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Edward Relph, 'This is a city which throughout its history has been chiefly motivated by business interests and efficiency, and for the last decade it has returned to development and growth
Edward Relph, 'This is a city which throughout its history has been chiefly motivated by business interests and efficiency, and for the last decade it has returned to development and growth

Edward Relph, 'This is a city which throughout its history has been chiefly motivated by business interests and efficiency, and for the last decade it has returned to development and growth

Date8/28/1990
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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_0132664F
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
9/24/1976
New career: Joe Norwich has joined with two other jobless executives to build a company with varied interests, including Rent-a-Wreck, after attending Operation Bootstrap
New career: Joe Norwich has joined with two other jobless executives to build a company with varied interests, including Rent-a-Wreck, after attending Operation Bootstrap
6/10/1983
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
Doctor's house: Toronto Western Hospital has given Dr. Robert Stone an interest-free $150,000 mortgage for this house in Mississauga. Angry hospital employees say it is a misuse of hospital funds. Last year, the debt-ridden hospital exceeded its $85 million budget by $5 million.
Doctor's house: Toronto Western Hospital has given Dr. Robert Stone an interest-free $150,000 mortgage for this house in Mississauga. Angry hospital employees say it is a misuse of hospital funds. Last year, the debt-ridden hospital exceeded its $85 million budget by $5 million.
7/6/1984
Paying the price: George McFarlance introduced restitution program in which offenders repay their victims. More than $102,000 has been returned.
Paying the price: George McFarlance introduced restitution program in which offenders repay their victims. More than $102,000 has been returned.
11/24/1982
It's great to be back, says auto mechanic David Lumsden, 27, who has returned to work at a service station on Eglinton Ave
It's great to be back, says auto mechanic David Lumsden, 27, who has returned to work at a service station on Eglinton Ave
11/29/1968
Quality check: CESO's Reg Cooper has just returned from his first overseas project in Ecuador, where he helped a company improve the quality control of its offset printing and lithography.
Quality check: CESO's Reg Cooper has just returned from his first overseas project in Ecuador, where he helped a company improve the quality control of its offset printing and lithography.
12/8/1987
Travelling man Lucien Cornez of Westburne International Industries mixes the excitement of the oil-gas race with more pedestrian business of plumbing, where central buying power has helped spell growth and steady revenues.
Travelling man Lucien Cornez of Westburne International Industries mixes the excitement of the oil-gas race with more pedestrian business of plumbing, where central buying power has helped spell growth and steady revenues.
3/17/1972
Toronto illustrated, 1893, its growth, resources, commerce, manufacturing interests, financial institutions, educational advantages and prospects, als(...)
Toronto illustrated, 1893, its growth, resources, commerce, manufacturing interests, financial institutions, educational advantages and prospects, als(...)
1893
Emergency help: Ontarians don't have to look south of the border for examples of the efficiency of paramedical teams, says Dr. Kevin Murphy, British Columbia has had such a program since 1972.
Emergency help: Ontarians don't have to look south of the border for examples of the efficiency of paramedical teams, says Dr. Kevin Murphy, British Columbia has had such a program since 1972.
5/24/1980
Martin Moskovits Product development gives way to foreign firms' interests.
Martin Moskovits Product development gives way to foreign firms' interests.
6/15/1990
Bob Pulford, who has several business interests, also doesn't let the executive suite get him out of shape
Bob Pulford, who has several business interests, also doesn't let the executive suite get him out of shape
7/30/1971