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D'Arcy O'Connell: 40-year-old has been paraplegic for 18 years.
D'Arcy O'Connell: 40-year-old has been paraplegic for 18 years.

D'Arcy O'Connell: 40-year-old has been paraplegic for 18 years.

Date3/4/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131646F
Helmut Mehnert has been a paraplegic for 17 years and well knows the frustrations of trying to retain some degree of independence
Helmut Mehnert has been a paraplegic for 17 years and well knows the frustrations of trying to retain some degree of independence
2/14/1973
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
11/27/1991
After 40 years: Jack Burke, retiring as principal and teacher of Associated Jewish Schools, has been teaching his own grandchildren there - Michael, 10, David, 8, and Elisa, 12 - as well as the grandchildren of some of his original pupils.
After 40 years: Jack Burke, retiring as principal and teacher of Associated Jewish Schools, has been teaching his own grandchildren there - Michael, 10, David, 8, and Elisa, 12 - as well as the grandchildren of some of his original pupils.
3/28/1980
Tofu very much: Dickson Chu, who runs the Fong On Foods store in Kensington Market, has been making tofu for more than 40 years.
Tofu very much: Dickson Chu, who runs the Fong On Foods store in Kensington Market, has been making tofu for more than 40 years.
9/4/1992
For 40 years Cec Goodman has been delivering milk in Rosedale and he's known some of his customers so long that if they forget to leave a note, he checks the fridge himself and gives them what they need
For 40 years Cec Goodman has been delivering milk in Rosedale and he's known some of his customers so long that if they forget to leave a note, he checks the fridge himself and gives them what they need
2/19/1987
For 40 years Cec Goodman has been delivering milk in Rosedale and he's known some of his customers so long that if they forget to leave a note, he checks the fridge himself and gives them what they need
For 40 years Cec Goodman has been delivering milk in Rosedale and he's known some of his customers so long that if they forget to leave a note, he checks the fridge himself and gives them what they need
2/19/1987
Posing as a 35-year-old Forest Hill married woman seeking a private adoption, Star staff writer, Doris Hopper, chats with Metro Lawyer Irving Copeland in his office. Copeland said he has handled 1,400 private adoptions in 18 years of practice as a lawyer as a lawyer and charges fees of $800 to $1,000 for his services. He said he has travelled widely to bring babies to Metro. I've travelled as far as St. John's and Vancouver. he said.
Posing as a 35-year-old Forest Hill married woman seeking a private adoption, Star staff writer, Doris Hopper, chats with Metro Lawyer Irving Copeland in his office. Copeland said he has handled 1,400 private adoptions in 18 years of practice as a lawyer as a lawyer and charges fees of $800 to $1,000 for his services. He said he has travelled widely to bring babies to Metro. I've travelled as far as St. John's and Vancouver. he said.
3/23/1978
Putting new soles on old running shoes is a satisfying job for 21-year-old paraplegic Imre Szeleyi, who defected to Canada during the Olympic Games for the Disabled
Putting new soles on old running shoes is a satisfying job for 21-year-old paraplegic Imre Szeleyi, who defected to Canada during the Olympic Games for the Disabled
10/20/1977
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
By Phil Johnson, Ants Evard has literally been around the world as a Scout leader and organizer. The 50-year-old Willowdale resident has spent more than 25 years helping put together major jamborees in Australia, Calgary, Guelph and Muskoka for his fellow
By Phil Johnson, Ants Evard has literally been around the world as a Scout leader and organizer. The 50-year-old Willowdale resident has spent more than 25 years helping put together major jamborees in Australia, Calgary, Guelph and Muskoka for his fellow
12/1/1987
Mr. Vitamin E, as Bill Gutterson is called, stands in the Rexdale office of Webber Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has increased sales by 40 per cent over last year. There's been a great revival in vitamin E. It's being used for everything from heart trouble to pollution ailments.
Mr. Vitamin E, as Bill Gutterson is called, stands in the Rexdale office of Webber Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has increased sales by 40 per cent over last year. There's been a great revival in vitamin E. It's being used for everything from heart trouble to pollution ailments.
10/1/1971
Printing passes the time and makes life interesting for George Brown who is 68 and has been retired for four years from his job as a postal worker. This is his first attempt at creating a finished painting after taking instruction as the Second Mile Club, a 120-year-old mansion is downtown Toronto that is crowded with old people every night of the week.
Printing passes the time and makes life interesting for George Brown who is 68 and has been retired for four years from his job as a postal worker. This is his first attempt at creating a finished painting after taking instruction as the Second Mile Club, a 120-year-old mansion is downtown Toronto that is crowded with old people every night of the week.
2/12/1969