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Mike Pilon: The owner of Oshawa's National Home Video stores objects to a court decision ruling 11 films were obscene and must be removed from stores
Mike Pilon: The owner of Oshawa's National Home Video stores objects to a court decision ruling 11 films were obscene and must be removed from stores

Mike Pilon: The owner of Oshawa's National Home Video stores objects to a court decision ruling 11 films were obscene and must be removed from stores

Date10/31/1983
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0132168F
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
Stawicki, Andrew
1/29/1989
Brian Meizack's Bestsellers stores deal exclusively in the top selections in books, music and video, changing the stock on a weekly basis.
Brian Meizack's Bestsellers stores deal exclusively in the top selections in books, music and video, changing the stock on a weekly basis.
Eglinton, Rick
2/17/1992
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
Barkley, Harold
12/23/1977
Best books: Owner Richard Bachmann stands in his Burlington book store, Different Drummer Books, which has a reputation as one of the best book stores in Canada.
Best books: Owner Richard Bachmann stands in his Burlington book store, Different Drummer Books, which has a reputation as one of the best book stores in Canada.
Stuparyk, Michael
11/12/1987
Minding the store: Richard Davidson, Brewers' Warehousing Co. president, says permitting beer to be sold in grocery stores, as suggested by the provincial Liberals, could lead to lost jobs, as well as a rise in beer prices and increased social and ecologi
Minding the store: Richard Davidson, Brewers' Warehousing Co. president, says permitting beer to be sold in grocery stores, as suggested by the provincial Liberals, could lead to lost jobs, as well as a rise in beer prices and increased social and ecologi
Beaty, Keith
1/10/1984
On the move: Martin Cutler, general manager of Fleet Books, is looking forward to hooking more non-readers. Now comprising five stores, the small book-store chain is gearing up for a major expansion drive that will elevant it to a national chain in the league of Classics, W. H. Smith and Coles.
On the move: Martin Cutler, general manager of Fleet Books, is looking forward to hooking more non-readers. Now comprising five stores, the small book-store chain is gearing up for a major expansion drive that will elevant it to a national chain in the league of Classics, W. H. Smith and Coles.
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
8/14/1979
Edible bargains: John Pander, senior vice-president of retail operations for Dominion Stores, displays the wares at his firm's first Best For less store in the Toronto area which opens today
Edible bargains: John Pander, senior vice-president of retail operations for Dominion Stores, displays the wares at his firm's first Best For less store in the Toronto area which opens today
Beaty, Keith
3/15/1982
Meat is the mainstay in any supermarket operation: Mottle Goodbaum, right, who helped open two new Sunnybrook stores in a single day, this week, here talks meat with his meat operations managing Irvin Zucker
Meat is the mainstay in any supermarket operation: Mottle Goodbaum, right, who helped open two new Sunnybrook stores in a single day, this week, here talks meat with his meat operations managing Irvin Zucker
Geo, Mario
7/14/1970
Judy and Bill Fillier and their children economize by buying fruit at country markets and discount stores and making their own preserves. The Filliers call themselves 'working poor'.
Judy and Bill Fillier and their children economize by buying fruit at country markets and discount stores and making their own preserves. The Filliers call themselves 'working poor'.
Faught, Ken
3/26/1986
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
Beaty, Keith
12/22/1977
Money, not ideas, is what's lacking for Steve Doyle. A designer with five children to support, he can make products for schools hospitals and stores. But there's a credit squeeze on, and lack of capital may force him out of business.
Money, not ideas, is what's lacking for Steve Doyle. A designer with five children to support, he can make products for schools hospitals and stores. But there's a credit squeeze on, and lack of capital may force him out of business.
Darrell, Dick
9/14/1969
One of many: Mac's Milk at 2231 Victoria Park Ave. Is one of about 615 convenience stores controlled by Silcorp.
One of many: Mac's Milk at 2231 Victoria Park Ave. Is one of about 615 convenience stores controlled by Silcorp.
Lautens, Richard
3/26/1993