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Joe Perez, above, with mom Maria in front of their house, dreams of being able to pay off the mortgage. The student works summer and winter.
Joe Perez, above, with mom Maria in front of their house, dreams of being able to pay off the mortgage. The student works summer and winter.

Joe Perez, above, with mom Maria in front of their house, dreams of being able to pay off the mortgage. The student works summer and winter.

Date7/3/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132021F
Heading North: Apprentice Lineman Gary Lavallie says he will be better off in Sudbury with next to no mortgage on his cheaper house despite having to take a reduction in pay
Heading North: Apprentice Lineman Gary Lavallie says he will be better off in Sudbury with next to no mortgage on his cheaper house despite having to take a reduction in pay
2/16/1989
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
6/18/1975
Clearing a hurdle: Finding something meaningful to do when you retire is probably the biggest hurdle you will have to face, says professor and author Dr. Alan Roadburg, who adds that retirement dreams can be fulfilled if you plan your future.
Clearing a hurdle: Finding something meaningful to do when you retire is probably the biggest hurdle you will have to face, says professor and author Dr. Alan Roadburg, who adds that retirement dreams can be fulfilled if you plan your future.
2/20/1985
Miner dreams of Horses: Potash miner Don Prange and his daughter, Lorie, 5, pet his 5-year-old thoroughbred, Monty.
Miner dreams of Horses: Potash miner Don Prange and his daughter, Lorie, 5, pet his 5-year-old thoroughbred, Monty.
4/6/1976
Michael Maccoby. Dreams reflect fears.
Michael Maccoby. Dreams reflect fears.
2/21/1978
Jean Marc Labrosse, a divorce court judge, deals with broken dreams and bitterness every day: I wonder about the future of marriage [Incomplete]
Jean Marc Labrosse, a divorce court judge, deals with broken dreams and bitterness every day: I wonder about the future of marriage [Incomplete]
3/23/1978
David Hughes has the job of his dreams - hunting down antique beds for people who want to sleep on history.
David Hughes has the job of his dreams - hunting down antique beds for people who want to sleep on history.
1/26/1992
Pin ho fled China to avoid arrest, now he puts out a newspaper and dreams of returning
Pin ho fled China to avoid arrest, now he puts out a newspaper and dreams of returning
6/27/1990
Save those papers: Toronto benefit consultant Robin Noxon says a new federal tax proposal means employees would pay tax on some medical benefits - but they'll be able to deduct those benefits as a medical expense
Save those papers: Toronto benefit consultant Robin Noxon says a new federal tax proposal means employees would pay tax on some medical benefits - but they'll be able to deduct those benefits as a medical expense
1/4/1982
The Joe jobs men will have to take on if they accept the liberation of women concept are not appealing, says Dr. Sy Silverberg, head of the Education and Growth Opportunities program at York University. Men may be able to accept the idea intellectully but not be able to put it into practice and women should understand this, he says.
The Joe jobs men will have to take on if they accept the liberation of women concept are not appealing, says Dr. Sy Silverberg, head of the Education and Growth Opportunities program at York University. Men may be able to accept the idea intellectully but not be able to put it into practice and women should understand this, he says.
9/4/1974
A better way: Lawyer Bill Jeffery, above, with a computer printout of a weekly mortgage amortizaiton schedule, wants all financial institutions to offer the payment option
A better way: Lawyer Bill Jeffery, above, with a computer printout of a weekly mortgage amortizaiton schedule, wants all financial institutions to offer the payment option
1/30/1983
A new start: Albert works on Philip Grenier's hair at Albert's Place in Downsview, Sander, who sold his shop last summer after 30 years in the hairstyling trade, just couldn't stay away so he bought back the shop again in February
A new start: Albert works on Philip Grenier's hair at Albert's Place in Downsview, Sander, who sold his shop last summer after 30 years in the hairstyling trade, just couldn't stay away so he bought back the shop again in February
3/2/1982