on a piece of wrought iron in his workshop in a laneway at Ossington Ave. and Bloor St. D'Andrea, who brought his skills from Italy, has been plying his trade in Toronto since 1949, but now demand for hand-made
Craftsman at work: Luigi D'Andrea, 67, works on a piece of wrought iron in his workshop in a laneway at Ossington Ave. and Bloor St. D'Andrea, who brought his skills from Italy, has been plying his trade in Toronto since 1949, but now demand for hand-made
6/15/1987
Electronics wizard: Matthew Dodds, displaying one of his electronic creations, says he would like to apply his skills to researching and designing new products and services.
Electronics wizard: Matthew Dodds, displaying one of his electronic creations, says he would like to apply his skills to researching and designing new products and services.
7/14/1992
Creative director of a big Toronto advertising agency, k Kuper uses his skills in graphic design and in writing
Creative director of a big Toronto advertising agency, k Kuper uses his skills in graphic design and in writing
9/21/1967
Selfless volunteer: Student Bijan Rafii, right, formed a group at Erindale College to help others and here coaches Peter Milne to improve his reading and writing skills
Selfless volunteer: Student Bijan Rafii, right, formed a group at Erindale College to help others and here coaches Peter Milne to improve his reading and writing skills
4/17/1985
The die is cast: Casino-game buff Larry Goldberg, who has honed his gambling skills in Las Vegas and Nassau, is passing on tips to novices in a course at Centennial College
The die is cast: Casino-game buff Larry Goldberg, who has honed his gambling skills in Las Vegas and Nassau, is passing on tips to novices in a course at Centennial College
2/17/1982
Trinidad-born Churchill Piggott is applying his professional management skills to put Caribana on a solid financial footing
Trinidad-born Churchill Piggott is applying his professional management skills to put Caribana on a solid financial footing
7/15/1984
Needs facelift: Joe Cimicata, owner of Imperial Home Hardward on Dufferin St., backs the call for a Business Improvement Area to clean up the street's image. Cimicata has just completed a major renovation of his store and says business has never been better.
Needs facelift: Joe Cimicata, owner of Imperial Home Hardward on Dufferin St., backs the call for a Business Improvement Area to clean up the street's image. Cimicata has just completed a major renovation of his store and says business has never been better.
10/28/1986
They're thinking: Charles Ledger andhis wife Gwen teach match in their North York and Markham schools with a new method that helps students develop problem-solving skills
They're thinking: Charles Ledger andhis wife Gwen teach match in their North York and Markham schools with a new method that helps students develop problem-solving skills
5/18/1987
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