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Rare prize: Vladimir Nuk of Maison de Fromage has a kilo of white truffle - a treasure indeed, worth $60 an ounce
Rare prize: Vladimir Nuk of Maison de Fromage has a kilo of white truffle - a treasure indeed, worth $60 an ounce

Rare prize: Vladimir Nuk of Maison de Fromage has a kilo of white truffle - a treasure indeed, worth $60 an ounce

Date12/9/1980
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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_0131620F
A criminal in Soviet eyes, Vladimir Tretyakov has been trying without success for years to bring his mother (that's her picture he's holding) to Canada
A criminal in Soviet eyes, Vladimir Tretyakov has been trying without success for years to bring his mother (that's her picture he's holding) to Canada
6/14/1978
Dr. Peter Smyiski, at St. Vladimir Institute on Spadina Ave., says Canada has provided Ukrainians with a homeland of opportunities.
Dr. Peter Smyiski, at St. Vladimir Institute on Spadina Ave., says Canada has provided Ukrainians with a homeland of opportunities.
6/18/1991
Demonstrator Michael Field was in complete control of the situation as he opened the annual 'Art of Cooking' series in the Blue Flame Room of the Consumers' Gas Co. last night before a packed audience. Without a trace of effort he made a Terrine de Maison
Demonstrator Michael Field was in complete control of the situation as he opened the annual 'Art of Cooking' series in the Blue Flame Room of the Consumers' Gas Co. last night before a packed audience. Without a trace of effort he made a Terrine de Maison
11/7/1967
Metal-detector in hand, treasure-hunter Gary Piper looks for prizes under the snow at his home, on Pinewood Ave
Metal-detector in hand, treasure-hunter Gary Piper looks for prizes under the snow at his home, on Pinewood Ave
1/12/1978
A tea first: Ninth-generation heir to the Twining tea dynasty, Sam Twining is served one of the elaborate courses containing tea by Niels Kjeldsen, executive chef of the Four Seasons hotel, at Truffles
A tea first: Ninth-generation heir to the Twining tea dynasty, Sam Twining is served one of the elaborate courses containing tea by Niels Kjeldsen, executive chef of the Four Seasons hotel, at Truffles
3/24/1981
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
9/10/1971
Royal Treasures: Dr. Ed Keall, an archeologist and curator-in-charge of the Rom's West Asian department holds a centuries-old piece of pottery. He has spent five years of his career working in the Middle East.
Royal Treasures: Dr. Ed Keall, an archeologist and curator-in-charge of the Rom's West Asian department holds a centuries-old piece of pottery. He has spent five years of his career working in the Middle East.
10/20/1989
Asian treasures: Leonard Schein, director of Toronto's highly successful Festival Of Festivals, has placed a traditional brass Buddha from India and a pair of brass desert teapots from China on the mantel in his living room
Asian treasures: Leonard Schein, director of Toronto's highly successful Festival Of Festivals, has placed a traditional brass Buddha from India and a pair of brass desert teapots from China on the mantel in his living room
8/12/1986
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
10/7/1977
Collection problem: Donald Lake, who runs a mall order business dealing in rare books and prints, says he has $100,000 in receivables around the world
Collection problem: Donald Lake, who runs a mall order business dealing in rare books and prints, says he has $100,000 in receivables around the world
8/27/1991
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
9/22/1980
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
11/19/1986